SC to deliver verdict in West Bengal's Dearness Allowance case today

IANS | February 5, 2026 9:12 AM

Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court will on Thursday deliver the verdict on pleas, including the one filed by the West Bengal government against the Calcutta High Court 2022 order, asking the state government to pay Dearness Allowance at par with that of central government employees and also to release arrears on this count since July 2009.

EAM Jaishankar backs minerals bloc at US meet

IANS | February 4, 2026 10:17 PM

Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar on Wednesday said that India supports structured international cooperation to reduce risks in critical mineral supply chains, as the United States urged allies to work towards a coordinated trading framework.

People in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir continue to suffer from political subjugation, infrastructural decay

IANS | February 4, 2026 9:15 PM

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Line of Control (LoC) that separates Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) is no longer a military frontier but has evolved into a developmental fault line. While Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have seen structural transformations and economic revitalisation, PoJK and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) remain caught in political subjugation and infrastructural decay, a report has stated.