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MUMBAI: Employees of public sector general insurers, RBI and Nabard will receive a collective Rs 11,640-crore payout after the Centre approved a retrospective wage, pension reset covering serving and select former staff.State-owned general insurers take the bulk: Rs 8,170 crore, followed by RBI at Rs 2,697 crore and Nabard at around Rs 773 crore, factoring…
Global tech leaders are pushing students to focus on maths and computer science when they are tempted to move away. There is a quiet panic creeping through classrooms and coding labs. Artificial intelligence now writes code faster than students can learn it. It solves equations without showing its work. It answers exam-style questions with unsettling…
Central government employees and pensioners are eagerly awaiting clarity on their revised salaries and pensions after the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. The panel, chaired by Ranjana Prakash Desai, is expected to finalise a fitment factor and submit its recommendations to the Centre. Once the government approves, the revised pay structure will come into…
Car Repairs Delayed? Oman Now Forces Insurers to Pay You Cash for Every Extra Day In a significant shake-up of Oman’s motor insurance landscape, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has introduced sweeping reforms that now mandate compensation from insurers if car repairs aren’t completed on time, a first in the Gulf region and a major…
In a heartfelt moment, Vinay Anand, nephew of the iconic Govinda, shared his warm sentiments for his uncle and aunt, Sunita Ahuja, amid swirling divorce speculations. He also highlighted the promising journey that lies ahead for Govinda’s son, Yashvardhan, while expressing genuine concern over his uncle’s recent health challenges, underscoring the importance of family unity….
Remember Labubus, the furry dolls with oversized eyes and a mischievous grin that took the internet by storm in 2025? They are back in the headlines, but this time for all the wrong reasons. A labour rights NGO has revealed exploitative practices at one of the factories producing these quirky dolls, part of the popular…
US President Donald Trump (AP photo) US President Donald Trump wants nations to pay a king’s ransom of $1 billion to remain in harmony with the US and retain a seat on his proposed “peace board”, or as many critics claimed as an “alternative to the United Nations,” Bloomberg reported, citing a draft charter.According to…
Elon Musk is demanding ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft to pay up to $134 billion claiming that the AI company defrauded him by diverting from its non-profit roots. According to a report by Bloomberg, Musk has filed a ‘damages request’ in court on Friday, January 16, 2026. The move comes a day after a federal judge…
Hospitals in the Iranian capital, Tehran, are overflowing with corpses, earthmovers clearing bodies from the streets, and families being forced to pay for the bullets that killed their children — this is the picture Iranians living in India say they are receiving from loved ones back home.Abgine Khaki, a native of Tehran who now lives…
Your first job after college isn’t just a paycheck, it’s a decision that will define your career success, a new study has found out. A research from Columbia University and the National Bureau of Economic Research reveals that low-income graduates face a $4,900 (INR 4.4 lakhs) earnings gap in five years, largely determined by that…
