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Is Juneteenth a federal holiday today? Here's what’s open, what’s closed, and whether Walmart, Costco and banks are operatingJuneteenth 2026: Are Walmart, Target, Costco and banks open today? As Americans observe Juneteenth on Friday, June 19, 2026, millions are a...
LIC won’t sell stake in NSE IPO OFS, betting on exchange's long-term potentialLife Insurance Corporation of India will not sell its stake in the National Stock Exchange's IPO. LIC holds a significant 10.7% stake in NS...
On This Day in History, June 13: Alexander dies, Miranda ruling, Korea summit, FIFA 2026 awarded to US-Canada-Mexico, Trump charged and more eventsOn This Day in History, June 13 witnessed the death of Alexander the Great, the signing of the enduring Anglo-Portuguese alliance, the land...
On This Day in History, June 8: Porsche is born, Ghostbusters release, Siam renamed Thailand, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four published, NFL merger announced, Robert F. Kennedy laid to rest and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 8, the world witnessed events that shaped politics, warfare, literature and culture. The Viking raid on Lindis...
Final May 2026 Social Security payment: Which SSA retirees, SSDI and survivor beneficiaries get up to $5,181 deposits Wednesday?Millions of retirees, disability recipients, and survivors await the last Social Security payment of May — but only a specific group qualif...
8th Pay Commission-NC-JCM meeting details: Deadline extension; Old Pension Scheme revival; key recommendations from top employee bodyCentral government employees' representatives met with the 8th Pay Commission, requesting a deadline extension for memorandum submissions t...
May 2026 SSI payment schedule: Will millions get benefits on May 1, and how much will they receive?Millions of Americans will receive May 2026 SSI payment schedule USA updates starting May 1, 2026, with confirmed federal timing bringing e...
Tamil Nadu at the booths: Can turnout break the 2011 peak?Tamil Nadu votes today in Assembly elections. Over 5.73 crore people are eligible to cast their ballots. A record 14.6 lakh first-time vote...
Collapse fears grow: USPS pauses payments and shares key Social Security detailsUSPS financial crisis deepens as the United States Postal Service faces over $118 billion losses since 2007, raising urgent stability conce...
8th Pay Commission salary: When will employees get it? Key employee body meeting set for April 13, 2026; 8th CPC salary increment details8th Pay Commission salary hike: The 8th Pay Commission salary increment will depend on the fitment factor that the 8th CPC decides. Employe...
Voted Out: When EC ghosts you before you reach the boothA voter in West Bengal found her name missing from the electoral rolls. She suspects this is part of a government effort to identify infilt...
Another Canada Post strike? Here's what could happen after May 22Canada Post employees may strike again. The current contract expires on May 22, 2025. Wage demands and working conditions are key issues. T...
Despite competition, India Post will remain prompt for citizen service: Jyotiraditya ScindiaUnion minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stated that the postal department will remain efficient amidst market competition while releasing stamp...
Lok Sabha polls: Overall voter turnout reduces to 65.79 per cent in 2024 from record high of 67.40 per cent in 2019The 2024 Lok Sabha elections saw a voter turnout of 65.79%, with Assam leading at 81.56% and Bihar at 56.19%. India set a global benchmark ...
India's first voter Shyam Saran Negi preferred polling station over postal ballot, says grandsonThree days after casting his vote for the 34th time, Shyam Saran Negi died at the age of 106. Negi, who was the Election Commission's brand...
UK Royal Mail postal workers strike over wages working conditionsIn a long disagreement over wages and working conditions, postal workers have again gone on strike. More walkouts are anticipated as the bu...
For 1st time, India Post delivers mail using drone in Gujarat under pilot projectPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the "Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022", the country's biggest drone festival, where he said th...
Retired entrepreneur collects rare & vintage postmarks, has around 25K postal coversSushil Mehra's collection tracks the history of India & Bengaluru.
India post payments bank: Branches to help promote financial inclusion, says Manoj SinhaManoj Sinha exhorted the postal employees to continue reorienting themselves with technological changes and disruptions in order to bring i...
- Tulsi Gabbard supports Congressional resolution on Diwali stamp
Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu to be elected to the US House of Representatives joined her Congressional colleagues to co-sponsor a resolut...