Sixth Pay Commission Arrears online Calculator Check it online at http://gate.iitm.ac.in/6pc/ The government has decided to pay the second installment of the Sixth Pay Commission arrears. “As in the case of the first installment of the arrears, government servants would be permitted to deposit their arrears in their GPF (general provident .. more »

Two years ago, Pakistan lost a nailbiting final against India by five runs in Johannesburg, a loss that Younus insists his team is eager to put behind them. "We want to win the title," said Younus. "We have the talent, but it's a tough competition where other eleven teams will do their best to finish at the top." .. more »

London, May 31: Australia`s vice-captain Michael Clarke has showered fulsome praise on his captain Ricky Ponting underscoring his energy and enthusiasm. Making light of Ponting`s recent results and his own form, Clarke said the Australia captain remained at the top of his game both as a player and as a leader. Since mid-October, Ponting has .. more »

Karachi: The Pakistan cricket team has proceeded to England for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup without any of the players having undergone dope tests as has been the practice in recent times. A senior official of the board confirmed on Sunday that no out-of-competition tests were carried out by the board this time prior to the World Cup. "The .. more »

Baljinder Singh, 26, was stabbed while returning home from a part-time job, despite having offered his wallet to the assailants in hooded jackets, said Federation of Indian Students Association president Gautam Gupta. He quoted police as saying that Baljinder, from Uttar Pradesh, was stable after surgery. Reports of Baljinder’s stabbing, .. more »

I was a resident in Brisbane, Australia, for more than four years. I went to study there in 2000 for Masters in Information Technology. Then, I was employed there in the Qeensland University of Technology. I came back to open a school in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Now this school has produced good students with strong ethical values. That is to love .. more »

The last few meetings with Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan will definitely make an interesting Bollywood movie. The two actors “who still have personal unresolved issues,” according to their own personal confession, have shown remarkable composure on the professional front, says a Bollywood producer to BT. .. more »

Recently filmmaker Karan Johar's birthday bash was much in news for the patch-ups between King Khan & Bachchans, Ash-Bebo, ending the supposedly long-standing cold war. A few days back we saw the two Khans - Now the buzz is that, filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra & Shah Rukh have resolved their differences, which had arose when Shah Rukh .. more »

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has turned down an honorary doctorate from an Australian university for his contribution to the world of entertainment following a string of racial attacks on Indian students there, the actor said on his blog. The 66-year-old last week agreed to accept the honour from the Queensland .. more »

New Delhi: Extending losses for the second straight day, gold prices fell further by Rs 10 to close at Rs 14,820 per ten gram in the bullion market on Thursday on selling by stockists influenced by weakening global trend. However, silver attracted brisk buying from speculators and industrial units and rose smartly by Rs 250 to Rs 22,800 per kg. .. more »

The BCCI on Tuesday decided to stop the game with immediate effect, which asked viewers to SMS in their prediction for an over in return for a cash prize. While the designers of the game called 6UP argued that it was a test of skill for the viewer, clearly the opposition from the minister has rattled them. "I see the commercial use of cricket .. more »

Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) Air France Tuesday said a technical snag had caused a long delay in its Paris-Mumbai flight on Sunday and denied accusations of ill-treatment and racial bias levelled by some of the Indian passengers. In a statement, Air France said the AF 218 flight left the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris at 12.45 Sunday afternoon and .. more »

Lucknow, May 12 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Amar Singh has been accused of provoking actress-turned politician and party's Rampur Lok Sabha candidate Jayaprada to commit suicide, the police said Tuesday. The complaint against the SP general secretary was made by the supporters of the party's senior leader Azam Khan, the .. more »

According to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Monday, car sales were up over 4% in April at 1.02 lakh units, the third straight month that the segment is registering sequential growth. Two auto analysts told ET that new launches such as Maruti Suzuki’s Ritz, Honda Siel’s .. more »

The 29-year-old Afridi recently took 10 wickets in five match one-day International series against Australia, to become the highest wicket-taker, from either side, in the series. India’s Kumble and Pakistan’s Mushtaq had successful stints in English county cricket before quitting the international game. “Both of them have taken .. more »