The government is considering whether to extend the September 30 deadline to switch to the UPS as barely 1 lakh out of 23 lakh government employees have opted.Several employees’ associations have written to the cabinet secretary, seeking a two-month extension to allow more staff to switch from the National Pension Scheme (NPS) to the UPS…
Two separate courts have ordered US immigration authorities to halt the deportation of Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam, a 64-year-old Indian-origin man from Pennsylvania who spent more than four decades in prison for a murder conviction that was later overturned.Vedam, is a legal permanent resident who has lived in the United States since he was nine months…
The technology services sector is witnessing a fundamental transformation from personnel management to competency-based organisation. (AI image) The Indian IT sector has been hit by a wave of what experts are calling ‘silent layoffs’! These firings may lead to as many as 50,000 people losing their jobs in the IT sector by year-end.Whilst precise dismissal…
Lucknow: Piped Natural Gas (PNG) service has kickstarted in Ayodhya and Sultanpur. Green Gas Limited (GGL), a joint venture of GAIL (India) Ltd and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., has launched the PNG supply in the region.The facility began in Saketpuri, Ayodhya, on Wednesday. Regional manager Praveen Singh said that three households had been provided PNG…
Muhammad Rizwan (L) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (R) prior to the start of day two of the Second Test in the series between Pakistan and South Africa at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on October 21, 2025 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (Getty Images) Pakistan’s ODI captain Shaheen Shah Afridi revealed on Monday that he accepted the captaincy only…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh govt is set to establish a strong footprint in the pharmaceutical sector, with major projects including a 5000-acre pharma park near Lalitpur and a 350-acre medical device manufacturing hub in Noida.This was said by former Drug Controller of India and scientific adviser to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, GN Singh while…
Sushmita Sen dropped some candid pictures of her daughter Renee as she celebrates her birthday today. The actress dropped some adorable throwback photos with her from her childhood days. The actress had adopted Renee in 2000. And then in 2010, she adopted her second daughter Alisah. She wrote in her post, “Happpyyyyyy Birthday my first…
BENGALURU: Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep, and spinner Kuldeep Yadav, made good use of the conditions at the BCCI Centre of Excellence here on Friday. On Day 2 of India ‘A’ red-ball game against South Africa ‘A’, the pacers especially got valuable game time before the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa….
Smita Patil remains one of the most iconic figures in Indian cinema, remembered for her beauty, grace, and unmatched acting talent. In just over a decade, she appeared in more than 80 films, leaving a mark that few could match. From powerful dramas like ‘Arth’ and ‘Akrosh’ to socially conscious films such as ‘Mirch Masala’…
Lucknow: Approval was granted to a proposal to increase the total capacity of each of the 18 Atal Schools to 1,000 students. As part of this proposal, floated in a meeting of the Atal Residential School State-Level Monitoring Committee on Wednesday, 160 students will be admitted to Class 6 and 60 students to Class 9…
