National Pension System

CAG Report finds Rs.2.3 Cr pension funds disbursed to dead beneficiaries

The Ministry of Rural Development (MORD) made payment of pensions amounting Rs 2 crore to 2,103 National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) beneficiaries in 26 states and Union Territories even after their death, the Comptroller Auditor General of India has said in its report. Aug 11, 2023
Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar no longer plays Lord Shiva in OMG 2; Gadar 2 gets 10 cuts from CBFC; 'Tiranga' replaced with 'Jhande' [details]

The major change in the film is Akshay Kumar will no longer essay Lord Shiva in the film and will be seen as the Messenger of God. To portray the same, the makers have added an animated scene which plays at the start of the trailer as well. In Gadar 2 the scene of the rioters chanting 'Har Har Mahadev' has been removed. The 'Shiv Tandav' shlokas were replaced with the song line 'Akhand hai...who sang hai'. Aug 8, 2023
Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership restored, notice issued

Lok Sabha Secretariat restores membership of Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi after the Supreme Court on Friday (August 4) stayed his conviction in the 'Modi' surname remark case. He was disqualified from the lower house in March 2023. Aug 7, 2023

Oracle to modernise India's edtech platform 'DIKSHA'

Cloud major Oracle on Wednesday announced that the Ministry of Education has selected "Oracle Cloud Infrastructure" (OCI) to modernise India's national education technology platform "Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing" (DIKSHA). Aug 2, 2023