Some PIP recipients may lose out under welfare cuts

Some PIP recipients may lose out under welfare cuts

Some current recipients of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are likely to lose out under a planned overhaul of the welfare system, which is expected to tighten eligibility criteria. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will set out how the government intends to reform the health benefits system on Tuesday afternoon, in a move aimed … Read more

Science Ministry announces first recipients of ‘Vaibhav’ fellows

Science Ministry announces first recipients of ‘Vaibhav’ fellows

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said the ‘Vaibhav’ fellowship was “open-ended”. File | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad The Department of Science and Technology (DST) announced the first batch of ‘Vaibhav’ fellows – a scheme meant to attract Indian-origin scientists based abroad for short-term collaboration – at a function on Tuesday. Twenty-two scientists, mostly based at North … Read more

Full list of 2023 Padma awards | Mulayam Singh Yadav, S.M. Krishna, Zakir Hussain, Kumar Mangalam Birla among recipients

Full list of 2023 Padma awards | Mulayam Singh Yadav, S.M. Krishna, Zakir Hussain, Kumar Mangalam Birla among recipients

Samajvadi Party founder Mulayum Singh Yadav. | Photo Credit: AP Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh, on the opposite side of the ideological spectrum to the BJP, architect Balkrishna Doshi and Dilip Mahalanabis, a doctor from West Bengal, will be honoured with the Padma Vibhushan posthumously, the country’s second highest civilian award announced on the eve … Read more