EPFO has added 15.32 lakh net subscribers in March 2022, rising by more than 19% from the previous month, as per the latest provisional data that was released on Friday. Of the total, around 9.68 lakh members were first-timers. Data showed that the month-on-month, net subscribers base has increased by 2.47 lakh net subscribers in … Read more
The Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi plans to reconstruct 27 notified industrial zones to create jobs for thousands of people, according to an official statement released on May 20. According to the Delhi State Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC), a layout design for the 27 notified (non-confirming) industrial sectors would be prepared. In its ‘Rozgar … Read more
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday told officials of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) that there is a possibility of threat from cartelization, adding there is a need to ensure there are no monopolistic or duopolistic tendencies leading to price rise. In today’s context, when the government is pushing infrastructure growth to scale up … Read more
The government has asked state-run NHPC Ltd, the country’s largest hydropower generator, to explore developing projects in Sri Lanka, a person aware of the talks said. India’s ministry of external affairs (MEA) recently called a meeting as part of an economic diplomacy initiative to engage with Sri Lanka, which is facing an unprecedented economic crisis, … Read more
NEW DELHI : The government is set to introduce amendments to the Companies Act in the winter session of Parliament to raise the bar on corporate governance, especially in hiring for board positions and handling resignations of auditors and top executives, said a person familiar with the development. Earlier this week, the ministry of corporate … Read more
NEW DELHI : The Union health ministry has flagged concern over the considerable decline in covid-19 vaccination in some states and Union territories and urged them to prevent wastage of vaccines. Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan reviewed the status of the covid-19 vaccination programme with all stakeholders and asked states and Union territories to accelerate … Read more
NEW DELHI : The first confirmed case of Omicron sub-variant BA.4 has prompted the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to resume contact tracing after a gap of almost three months. An NCDC team has already tested 24-25 people who came in direct contact with the African national infected with the BA.4 sub variant, the … Read more
Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli‘s Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea anime film aired on NTV on Friday, May 6 at 9:00 p.m. and earned an 8.6% rating. The live-action film adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa‘s Fullmetal Alchemist manga aired on TBS on Sunday, May 8 at 12:58 a.m. and earned a 1.2% rating. The … Read more
Former media executive Indrani Mukherjea, who was arrested for allegedly murdering her daughter Sheena Bora, on Friday walked out of Byculla women’s prison, six years after she was taken into custody. “I am happy,” a beaming Indrani told waiting reporters. She refused to speak about the case, her sensational claim that her daughter was still … Read more
According to the final Delimitation Order, 43 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Jammu and Kashmir would belong to the Jammu region and 47 to the Kashmir region. “In exercise of the powers conferred by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the Central Government appoints May 20, 2022, as the date on which the orders of … Read more
