India has scrapped plans for a centralised biometric database for telecom users. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) notified the final Telecommunications (User Identification) Rules, 2026 last Friday, dropping the Biometric Identity Verification…
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) allows members to update their nominee details online through the Unified Member Portal using their Universal Account Number (UAN). Employees often nominate someone when they join…
India's AI Mission has allocated only Rs 689 crore, or 6.6% of its Rs 10,372 crore budget, to the Application Development Initiative, the layer where artificial intelligence would directly serve citizens. In…
The deadline to complete eKYC for domestic LPG connections has been extended to August 31, three oil marketing companies (OMCs), IndianOil, HPCL, and BPCL, announced. About 82% of Telangana's 1.26 crore consumers…
Census 2027 will not separately record data on begging, dropping the ‘beggars and vagrants etc’ category from the non-economic activity list. The Times of India and Free Press Journal reported that the…
Artificial intelligence in banking will shift from customer-facing chatbots to deeper operational layers, treasury, risk and compliance, where the biggest and most durable gains are expected, Livemint reports. At the ET BFSI…
An incorrect date of joining or exit in your EPF record can cause significant delays in transferring your provident fund, complicate withdrawals, and affect eligibility for the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS). EPFO…
Bandra police have filed an FIR against a 45-year-old Kurla driver after his 17-year-old son was caught riding a scooter without a licence on August 19. The boy told police that his…
The Department of Telecommunications notified the Telecommunications (User Identification) Rules, 2026, on August 21, dropping its proposed shared Biometric Identity Verification System. The system would have given users unique IDs and enabled…
CPI(M) leader P A Muhammad Riyas has urged vigilance over a reported Union government plan to link birth and death registration data with Aadhaar, voter lists, ration cards and educational admissions.
