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EPFO fixes 8.25% interest rate on employees' provident fund for 2023-24

Retirement fund body EPFO on Saturday fixed a three-year high interest rate of 8.25% on employees' provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2023-24

ED files case against ex-NCB Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede

The central agency has booked the case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)

Bangaram, Thinnakara islands becoming tourism hotspots in Lakshadweep

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photographs during his visit and stay at Bangaram, taken on a newly formed sand bank there has made the place even more popular

Cong issues whip to its MPs in LS to ensure their presence in House

The Congress has issued a whip to its MPs in the Lok Sabha to ensure their presence in the House on Saturday

JDU MLAs to meet this weekend ahead of trust vote of Nitish Kumar govt

JD(U) legislators in Bihar will go into huddles this weekend ahead of the crucial trust vote to be sought by the Nitish Kumar government, party leaders said on Saturday

NIA carries out raids to dismantle terror, radicalisation infra in J-K

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids here on Saturday as part of its crackdown against elements allegedly involved in terror funding and radicalisation of youngsters

Indo-Pacific strategy has enhanced security, prosperity: White House

In the two years since the launch of the Indo-Pacific Strategy, the US has reinvested and revitalized its alliances and partnerships and taken them to new heights

ABVP, Left members clash during late night meet on holding JNUSU poll

An MA final year student, Prafulla, was attacked with a sharp weapon, the ABVP alleged

UP Assembly passes bill for transfer of property on stamp duty of Rs 5000

Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna piloted the bill

UK PM Rishi Sunak paid over half a million pounds in personal tax

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak paid over half a million pounds in personal tax for the financial year 2022-23, Downing Street revealed on Friday as part of its transparency data release

HM Shah should oversee law & order situation in Maha, says Sena (UBT) MP

In a letter to Shah, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi referred to the murder of local Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar on Thursday

Let's join hands to rebuild Pak, says Sharif after failing to gain majority

To form a government, a party must win 133 seats out of 265 in the National Assembly. Election to one seat was postponed after the death of a candidate

My govt would try to improve ties with neighbouring countries: Nawaz Sharif

While Sharif stopped mentioning India directly in his speech, the use of word "neighbours" could hardly be missed as Sharif in his previous tenures also tried to mend ties with India

India-Canada trade registers growth of 18.84% in 2023: Govt data

"As per the available data, our bilateral trade with Canada and exports to Canada have registered an increase in 2023, compared to the volume of trade and exports in 2022," V Muraleedharan said

Concerned over targeting of commercial vessels in Red Sea: Muraleedharan

Asked whether the government is considering designating the Yemen-based Houthi militant group as a terrorist organisation, Muraleedharan did not give a direct reply

Govt blocks 1.4 lakh mobile numbers linked to digital financial frauds

Till date, more than 500 arrests have been made around 3.08 lakh SIMS blocked, around 50,000 IMEI blocked, and 592 fake links/ APK and 2,194 URLs blocked since April 2023

EAM Jaishankar bats for deeper ties among Indian Ocean region nations

'As we gaze at the Indian Ocean, the challenges besetting the world are on full display there. At one extremity, we see conflict, threats to maritime traffic, piracy and terrorism,' he said

Reliance Consumer to acquire Ravalgaon Sugar confectionery brands

RCPL is a subsidiary of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), which is the retail arm of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd

AAP govt to bring one-time settlement scheme for faulty water bills: Atishi

If the problem of faulty meters or bills exceeds five years then the bill will be re-casted on the basis of consumption pattern of the neighborhood of the consumer

Govt okayed 43 projects in eco-sensitive zones in 5 years: Ashwini Choubey

He also said the Standing Committee of National Board for Wild Life (SCNBWL) recommended a total of 689 proposals in the last five years