Withdraw EPF through UPI soon as government completes testingEmployees Provident Fund Organisation subscribers will soon withdraw their provident fund corpus directly through Unified Payment Interface...
20 May, 2026, 01.41 PM IST
8th Pay Commission update: Defence civilian employee body seeks pay, promotion at par with Railway employeesDefence civilian employees are seeking equal pay scales, promotions, and benefits as Railway employees. They also want risk and hardship al...
14 May, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
SBI employees’ 2-day strike on May 25, 26: Pension fund manager option to ‘NPS employees’, parity issue among 16 demandsSBI employees' nationwide strike May 25, 26: The demands raised by the federation include recruitment of messengers and armed guards, adequ...
06 May, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
Tax-free allowances rise, so do employer costs: The salary structuring dilemma under the Social Security CodeEnhanced tax-free allowances under the Income-Tax Rules, 2026 can improve employees’ take-home pay. However, the expanded definition of “wa...
06 May, 2026, 07.33 AM IST
Sebi mulls allowing OBPPs to offer products regulated by IFSCA, tax-saving bondsMarkets regulator Sebi on Tuesday proposed allowing Online Bond Platform Providers (OBPPs) to offer products or services regulated by Inter...
05 May, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
8th CPC demands: Old Pension Scheme option for NPS subscribers; 65-year retirement age for teachers; what this employee body expects from 8th Pay CommissionThe All India NPS Employees' Federation met with the 8th Pay Commission chairperson and other members. It proposed allowing central governm...
02 May, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
8th Pay Commission for postal employees: Rs 1.12 lakh basic pay proposed for postman; what postal employee body wants from 8th CPCFederation of National Postal Organisations's (FNPO) memorandum included issues related to postal assistants, sorting assistants, postmen, ...
28 Apr, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Got salary arrears after resigning? Use Form 39 to avoid higher tax in 2026–27Resigning from a job in FY 2025-26 and receiving salary arrears in FY 2026-27 can lead to a higher tax liability. To avoid this, taxpayers ...
18 Apr, 2026, 07.01 AM IST
West Bengal election manifesto: Rs 1,500 vs Rs 3,000 jobless benefit, 7th Pay Commission, how BJP plans to unseat TMC, DidiThe BJP has released its manifesto for the West Bengal Assembly polls, targeting women and youth voters with key promises. The Trinamool Co...
10 Apr, 2026, 09.49 PM IST
BJP West Bengal Assembly Election Manifesto 2026: Cash dole, jail for corrupt, & UCC dictate Amit Shah’s ‘sankalp patra’The Bharatiya Janata Party has released its election manifesto for West Bengal. Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the document as a p...
10 Apr, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
Six big TDS & TCS changes for Tax Year 2026-27: From TDS on NRI property to TCS on overseas remittance for education, know all that has changedNew tax rules for Tax Year 2026-27 begin April 1, 2026. Key changes affect TDS on NRI property and TCS on overseas remittances for educatio...
07 Apr, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
LIC agents welfare measures: Govt increases gratuity limit, term insurance cover, sets uniform pension rateThe welfare measures include modifications to the LIC (Agents) Regulations, 2017, an increase in the gratuity limit, and a uniform rate of ...
18 Sep, 2023, 04.24 PM IST
Govt disbursed over Rs 42,700 crore to 20.6 lakh ex-servicemen under OROP in 5 yearsUnder the OROP scheme, uniform pension is paid to defence personnel who retire in the same rank with the same length of service, irrespecti...
08 Nov, 2020, 09.44 AM IST
Pay panel proposes new matrix for hardship allowance to troopsThe 7th Pay Commission has recommended creating a new matrix for risk and hardship allowance for security and defence forces personnel.
11 Jul, 2018, 01.33 PM IST
SC directs monthly compensation for blind, illiterate woman raped under promise of marriageThe Supreme Court on Friday directed the Chhattisgarh government to give a Rs 8,000 monthly compensation to an illiterate, blind girl who w...
11 Feb, 2016, 08.44 PM IST
After armed forces, now Railwaymen demand OROPRailway employees are now asking for similar pension benefit, arguing that their duties too are "hazardous, risky and complex".
12 Sep, 2015, 08.21 PM IST
Keeping the army young will help save on pensionsKeeping the army young will help save on pensions. A sepoy retires at age of 32 now. It makes sense for new entrants joining army to exit a...
19 Feb, 2014, 09.37 AM IST