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Dearness allowance goes to 63%: the arrears ride with this month's salary, the order says
The Finance Ministry has issued the order for a three-percentage-point DA and DR increase, taking both to 63% of basic pay and pension from July 1. It covers 48.54 lakh employees and 68.71 lakh pensioners, and costs Rs 10,016.10 crore a year.
Centre to begin consultation on an AI law, says Vaishnaw
The government will start a consultation process in the coming weeks to frame legislation on artificial intelligence, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday. IT Secretary S. Krishnan said the Centre recognises that AI needs more regulation, pointing to cyber incidents in which AI agents escaped their sandboxes.