EPFO interest rate (AI image) NEW DELHI: Amid weak market conditions and falling interest rates, Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Monday recommended retaining the interest rate on retirement savings accumulated by nearly 31 crore unchanged at 8.25% during the current financial year.This is the third consecutive year that the social security organisation has kept…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Travancore Devaswom Board will file an affidavit before the Supreme Court to preserve existing traditions at Sabarimala temple, opposing the 2018 ruling that opened the hill shrine to women of all ages, board president K Jayakumar said Monday.The decision was taken at a board meeting as the court considers petitions on the entry of…
NEW DELHI: The death of Iran’s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the recent US-Israel strike in Tehran has triggered an unusual response among sections of India’s Muslim community. In Lucknow, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Aligarh, condolence meetings, funeral prayers in absentia and messages online suggest a rare moment when Shias and Sunnis appear to…
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have released video footage of closed-door depositions given by Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton as part of their investigation into the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, bringing hours of previously unseen testimony into the public domain.The recordings show both former Democratic leaders repeatedly distancing themselves from Epstein and denying any…
NEW DELHI: Amid fears of a shortage in crude supplies, govt is looking to nudge refiners to divert more auto fuel and LPG to the domestic market by cutting on exports and also increase cooking gas production so that there is no disruption in local supplies.While govt and oil companies insisted there’s no shortage, refiners…
NEW DELHI: Every year, nearly 6 lakh babies in India are born with congenital anomalies. Yet, the country has no national registry to track them.With congenital conditions now accounting for a growing share of child deaths as infectious mortality declines, experts say the gap in surveillance and coordinated care is becoming urgent. India contributes 16%…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, warning that any vessel attempting to pass will be attacked. Ebrahim Jabari, a senior adviser to the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said ships trying to transit the narrow waterway would be “set ablaze”.The strait, which lies between Iran and Oman, is…
Bigg Boss 16 fame Manya Singh, who is currently stuck in Dubai, shared a video on her social media account a few hours ago. She posted the video after her return flight was suspended due to rising tensions in parts of the Middle East.Manya shared a video on her Instagram account to update her fans…
NHL’s Seattle Kraken have signed defenseman Gustav Olofsson to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 (Image via X/Twitter) Ahead of the trade deadline, the NHL‘s Seattle Kraken have signed defenseman Gustav Olofsson to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000, adding experienced depth to their blue line as they push for a Western Conference playoff spot….
NEW DELHI: In a relief to lakhs of people stuck in West Asia since Saturday, UAE’s Emirates, flydubai and Etihad from Monday started operating a few special flights, including some to India.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) too asked Indian operators to resume flights to airspaces that are open like Oman and Saudi Arabia,…