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EPF Scheme 2026: Will you get more than 8.25% interest on your PF contributions now? Check EPFO updateA new Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 2026, has replaced the 1952 version under the Code on Social Security, 2020. The EPF interest rate...
EPF Scheme 2026 replaces EPF Scheme 1952: Have EPF interest rate, contribution and wage ceiling changed?EPF Scheme 2026: The Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 2026, has replaced the 1952 version, bringing the EPF under the new Social Security...
Stoic thought of the day: ‘He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at. It is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.’In today's overwhelming world, an ancient Stoic thought of the day offers a powerful path to inner peace. Greek philosopher Epictetus remin...
Palestinian Embassy calls for urgent medical aid: "If not India and Indian people, then who?"Palestine's Embassy in India has issued a dire plea for immediate medical aid, warning of a healthcare sector collapse due to ongoing confl...
Proverb of the day: ‘A bridge exists because there is a divide. Every separation carries the seed of reunion’ - a timeless lesson on hope, healing and reconciliationHuman life is marked by inevitable fractures, but these separations are not permanent. A proverb highlights that every divide necessitates ...
Quote of the day by Mark Twain: ‘The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.' - Famous American writer explains why people feel lonelyMark Twain's quote of the day reveal that the deepest loneliness is not being comfortable with yourself. This internal disconnect fuels a c...
Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
Nearly 500 confirmed cases in Central Africa Ebola outbreak: WHOCentral Africa faces a deadly Ebola outbreak with nearly 500 confirmed cases. The World Health Organization reported 452 cases and 82 death...
Hantavirus scare a wake-up call: Why India must build its disease X defencesA recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship echoes past pandemic scares. Experts warn Disease X, a future unknown pathogen, is a near cer...
India is facing a data obesity epidemic—as storage in phones fails to keep up with people’s voracious appetite for visualsIndia’s growing use of smartphones, AI tools and social media is driving a surge in demand for digital storage, with experts warning of a “...
Maharashtra likely to ease vaccine for travel and masking rulesWith Covid cases and casualties dropping drastically, the state government is considering revoking the Disaster Management Act, 2005, as ad...
Keep Covaxin only as second dose for 18-44 age group: Delhi government to private hospitalsThe government said that an action will be taken against the defaulting persons, as per the provisions of section 51-60 of Disaster Managem...
Black fungus declared notifiable disease in UttarakhandBlack fungus or mucormycosis has been declared a notifiable disease for its co-ordinated treatment as a growing number of people are contra...
Telangana declares Black Fungus as notifiable disease under Epidemic ActAll government and private health facilities shall follow guidelines for screening, diagnosis and management of Black Fungus by the union h...
Uttar Pradesh: Rs 1,000 fine for not wearing mask, Rs 10,000 for repeat offenceAccording to an order issued by Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad, if a person is caught not wearing a mask...
Karnataka Minister warns against sale of Remdesivir in black market to make a fast buck"The Karnataka Health Minister has already said there is no scarcity of Remdesivir injection in the state but a false scarcity is been crea...
SC refuses to entertain plea challenging constitutional validity of Epidemic Act"What kind of petition you have filed Mr Mirashi (petitioner). Don't you have the Bombay High Court to challenge the Epidemic Act? The high...
Maharashtra government to retain price cap on private hospitalsMaharashtra govt is set to extend till November the cap on rates that private hospitals can charge for treatment of Covid-19, according to ...
Covid -19: Assam invokes Epidemic ActFollowing the pandemic, Assam state Election commission has deferred election to Bodoland Territorial Council. Election was slated for Apri...
The 123-year-old law that India may invoke to counter coronavirusFollowing the World Health Organisation's far-reaching announcement, the Union cabinet secretary yesterday said all states and Union Territ...