Eighth Pay Panel may stay cautious on fitment factorWhile the Commission hasn't yet finalised its recommendations, early discussions suggest that the fitment factor could remain close to the ...
26 Jun, 2026, 12.25 AM IST
The Passport act: Why the little book was never a proof of citizenshipA recent statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarifying that a passport is not proof of citizenship has sparked debate. Indian cou...
25 Jun, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
Only chronology mat samajhiyeThe Supreme Court's ruling against a judicial officer's seniority appeal sheds light on a prevailing concern in India: valuing age over act...
25 Jun, 2026, 10.58 PM IST
Alta Capital-backed Elevate, IIT Madras in pact for 1,800-bed student housing projectElevate Campuses, backed by Alta Capital, is partnering with IIT Madras on a Rs 400-crore student housing project. This large-scale public-...
24 Jun, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
Centre extends Old Pension Scheme (OPS) benefit to compassionate ground appointees: Application date to decide eligibility; who will benefit?Central government employees appointed on compassionate grounds before 2004, but joining after, can now opt for the Old Pension Scheme (OPS...
23 Jun, 2026, 03.52 PM IST
Filing ITR? Don’t ignore the ‘nature of employment’ field; it can affect NPS & retirement tax benefitsThe "Nature of Employment" field in the ITR is more than a routine disclosure. An incorrect selection can affect certain tax benefits, incl...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
A tax-law argument could make or break Trump's H-1B $100,000 planA US court blocked a $100,000 H-1B visa fee, deeming it an unconstitutional tax imposed by presidential authority without congressional app...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Uber board sued over alleged 'serial' compliance failures, sexual abuse lawsuitsIn a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, shareholders led by a Detroit pension fund said board members ignored repeated inter...
23 Jun, 2026, 09.16 AM IST
Kerala to review pension rolls, reiterates Rs 3,000 pension promiseKerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan announced a comprehensive review of welfare pension beneficiaries to eliminate ineligible recipients an...
22 Jun, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
Husband hides real age on matrimony site, claims to be 37 instead of 44, leading to incorrect horoscope match; HC grants wife divorce for this reasonThe Telangana High Court gave relief to a wife by granting her divorce after it was found that her husband had misrepresented his age which...
20 Jun, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
Drishyam 3 OTT release in Telugu stopped as Mohanlal starrer faces legal trouble: Where to watch Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada language optionsMohanlal's Drishyam 3 has begun streaming on Amazon Prime Video in Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada, but its Telugu-dubbed version has been put...
18 Jun, 2026, 04.08 PM IST
Customer wins Rs 15,000 compensation after restaurant collects Rs 151 service charge as ‘staff contribution’; Consumer Commission orderA man has won Rs 15,000 compensation after a Jalandhar restaurant charged him Rs 151.53 as service charge. The Consumer Commission ruled th...
18 Jun, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
Divorced wife retains right to recover maintenance after ex-husband's death, loses claim for higher paymentBombay High Court has ruled that a divorced wife can continue to recover maintenance already awarded to her, including arrears, from her la...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.59 PM IST
8th Pay Commission news: Defence employee body demands new inflation index to calculate 8th CPC DA, DR, revised payThe All India Defence Employees’ Federation (AIDEF) has urged the 8th Pay Commission to replace the AICPI-IW-based inflation measure with a...
17 Jun, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
Despite getting Rs 20 lakh alimony in divorce settlement, wife continues criminal cases against husband, in-laws; HC quashes case as abuse of processA woman received Rs 20 lakh in permanent alimony as part of a divorce settlement. Despite agreeing to withdraw all cases, she continued cri...
17 Jun, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
Supreme Court stays HC pleas on trans to avoid 'scattered opinion'Issuing the notice, a bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justice V Mohana also ordered that the proceedings in the high courts ...
16 Jun, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
Woman seeks to stop husband's pension over unpaid maintenance; HC suggests different optionA woman approached the Madras High Court seeking to stop her estranged husband's pension and retirement benefits, claiming he had failed to...
15 Jun, 2026, 05.25 PM IST