The Education Grant and Orphan Grant have been revised from Rs 400-600 per month to Rs 1000 per month. The amount of one-time Penury Grant of Rs 30,000 has now been revised to Rs 1000 per month for life.
In a call to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from his Air Force One, Obama expressed his condolences over death of 41 people in the suicide terror attack at the country's largest airport, which has been blamed on the Islamic State (IS).
Interestingly, the commander quit Air India last week and is serving a six-month notice period.
Indebted Air India, which last made an annual profit in 2007, has seen its market share shrink in recent years amid rising competition from private carriers.
Indian officials said that Japan had undertaken the feasibility study for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor well before China entered the fray offering to do the Chennai-Delhi route that could cost over $20 billion.
Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is to wear the famous red jersey of the English football club again.
The acute drought in 2015 has fuelled protests in north Karnataka, with agitations almost everyday the last two months.
In 1990 neonatal tetanus accounted for almost 80,000 deaths. India was finally declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus on May 15, 2015.
The earthquake measuring 7.5 on the richter scale with its epicentre in Nepal was felt at about 11.43 am in the state, MeT officials said
Goan popstar and Padma Shri awardee Remo Fernandes wanted "right-thinking" couples to kiss publicly on a pre-determined day in the Goa village which has banned kissing in public.
Police suspect it to be a handiwork of some insiders as the doors were opened using keys and are questioning some employees.
Peeved at the assistant referee's ruling out a stoppage time goal, Atletico de Kolkata have written to the AIFF with video evidence.
A separate committee headed by SLFP General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena was appointed to coordinate the election campaign.
Both the teams come into the match after being held to goalless draws in their previous encounters.
Oxford-educated Subramanian, who was economist with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) like his predecessor Raghuram Rajan, is an alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad and St Stephen's College, Delhi.