Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Air India flight carrying 242 passengers crashes near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

A London-bound Air India flight, reportedly carrying 242 passengers crashed on Thursday in the Meghani area near Ahmedabad airport.  Dramatic visuals circulating on social media show thick plumes of smoke rising from the crash site. Initial reports suggest that the aircraft involved belongs to Air India. The Ahmedabad Fire Brigade received an emergency alert and promptly deployed response…

8th Pay Commission DA Calculations: Are you Level 3-13 central govt employee? Know how salary hike at 2.4 fitment factor may revise your DA payouts

8th Pay Commission Calculations: A pay commission revises the basic salary for approximately 10 years, but central government employees get a regular increase in their salary through dearness allowance (DA) revision. DA is revised on the basis of the reading of the All India Consumer Price Index- Industrial Workers (AICPA-IW). The government increases DA rates…

Donald Trump launches $5 million ‘gold card’ immigration website

US President Donald Trump has officially launched a new immigration pathway for wealthy foreigners, dubbed the “gold card”, offering a route to permanent residency in exchange for a $5 million payment to the government. The long-discussed program was unveiled on Wednesday through a new government-backed website, trumpcard.gov, where interested individuals can now register their details…

PM Modi highlights youth-led tech innovation as nation strengthens self-reliance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded India’s young innovators for their pivotal role in advancing technology and driving the nation’s self-reliance. He said over the past 11 years, Digital India has empowered the youth to harness innovation, reinforcing India’s position as a global technology powerhouse. PM Modi also remarked that over the past 11 years,…

Direct benefit transfer DBT jumps over 90 times in 10 years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government FM Sitharaman

There has been a more than 90 times rise in direct benefit transfer (DBT) in just a decade under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. Moreover, India leads the world in real-time payments, with more than Rs 260 lakh crore worth of transactions processed in 2024-25, the Finance…