The government’s decision to raise the monthly wage ceiling for mandatory coverage under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 has been welcomed by industry and labour representatives, who said the move would widen the social security net, support formal emplo...
Ordinary Indian passports issued to children below 15 years of age will now be valid for five years or until the child turns 18, whichever is earlier, under the new rules notified by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)....
Tata Trusts Chairman Noel N Tata has proposed a plan to provide liquidity to the Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group by facilitating the sale of a portion of its stake in Tata Sons, while reiterating the Trusts’ opposition to a public listing of the Tata Group’s holding company....
Tata Trusts Chairman Noel N. Tata, at the Tata Sons Board meeting held on Thursday, reiterated the position that Tata Trusts have not agreed to the listing o...
Nepal and India held comprehensive discussions on development cooperation, focusing on post-flood reconstruction, trade, investment, energy and connectivity, as the two sides looked to strengthen and broaden their longstanding economic partnership....
The flash flood that tore down the Lhende Khola, the Bhotekoshi and the Trishuli rivers on August 26 has damaged hydropower plants in Nepal, forcing the Himalayan country, which was an exporter of electricity, to become dependent on India to stave off the acute power crisis, according to a new report....
Meta officials admitted to a mistake during their appearance before the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Wednesday and said...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged leading CEOs, at a roundtable held here on Wednesday, to participate in the next phase of India’s semiconductor growth....
A joint meeting was held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Steel and Heavy Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, on expanding the usage of steel obtained from recycling of ships....
As Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi criticised the Centre over its decision to "impose" fees on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions above Rs 2,000, five Congress MPs -- P. Chidambaram, Manish Tewari, Gaurav Gogoi, Kishori Lal and K. Gopinath -- actually supported a tiered Merchant Disco...
