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[ad_1] 7th Pay Commission House Building Advance Latest News: Defence Service Personnel from the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force are now eligible for House Building Advance (HBA) as per recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. In a circular dated 19th June 2023, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) said the President has decided that the Defence Personnel may be granted HBA under the House Building Advance Rules promulgated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. According to the circular signed by Laxmi Balasubramanian, Under Secretary to the Government of India, the President decided to liberalise further the existing…

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[ad_1] An Air India pilot spent over an hour in the cockpit with a “female friend” on a flight to Dubai in February. According to a complaint reported by Indian media, he asked cabin crew to serve her food and alcohol. On Monday, Air India reminded its 1,800 pilots of the “sterile” cockpit rule, reports say. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Air India had to remind its pilots to keep cockpits “sterile” after being rebuked by regulators when a pilot let…

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[ad_1] A spokesperson for Transport for London, which operates the Tube, says safety is the body’s “top priority” and that staff have been working for years to reduce dust on the system. “This includes the use of industrial backpack dust [vacuum] cleaners, which are one part of our multimillion-pound Tube cleaning program,” she adds.The big unknown is whether all of this particulate matter is actually causing health problems for people. Millions of commuters use metro systems, in many cases for multiple hours a day, five days a week, for years on end. And thousands of transport workers spend even longer in…

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[ad_1] The Royal Air Force and German Air Force intercepted a Russian spy plane near Baltic countries, heightening Cold War-esque tensions. Putin has made electronic conscripting a legally valid form of drafting, in addition to closing Russia’s borders to draft dodgers. Russia has successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile, heightening international tensions. Russia will increase military in northwest following Finland’s NATO admission. Turkiye (formerly Turkey) has ratified Finland’s bid to join NATO. Several months ago, Finland’s president said he expects the country to join NATO in July. Sweden and Finland, so close to becoming full NATO members, are worried that…

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[ad_1] One unit of the T-38 cost $756,000 in 1961, adjusted to today’s currency, per the US Air Force. T-38 Talon pilots make their final adjustments in the cockpit before takeoff at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Stocktrek Images/Getty Images While the T-38 is no longer in production, the US Air Force commissioned a structural modification program — the T-38C Pace Classic III — in May 2018. The program’s purchase orders were awarded to CPI Aerostructures. According to the Air Force Technology, the modification kits to maintain the T-38A, T38-B, and T-38C cost $67.5 million. The program to refit the trainers…

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[ad_1] The leader of a small online gaming chat group where a trove of classified U.S. intelligence documents leaked over the last few months is a 21-year-old member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, according to interviews and documents reviewed by The New York Times.The national guardsman, whose name is Jack Teixeira, oversaw a private online group named Thug Shaker Central, where about 20 to 30 people, mostly young men and teenagers, came together over a shared love of guns, racist online memes and video games.Two U.S. officials confirmed that investigators want to talk to Airman…

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