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NEW DELHI: In a move that could significantly enhance the coverage of Employees Provident Fund Organisation, a proposal to increase monthly wage ceiling beyond the current Rs 15,000 is back on the table amid suggestions that it should be raised to Rs 25,000-30,000 a month.The wage ceiling refers to the salary threshold up to which…
Infosys announced its latest round of performance-linked payouts for the September quarter, issuing bonus letters on Friday to employees across several job levels. The Bengaluru based company, which is also India’s second-largest in the IT sector, has granted an average bonus of 75% of the eligible or target amount for the period. Employees told ET…
KULLU/Raipur: Close on the heels of deaths of over 20 children in MP after allegedly consuming toxic cough syrup, as many as 112 drug samples from across India have failed the quality test by Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), report Rohit Mullick & Partha Behera. Of these, 49 are from Himachal alone, including two…
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Union home ministry has invited representatives of Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) for talks in New Delhi on Oct 22, weeks after both Ladakhi groups withdrew from dialogue following the Sept 24 police firing that left four dead and over 70 wounded during violent protests demanding statehood and Sixth…
New Delhi: India’s exports to the US fell nearly 12% to $5.5 billion in Sept, the first full month since 50% tariffs were imposed by US President Donald Trump on all shipments from Aug 27.But overall exports held steady, rising 6.7% to $36.4 billion in Sept, while imports jumped 16.7% to a record $68.53 billion…
Foreign investors pulled Rs 23,885 crore out of Indian equities in September, pushing total outflows for the year so far to Rs 1.58 lakh crore, according to depository data.This marks the third straight month of net selling, following heavy withdrawals of Rs 34,990 crore in August and Rs 17,700 crore in July.Himanshu Srivastava, principal and…
According to Vahan data, total registrations of battery-powered vehicles in Sept stood at 1.82 lakh units, down 3% from 1.88 lakh units in August. (AI image) Chennai: Registrations of electric vehicles (EVs) witnessed a mixed trend in Sept 2025. While overall numbers for the first half of this fiscal crossed the one million mark, the…
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) Rishab Shetty’s critically acclaimed film ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ is all set to arrive in Kerala theatres on October 2, 2025.Malayalam actor-filmmaker Prithviraj Sukumaran presents the film in Kerala. Taking to his Instagram handle, the ‘Empuraan’ actor shared a poster for ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ and penned a note that read, “The saga of…
MUMBAI: Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has said that sales have been impacted in Sept as markets prepared for the new GST regime leading to some temporary disruptions in the supply chain. Distributors and retailers postponed placing orders for fresh stock as they awaited new packs with updated prices to hit the markets and instead focused on…
Asaduddin Owaisi (ANI image) NEW DELHI: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi will kickstart his party’s Bihar Assembly election campaign with a four-day “Seemanchal Nyay Yatra” from September 24 to 27 in the Seemanchal region of the state.According to a release from AIMIM on Tuesday, the Yatra will begin from Kishanganj and cover various Assembly constituencies in…
