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Petition by 500-odd firms says staff should have say in deduction, option between NPS and EPFO
Amendments to six environmental laws likely in Budget session
CBI sources declined to comment on the content of Sinha's letter
Annual Survey of Industries data reveal disappointment for Karnataka, Punjab and Rajasthan
The move will ensure salaried employees whose accounts have become inoperative in EPFO still get the benefit of the interest rate on the funds
Move taken after it was found more than 30 days were being taken to settle such claims
Offers returns higher than term deposits, PPF in the current financial year
Under the present law, the Employees' Provident Funds Appelate Tribunal has only one member who is either a high court judge or a district judge
An employee contributes 12 per cent of his or her basic pay towards PF and an equal share is contributed by the employer
Early mornings, even in most green covered areas of national capital, are in the grip of deadly pollution levels this winter
Sale of govt's residual stake may be delayed
Trustees loosen norms for FD investment in banks, widening list of those eligible from 8 to 20; also, clear the way for all govt banks to handle its accounts; FinMin also ratifies 8.75% return for FY1
Its Central Board of Trustees will meet on Friday
Poor post-mortem leads to wrong conclusions, says agency
Evidence shows how the PMO and Odisha state govt pushed for Birla's case
Singh states the Odisha state govt strongly supported Hindalco's case
CBI sleuth's thesis on NRHM scam delving gets global recognition; says investigation agencies should focus on big cases, for larger impact
Former coal secy H C Gupta and former Jharkhand chief secy Ashok Kumar Basu also named
T S R Subramanian committee for altering procedures under key laws to speed up decisions on applications from or for industries