The government is reportedly considering raising the EPF wage ceiling from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000. Legal experts say existing EPS pensioners would not receive an automatic increase because pensions are calculated using rules…
A tanker reported hearing two explosions while travelling through the Strait of Hormuz off Oman on Wednesday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said on Thursday. The incident occurred about nine…
IBM opened its Consulting FutureNow Centre in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. HRD and IT Minister Nara Lokesh inaugurated the centre, which will work on artificial intelligence, hybrid cloud, software engineering, data and analytics,…
A 33-year-old chartered accountant from Siddipet died by suicide in a hotel in Telangana, police said. Hotel staff alerted officers after he failed to respond to repeated knocks. Police entered the room…
The Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway, opened on 13 July at a reported cost of about Rs 4,200 crore, developed sinking and surface slippage within weeks. Distress was first reported on 26 July near kilometre…
The Centre spent ₹3.4 trillion on capital expenditure during April to June, about 28% of its ₹12.22 trillion target for FY27. Total government expenditure reached ₹13.57 trillion, or 25.4% of the annual…
Indonesia government to take over state firm's stake in troubled China-funded high-speed railway By Reuters Last Updated: Aug 06, 2026, 10:24:00 AM IST Synopsis Indonesia's government will acquire a majority stake in the high-speed rail operator. This move aims to manage the project's outstanding loan obligations effectively. The transaction is expected to be finalized by
The Amarnath Yatra resumed from Jammu on Thursday after a one-day suspension linked to heightened security on the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. The 28th batch, comprising 1,801 pilgrims,…
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai chaired the first meeting of a state task force on implementing the Forest Rights Act and the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, or PESA, in…
Congress criticised the Centre’s nationwide rollout of E20 petrol, saying its environmental justification ignored the fuel’s full ecological footprint. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said ethanol production relies mainly on sugarcane, rice…
