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NEW DELHI: Effective from Jan 2024, Indian Railways has increased the rates of Kilometrage Allowance and Allowance in lieu of Kilometrage (ALK) by 25% for all running staff across its system. The updated rates will benefit over two lakh railway personnel, including loco pilots, assistant loco pilots, firemen, guards and other running staff. The decision…

NEW DELHI: With airspace restrictions to the west of India increasing at a furious pace in the last 11 months, Air India is finally sending reinforcement pilots for its long haul backbone fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners that are deployed on ever-lengthening Europe and UK routes. The conversion of about 28 to 30 pilots of…

NEW DELHI: With increased security threat along the western and northern frontiers, especially after last year’s conflict with Pakistan, the Indian Army has added another Pinaka regiment and is preparing to induct one more by the end of the year, it is learnt. With the operationalisation of one more regiment, the Indian Army now has…

NEW DELHI: Power and road transport ministries have been asked for clarity on recovery of penalties imposed on carmakers for failing to meet the Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) norms. CAFE, a mandatory regulatory standard, sets limits on average CO2 emissions or fuel consumption for the entire fleet of vehicles sold by a carmaker.It’s learnt…

NE DELHI: The March 31 deadline set by home minister Amit Shah for the elimination of Left-wing extremism (LWE) from the country may pass uneventfully, after having served its purpose of creating the right psychological mindset among all the stakeholders – security and police forces, local administration, political brass of affected states, Maoist leadership and…

NEW DELHI: SC judge Ujjal Bhuyan Sunday said the political executive’s goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047 requires more room for debate and dissent without criminalising these, and erasure of “deep social fault lines” reflected in caste-based discrimination and atrocities on Dalits. Addressing the first national conference of SC Bar Association in Bengaluru, Justice Bhuyan…

NEW DELHI: Amid the LPG supply crunch, the Centre has asked all ministries to assess the potential demand of piped natural gas (PNG) across canteens and pantries at govt departments and offices, and push for its expansion.It has also urged govt establishments, residential colonies and canteens to switch to PNG, while city gas distribution (CGD)…

Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen are reportedly planning to buy a large Malibu home as they prepare for their growing family. With a baby on the way, the couple is thinking long term, including life after Allen’s NFL career. Sources say they want a spacious West Coast base that fits their rising profiles and future…

Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife and philanthropist Mackenzie Scott has donated a record-setting ‘gift’ of $42 million to Elizabeth City State University. The announcement was made by the University Chancellor S. Keith Hargrove, Sr. in his keynote address during the school’s Founders Day Convocation, held earlier this month. The gift was the largest dollar per student enrolled…