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EPFO to soon disburse pension to over 7.3 mn pensioners in one go

EPFO will approve a proposal for setting up a central pension disbursal system on July 29 and 30, paving the way for crediting the benefit into over 7.3 million pensioners' bank accounts in one go

Who will be Vice President of India? The other crucial election on August 6

As parties prepare to elect the chief of the Upper House on Aug 6, Aditi Phadnis looks at the dynamics of the job

India witnessing lot of changes over the last 8 years: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said India has witnessed a lot of changes in the last eight years under the NDA rule and the difference was evident in a lot of sectors

Amnesty India rubbishes ED allegations; says govt curbing critics

ED alleged that London-based Amnesty International sent huge sum of foreign contribution to its Indian entities, during Nov 2013-June 2018 in ''guise of business activities,'' to escape FCRA scrutiny

Top Headlines: UK crisis to delay FTA; revenue from govt's new levies

The government's new levies could help balance the Budget and leave room for more money to be spent on infrastructure like roads. Read more on this in our top headlines

Centre seeks bids from i-bankers to assist stake sale in Hindustan Zinc

The Centre plans to sell its residual stake in the company promoted by Vedanta in open market in tranches, the proposal said

India reduces gap for coronavirus booster shot from 9 months to 6

The government is administering precaution doses for free for those above 60 years, healthcare and frontline workers.

'Take it down': Indian requests to social media firms at record highs

Twitter got the largest rise in government demand about content compared to the pre-pandemic period

Why Twitter sought legal action and moved HC against Indian govt

Twitter in its petition said that content does not meet the threshold for blocking under section 69A

India approved FDIs from 80 Chinese entities till June 29: Report

Out of 382 FDI proposals the central government received from Chinese firms, India approved 80 till June 29

Indian influence in South Asia declines as China expands foothold

China's exports to the region grew over five times between 2005 and 2020

Centre committed to meeting FY23 fiscal deficit target: Official

Says macroeconomic fundamentals and forex reserves are robust enough to deal with current geo-political challenges

PACS may be allowed by Centre to sell petroleum products, run PDS shops

The Centre has proposed to allow primary agriculture credit societies (PACS) to undertake activities like dealership of petroleum products, running PDS shops, etc

Hotels and restaurants can't levy service charge by default, says CCPA

The hotels have to clearly inform the consumer that paying the service charge is at the consumer's discretion, the CCPA said

LIVE: India achieves complete vaccination of 90% of its adults, says govt

Live news updates: From Delhi Assembly Monsoon Session, Punjab cabinet expansion to ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, catch all the latest new updates here

Govt committed to 6.4% fiscal deficit target for FY23, says report

India's macroeconomic fundamentals are strong to deal with challenges and the central government is committed to stick to the fiscal deficit target of 6.4 per cent of the GDP for the current fiscal

SC agrees to hear pleas challenging Centre's Agnipath scheme next week

The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would hear next week pleas challenging the Centre's 'Agnipath' scheme for recruitment in the armed forces

NDA govt striving to bring positive change to every Indian: PM Modi

Narendra Modi on Sunday said the NDA government at the Centre has been trying to bring positive change in the life of every person in the country and make their life easier during the past 8 years

Insurer to pay for closure to avert risk from rioting

In July 2008, there was a huge agitation against the government's move to acquire land belonging to the Amarnath Shrine Board

Windfall tax to recoup most of Rs 1 trillion revenue lost in excise cuts

The windfall tax on oil produced within India and fuel exported overseas will make up for more than three-fourths of the revenue lost when it cut excise duty on fuel, industry sources said