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EPFO revises PF withdrawal rule: 75% after job loss, rest after 12 months

EPFO says members can withdraw 75% of their PF immediately after job loss, while the remaining 25% can be taken only after 12 months of continuous unemployment to preserve pension benefits

Issue OTT access rules for disabled in 3 months: Delhi HC to I&B Ministry

The petitioners, who are visually impaired, had approached the high court over missing accessibility features in recent Bollywood movies on OTT platforms

Naxalism breathing its last, will uproot it by Mar 31, 2026: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared North Bastar's Abujhmarh Naxal-free; 170 Naxals surrendered in Chhattisgarh on Thursday

AG approves contempt proceedings against lawyer who threw shoe at CJI Gavai

Attorney General for India R Venkataramani has approved criminal contempt proceedings against lawyer Rakesh Kishore. The case is listed after Diwali

From streaming to theatres: How platforms are reaching Indian moviegoers

Amazon MGM Studios' 'Nishaanchi' marks its second theatrical release in India, showing how streaming platforms are now also releasing films in cinemas, not just online

Why China's police plan to build a male DNA bank has raised privacy fears

Police in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, sparked controversy after announcing plans to collect men's blood samples to update an identification database for ID cards and passports

UK slaps 90 sanctions on Russian firms, Nayara Energy to curb Kremlin funds

The UK government has imposed sanctions to cut Russian oil revenues, targeting Putin's war funding and aiming to block money flowing to the Kremlin

China raises civil service hiring age to 38 to tackle shrinking workforce

Under the new rule, candidates must be between 18 and 38 years old to apply; those with master's or doctoral degrees can now apply until the age of 43, up from the earlier limit of 40

Top regulators, CEOs to speak at BS BFSI Insight Summit 2025 in Mumbai

The Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2025 will host key speakers and panels on fintech, mutual funds, insurance and banking from October 29 to 31 in Mumbai

JDU releases first list of 57 candidates for Bihar Assembly elections

Bihar Assembly elections 2025: JD(U) has announced its first list of 57 candidates for Bihar Assembly elections, including four seats sought by Chirag Paswan's LJP faction

NHAI cleanliness drive: Report dirty toll toilets, get ₹1,000 FASTag reward

Highway users can report dirty toilets at toll plazas of National Highways Authority of India via the Rajmargyatra app and earn one-time FASTag reward; the drive runs until October 31, 2025

Who is Ashley Tellis, Indian-origin expert held in US over China links?

Ashley Tellis, a leading US-India policy expert, was arrested for keeping over a thousand pages of top secret defence documents at his home

CPSE bosses to travel in style as govt upgrades staff car purchase norms

The government has raised the engine cap for central public sector enterprises staff cars from 2,000 cc to 2,500 cc, allowing its executives to buy India-made vehicles under new guidelines

HC directs ₹6 lakh compensation for deaths due to potholes, unsafe roads

The Bombay High Court called for strict disciplinary action against officials, engineers or contractors responsible for defective road work; any pothole reported must be repaired within 48 hours

TCS to retrain 100,000 staff yearly as AI transforms tech, job roles

The company said that AI tools capable of learning and evolving on their own demand a new kind of testing and quality assurance

30-foot-deep crater appears on Bhopal bypass after sudden road collapse

Around 100 metres of road near Mandideep-Intkhedi bridge caved in between 12 noon and 1 pm on Monday, forming a deep crater; no injuries were reported

Adani to partner with Google for India's largest AI hub in Visakhapatnam

The project will include massive data centres, subsea cable links and clean energy systems in Visakhapatnam to power India's advanced AI operations

Bira 91 faces major financial risks as FY24 audit flags losses, liabilities

The FY24 audit revealed the group's net worth fully eroded, with liabilities exceeding assets by ₹619.6 crore, negative cash flow of ₹84 crore and losses of ₹1,904 crore

ECI makes pre-certification mandatory for political ads on social media

The Election Commission has directed all national and state parties, as well as contesting candidates, to obtain MCMC approval before publishing or airing any political advertisements

India, Canada to revive ties with ministerial talks on trade, investment

India and Canada agree to deepen cooperation across trade, investment, energy, climate and technology, with ministerial talks planned soon