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CHENNAI: The principle of equal pay for equal work applies only when employees work in the same establishment under identical service conditions, Madras High Court said“There can be no comparison when it comes to public sector undertakings as well as employees working in government departments. Since the service rules are separate and distinct, the question…

NEW DELHI: With West Asia-bound cargo ships stranded in India due to conflict in the region, the shipping ministry on Friday directed all 12 major ports to consider reductions, waivers or requests for waivers of charges including storage rents, reefer plugging and ship changes.The ministry said ports may allow storage of cargo destined for West…

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented the budget in Bengaluru on Friday BENGALURU: Beer and wine could get cheaper as Karnataka introduced a new alcohol-in-beverage (AIB)-based excise duty system from April, becoming the first state in the country to link liquor duty directly with alcohol content. The new framework will completely deregulate government pricing and bring…

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at the JDU party meeting in Patna on Friday Patna: Nishant Kumar is set to join Janata Dal United A great political debut on March 8, the party announced Friday even as his father Nitish Kumar made it clear that the decision to go to the Rajya Sabha and step down…

New Delhi: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday reiterated that there will be no dearth of funds for development work in Delhi, also asserting that laxity will not be tolerated.Gupta presided over a review meeting on road and drainage works approved earlier and directed the department concerned to complete the tendering process by March-end to…

New Delhi/Kolkata: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that “self-reliance was the only way to stay relevant and prepared in the current era of uncertainty” and asserted that the global situation has led to “reconfiguration of supply chains, formation of new equations and continued growth in maritime operations”, reaffirming the government’s commitment to self-reliance…

“We will continue our efforts to accelerate and give wings to the potential here. We have started it. We will work to take it forward”, Dhami said. Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand): Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami Tehri on Friday joined the Lake Festival Himalayan-O2 2026, highlighting its intention to make it a major hub…

New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Friday assured highway builders that adequate supply of fuel, bitumen and other essential inputs will be maintained amid concerns over dwindling availability of bitumen and rising fuel prices.Highway builders, in a meeting with NHAI chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav, flagged that the lingering conflict in West…

New Delhi: India allowed another Iranian vessel to dock in Kochi after Tehran sought emergency assistance due to technical problems, days before a US attack sank the Iranian ship IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka, official sources said. According to sources, Iran requested permission from India on February 28 to allow the vessel…

D UPSC CSE has declared final result 2025, 958 candidates have been recommended for IAS, IFS, IPS and other central services and Anuj Agnihotri has topped. Qatar has warned that Iran-US-Israel tensions could halt Gulf fuel exports within weeks, potentially pushing oil prices to $150 a barrel. US grants India a temporary waiver to continue…