The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) settled nearly half of all claims filed this fiscal within just three days, significantly speeding up service delivery, a senior official said on Wednesday. The official attributed the acceleration to automation and said further gains are expected as the upper limit for automated settlement is set to be raised…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday participated in the celebration of the birth anniversary of Chola emperor Rajendra Chola I with the Aadi Thiruvathirai Festival at Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli.During the two-day visit to Tamil Nadu, the Prime Minister offered prayers at the Chola-era Lord Brihadeeswara temple amid chants of…
NEW DELHI: Heightened tensions between India and Pakistan saw a major infiltration attempt by Islamabad, which was thwarted by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. Rawalpindi Reels As Damage Caught On Cam After Drone Strike; ‘It Was…
NEW DELHI: In its first-ever enforcement action in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, the ED on Thursday conducted searches at nine locations in Port Blair and two in Kolkata in a money laundering case against a former Congress MP from the island and officials of the Andaman Nicobar State Cooperative (ANSC) Bank for alleged fraud of…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Indian armed forces made the “enemy” (Pakistan) fall to its knees in just 22 minutes during Operation Sindoor, adding that ‘Made in India’ defence equipment played a decisive role which demonstrated India’s capabilities and its firm stance against terrorism.“Recently, the world saw what India…
Rishabh Pant (Pic credit: BCCI) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: Around 11 am local time, Rishabh Pant arrived at Old Trafford cricket ground with his injured right foot protected and secured inside a moonboot. He used a crutch for support and slowly made his way to the away dressing room. In lightning quick time, the wicketkeeper-batter changed…
former Shiv Sena (UBT) Nashik unit chief Sudhakar Badgujar MUMBAI: BJP on Tuesday inducted former Shiv Sena (UBT) Nashik unit chief Sudhakar Badgujar, whom it had accused of partying with 1993 bomb blasts case convict Salim Kutta of the Dawood gang, into the party. After BJP’s allegations in 2023, Devendra Fadnavis as then deputy CM…
South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, file) Former South African cricketer Heinrich Klaasen announced his retirement from international cricket at age 33, citing coaching changes and inability to reach an agreement with Cricket South Africa regarding his participation in major T20 leagues alongside international commitments. Klaasen had initially planned to continue playing white-ball cricket…
NEW DELHI: Flagging the “perceived reluctance” of senior bureaucrats to grant appointments to persons not in govt, cabinet secretary T V Somanathan has written to all secretaries saying that such interactions can give insights into ground realities and clarify misunderstandings about government policies or intentions.In the letter to secretaries, Somanathan urged senior officials across ministries…
Image credit: Jade Jones/Instagram Tyrese Haliburton is yet to get back on his feet after his Achilles surgery, but that hasn’t left him bedridden — especially with his girlfriend Jade Jones by his side. The couple stepped out to take part in the Fourth of July celebrations, and it seems they had a lot of…
