India overhauls inflation framework with new Producer Price Index, revised WPIIndia is set to introduce a new Producer Price Index and a revamped Wholesale Price Index from June 15. This significant overhaul aims to a...
02 Jun, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
For both the compulsive trader and careful investor: 25 stocks to watch if risk appetite returns; some with upside potential, some notIf the price of crude oil softens, Indian equities may again see a risk-on phase. Tariff concerns are no longer the central issue; the larg...
24 May, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
Louisiana primary election results: Republican Bill Cassidy becomes first elected U.S senator to lose re-nomination since 2012. What does this mean for Donald Trump's midterm polls?Bill Cassidy is the first elected U.S. senator to lose re-nomination since 2012. Former Republican Senator Richard Lugar was the last elect...
17 May, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
Withdrawal of retirement funds soon to be automated: EPFOThe Employees Provident Fund Organisation, EPFO, will soon automate final provident fund withdrawal claims. This will speed up money transf...
13 May, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
BJP Tamil Nadu manifesto: From free LPG to Rs 2000/month for women, here are all promisesThe Bharatiya Janata Party has unveiled its manifesto for the Tamil Nadu assembly polls. The party is focusing on women voters with promise...
22 Apr, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
8th Pay Commission: Government staff seek Rs 69,000 minimum pay, DA merger proposalGovernment employees are pushing for major changes in pay and pensions with the Eighth Central Pay Commission. They want a higher basic sal...
17 Apr, 2026, 01.08 AM IST
Assets under management of NPS and APY cross Rs 16 lakh crore-markIndia's combined pension schemes, NPS and APY, have surpassed Rs 16 lakh crore in Assets Under Management, with a subscriber base exceeding...
09 Oct, 2025, 09.48 PM IST
Government plans NPS overhaul: Pension schemes with rising payout & annuity purchase till 70 proposedPFRDA is set to introduce three pension scheme models addressing gaps in the current NPS framework, which emphasises corpus accumulation bu...
03 Oct, 2025, 11.03 PM IST
India mulls allowing bespoke pensions in $175 billion industryIndia’s pension regulator is considering allowing individual pension fund houses to design custom investment plans, a shift from the curren...
16 Sep, 2025, 01.45 PM IST
Less pension tension with hybrid optionAn alloyed pension model will also have to steer the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) further towards equity exposure to take ...
06 Jun, 2023, 11.13 PM IST
Pension reform protesters briefly invade Paris BlackRock buildingTrade unionists protesting against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension plans briefly invaded the Paris building where US investment ...
06 Apr, 2023, 09.42 PM IST
Macron vs the unions: What's at stake for France?As labour groups look to bring the country "to a standstill" on Tuesday, AFP looks at what's at stake for the president, the unions and the...
07 Mar, 2023, 03.46 PM IST
Asking Yogesh Agarwal to step down as head of Irda a bad decisionThe government has erred by asking Yogesh Agarwal to step down as head of the pension fund regulator ahead of his tenure without citing spe...
16 Nov, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
'Total overhaul of existing financial system needed'India needs a drastic and complete overhaul of the existing financial regulatory structure if it wants to achieve $30-40 trillion economy b...
29 May, 2013, 02.02 PM IST
- India has 24 lakh New Pension System beneficiaries
The government on Tuesday said the number of beneficiaries under New Pension System (NPS) stood at over 24 lakh.
23 Aug, 2011, 08.01 PM IST
- Spain makes progress in crisis, huge reforms vital: OECD
Spain has every chance of rising above its economic crisis if it enacts bold reforms, the OECD said, just as the government announced detai...
20 Dec, 2010, 06.22 PM IST
- Greek cabinet approves pension reform: government source
The Greek cabinet approved on Friday a pension reform to overhaul the country's ailing social security system, which is strongly opposed by...
25 Jun, 2010, 07.28 PM IST