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StatsGuru: States' pension burden overtook interest payments in 2022-23

CAG report shows pensions overtook interest costs in FY23 as states spent 43% of revenue on committed expenditure, including salaries, pensions, and debt servicing

Sangh at 100: Still searching for a practicable economic doctrine

Despite all its achievements, Sangh Parivar lacks a coherent economic philosophy

Access to EPF corpus made easier, but use the facility only in emergencies

EPF subscribers should continue to save separately for housing, and children's education and marriage

China's ruling Communist Party meets to map out plans for next 5 years

The closed-door gathering known as the fourth plenum is expected to last four days and will discuss and put the final touches on China's next five-year plan, a blueprint for 2026-2030

Louvre museum in Paris closes after robbery targeting Napoleon-era jewels

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati said a robbery occurred at the Louvre on Sunday morning as thieves reportedly used chainsaws and a freight elevator to steal Napoleon-era jewels

Bihar election 2025: Will voters end the state's decade-long liquor ban?

Bihar's decade-old liquor ban has cost lives, drained revenues, and fuelled illicit trade-now it's a central election issue with parties divided on repeal or reform

Afghanistan, Pakistan have agreed to immediate ceasefire, says Qatar

The two sides agreed to establish mechanisms to consolidate lasting peace and stability, as well as holding follow-up talks in the coming days to ensure the ceasefire's sustainability

Programmable currency: Ensuring donors' money is used right and wisely

Vidyawati still had to visit the school to check whether the credit had actually come through, losing a day's work in the process

Bihar at takeoff stage… industrialisation next: JD(U)'s Sanjay Jha

Sanjay Jha, national working president, JD(U), tells Aditi Phadnis that his party is still fighting fit and how Bihar is headed for new horizons

Israel strikes Gaza, accuses Hamas of attacks in gravest test of truce

Residents in Gaza and local health authorities said that Israeli airstrikes and tank fire across the enclave killed at least 18 people, including at least one woman

Coal may singe net-zero journey as India readies updated climate pledge

Indian policymakers are drawing up an updated climate change pledge to be presented to the UN by early November. The world's watching closely

Andhra's $15 bn Google deal sparks competition among southern states

Last Wednesday, the Andhra Pradesh government announced that it had approved two major investments by the Raymond group, worth ₹940 crore, in aerospace and automotive manufacturing

Govt puts in place timelines to expedite ops of auctioned mineral blocks

The move aims at improving monitoring across the stages of mine development and preventing bidders from sitting on the blocks without beginning the operations

NTPC begins commercial operations of 38 MW solar capacity in Gujarat

The new unit is part of the 300-MW Khavda Solar Energy Project of NTPC Renewable Energy Limited, a step-down subsidiary of NTPC through its subsidiary NTPC Green Energy Limited

Caste census in Karnataka extended till Oct 31, says D K Shivakumar

He said, teachers will not be used for enumeration work during the remaining period of the survey

Haryana raises sugarcane price to ₹415/quintal as Diwali gift to farmers

The rate for early varieties has been increased from Rs 400 per quintal to Rs 415 per quintal, while the price for late varieties has been increased from Rs 393 per quintal to Rs 408 per quintal

2.6 million 'diyas' illuminate Saryu banks in Ayodhya on the eve of Diwali

Ayodhya Deepotsav 2025: The UP government also made a new record of 2,128 devotees performing an 'arti' simultaneously on the Saryu banks

NCLT clears Reliance Retail's takeover plan for Future Supply Chain

NCLT Mumbai approves Reliance Retail's resolution plan for Future Supply Chain, ensuring creditors' recovery and revival of the logistics firm on a going-concern basis

Eternal gets GST demand order, penalty worth ₹128 crore from UP officials

Eternal said it believes it has a strong case on the merits and will file an appeal against the order before the appropriate authority

Govt trying to arrest me without sufficient ground: Ex-Nepal PM Oli

The former PM added that the government was trying to arrest him by hook or crook, though there was no sufficient ground for the same