Divorced daughter eligible for father’s pension if dependency proven, rules high courtA divorced daughter, deserted by her husband, can claim her late father's family pension if dependency existed during his lifetime, even if...
07 May, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
8th Pay Commission salary hike: Why NC-JCM wants minimum basic pay to rise from Rs 18,000 to Rs 69,0008th Pay Commission pay hike: Employee unions calculate the minimum pay for an employee based on the rates of a food basket for a month. The...
17 Apr, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Allegations of adultery can’t deny a wife her family pension, rules Bombay HCIn a significant verdict, the Bombay High Court has upheld the rights of a widow by granting her the family pension she deserves. Despite h...
10 Dec, 2025, 10.57 AM IST
Wife to get central government pension under CCS rules as husband went missing for more than seven years: Chhattisgarh High Court orderA Chhattisgarh High Court order grants a wife her husband's central government pension. The husband, a senior technician at Bhilai Steel Pl...
29 Oct, 2025, 11.27 AM IST
Family pension rules for widows: Centre explains who gets pension when deceased pensioner had two wivesThe Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare has re-issued rules for settling claims. If a deceased government servant had two wives, ...
28 Oct, 2025, 02.38 PM IST
Husband and two sons to pay Rs 21,000 maintenance to estranged wife living separately from 2015, Madras High Court orderOn September 23, 2025, the Madras High Court will uphold a family court ruling. A retired husband and his two adult sons will be ordered to...
07 Oct, 2025, 09.57 AM IST
Major family pension reforms: Women-friendly rules for divorced daughter pension to childless widows pension, and moreThe government has introduced various initiatives to support women's financial independence and gender equality. These include reforms for ...
18 Mar, 2025, 01.50 PM IST
Family pension rules: Will pension be given to the second wife of a deceased government employee? All you need to knowFamily pension rules: The Department of Pension has announced an amendment to the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, and Rule 50...
21 Oct, 2024, 01.35 PM IST
‘Wives fighting for pension': Assam says no second marriage for govt staff without permissionAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said all state government employees will have to seek prior permission for second marriage even if...
28 Oct, 2023, 02.20 PM IST
Can I open second Senior Citizens Savings Account with my wife as first applicant?An individual can open multiple Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) accounts either individually or as a joint investor.
18 Jan, 2021, 12.16 PM IST
New proposals aimed at welfare of frontline combat soldiers: CDS General Bipin Rawat"We are, however, more concerned about the well-being of the competent frontline soldiers who face the real hardships and on whose courage ...
06 Nov, 2020, 02.18 PM IST
How to make your retirement money lastOne way of dealing with the issue is to divide your post-retirement years into two phases—the first will be 10-12 years, and then the remai...
12 Aug, 2019, 11.17 AM IST
How you can earn more in the early years of your retirementOne can augment one’s corpus by working in the early years of retirement. A small exposure to equity via MF schemes will help the corpus go...
06 Aug, 2018, 06.30 AM IST
Police puts ‘starvation death victim’ in the dock for fudging AadhaarThe woman’s stepson has now been arrested by the police due to the fraud committed by him as part of a conspiracy while the deceased woman ...
23 Dec, 2017, 01.22 AM IST
Shibulal to donate Rs 36 crore for education, healthAfter leading India's second largest software services firm Infosys, its co-founder S D Shibulal and his wife are now working for social ca...
24 Aug, 2014, 01.00 PM IST
Children of government servants from illegal marriage can claim share of pensionThe child of a government servant born out of wedlock will henceforth be entitled to claim a share of its father's family pension.
30 Nov, 2012, 09.11 AM IST
- Govt reviewing EPF scheme to ensure better benefits
The Employees Provident Fund scheme is being reviewed to assess how better benefits could be provided to employees and two committees have ...
26 Feb, 2009, 02.34 PM IST