Congress MP Manickam Tagore NEW DELHI: Opposition Wednesday slammed the changes in the rules for withdrawal of money from EPFO, calling them “cruelty” as “the pensioners and job losers will now be punished for needing their own savings”. Congress MP Manickam Tagore and TMC MP Saket Gokhale demanded that government scrap the changes without delay.Tagore…
NEW DELHI: ‘This time, nothing is well in NDA … ’ Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief and former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha, who has been a key partner of the ruling Bihar alliance, has sent out clear signals of discontent within the NDA. The RLP leader, reports say quoting sources, is unhappy over Mahua assembly seat…
China on Wednesday termed Donald Trump‘s 100% tariff threat as the “wrong approach” to deal with Beijing, as it went on to defend its export control measures on rare earths and related items. It called upon the States to address issues through dialogue and consultation on the “basis of equality, respect and mutual benefit”.“China’s position…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the government is “not ready to evolve” after the Centre said it may not be “very feasible” to give death row convicts the option to choose lethal injection as a mode of execution.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a plea seeking…
Actress and media personality Rakhi Sawant has finally found closure in her long-standing legal battle with ex-husband Adil Durrani. The Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed the cross-FIRs filed by the former couple after both confirmed that they had resolved their differences amicably.As reported by PTI, Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Sandesh Patil said, “In…
NEW DELHI: Ahmedabad was on Wednesday recommended as the proposed host city for the 2030 Commonwealth Games by the Executive Board of Commonwealth Sport, with a final decision scheduled for November 26 at the body’s General Assembly.India had been competing with Nigeria for the hosting rights, but Commonwealth Sport stated it would “develop a strategy…
Wall Street advanced on Wednesday as robust earnings from major technology and banking firms overshadowed lingering US-China trade concerns. The S&P 500 gained 0.9%, recovering from a volatile session, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 320 points, or 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.1% by 10 a.m. Eastern time, driven largely by strength…
Actor Pankaj Dheer, who was highly loved for the portrayal of Karna in B.R. Chopra’s ‘Mahabharat,’ passed away at the age of 68 on Wednesday. The news of his demise left everyone heartbroken, and as his mortal remains were brought for the final rites, the industry gathered to pay their respects. Bollywood actor Salman Khan…
NEW DELHI: India’s star batter Virat Kohli’s future with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has been the subject of speculation after reports suggested he declined a commercial contract with the franchise. However, former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has clarified that Kohli remains fully committed to RCB and will continue his association with the team, despite not…
NEW DELHI: The race for Bihar’s 2025 Assembly elections intensified on Wednesday with a flurry of major developments across parties — from BJP’s new list of candidates to Prashant Kishor’s decision to stay out of the contest and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s filing of nomination papers from his family bastion of Raghopur.While the NDA allies…
