The government plans to introduce a bill in the upcoming Winter session of Parliament to raise the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the insurance sector to 100 per cent from the current cap of 74 per cent, according to a Lok Sabha bulletin.The Winter session is scheduled from December 1 to 19 and will…
New US work permit rule ends automatic EAD extensions for immigrants. (Getty Images) The US administration has introduced a new rule that ends the automatic extension of employment authorisation for certain legal immigrants. Previously, under the Biden administration, migrants could continue working legally after their work permit expired if they had filed a renewal application…
Actress Keerthy Suresh revealed her 15-year secret romance with Antony Thattil on a talk show. She detailed their school-day love, long-distance challenges, and family tensions due to religious differences that delayed their wedding. Her father’s acceptance four years ago paved the way for their marriage, a journey she shared openly for the first time. Popular…
Lucknow: The State Election Commission (SEC) of Uttar Pradesh has announced the provisional publication of the comprehensively updated electoral roll ahead of the three-tier panchayat elections.Prior to the revision, the base voter roll stood at 12,29,50,052 electors. Following the intensive update, the total has risen to 12,69,69,610—a net increase of 40,19,558 voters, representing a 3.27%…
Global stock markets were shaken on Tuesday following a series of announcements by US President Donald Trump including threats to impose new export controls and tariffs along with the highly unusual firing of a central bank official. In Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 1.18% or 304 points, slipping to 25,524. Nikkei too, dipped…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission is likely to announce assembly bypolls in seven states along with the Bihar election, and will deploy 470 officers from various civil services as general, police and expenditure observers for the simultaneous exercises.In a statement issued on Sunday, EC said the 470 observers, including 320 from IAS, 60 from IPS and…
The department of pension & pensioners’ welfare (DoPPW) will launch its 4th nationwide Digital Life Certificate (DLC) campaign from November 1 to 30, 2025, covering nearly 2,000 districts and sub-divisional headquarters across India. The initiative aims to help pensioners submit their life certificates easily to ensure uninterrupted pension disbursal, reported ET. Digital Life Certificate (Jeevan…
RRB Group D recruitment 2026: Notification expected soon The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is expected to release the RRB Group D Notification 2026 in the coming months as part of its large-scale recruitment drive for Level-1 posts across Indian Railways. Group D recruitment is one of the most awaited government hiring processes in the country,…
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty faced another setback in a final, losing to Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae (Screengrab) India’s men’s doubles stars Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered yet another final heartbreak, going down to world No.1 Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae in the China Masters Super 750 final on…
D Raja (left), Pradeep Bhandari (ANI) NEW DELHI: CPI general secretary D Raja on Tuesday questioned the government’s push for a “Naxal mukt Bharat” and urged it to accept the proposal made by Naxal groups for talks. His comments have drawn sharp criticism from the BJP, which accused the Congress and its allies of backing…
