Pension fund regulator PFRDA has launched the second proof of concept (POC) of ‘NPS Swasthya’, an initiative aimed at integrating retirement planning with healthcare funding, PTI reported.The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) said the National Pension System (NPS) Swasthya is a multi-partner framework designed to provide financial and health security.Under the initiative, Medi…
US stock markets rallied sharply on Wednesday while crude oil prices plunged toward $90 per barrel after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, easing fears of prolonged supply disruptions, AP reported.The S&P 500 surged 2.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1,332 points, or 2.9%, and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 2.9%…
The rupee appreciated 52 paise to close at 92.54 against the US dollar on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week suspension of military strikes against Iran and the Reserve Bank kept policy rates unchanged, PTI reported.Forex traders said investor sentiment improved following Governor Sanjay Malhotra’s assurance that recent forex measures do not…
In late January 1977, New York state’s neurobiological science was challenged by meteorology with an anomalous blizzard or ground blizzard that moved snow from Lake Erie into Buffalo using sustained winds of near hurricane speeds (69 miles per hour). Normally, when it snows, clouds supply the snow that accumulates on the ground from the sky….
Harmeet Dhillon, a senior US Justice Department official of Indian origin, stirred a row after attending the wedding celebrations of a key organiser of the January 6 rally, even as reports suggest she could be in line for a promotion in the DOJ.Photos shared on social media show Dhillon at the Palm Beach wedding festivities…
Pakistani truck driver Dawood Hussain, illegally staying in the US, arrested three years after killing a Maryland man in a roadcrash. A Pakistani man has finally been caughter by the authorities in the US, three years after he caused a fatal crash that killed a Maryland man in 2023. The arrest, however, was not done…
For decades, the US and its allies poured billions into cyberattacks, assassinations of scientists, economy-destroying sanctions and grueling diplomacy to block Iran’s nuclear ambitions.Yet after a brutal month-long war with joint US-Israeli forces, Tehran may have gained something deadlier than any atomic bomb from President Donald Trump: Dominance over the Strait of Hormuz.On Wednesday, the…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has kept income tax slabs unchanged for FY 2026–27, continuing the same structure that applied in FY 2025–26 under both the new tax regime and the old tax regime. With the new Income Tax Act set to come into force in the coming months, expectations of major tax relief were already…
India has pushed back firmly against U.S. claims that it will stop buying Russian oil amid a new trade deal with Washington, insisting that energy security for 1.4 billion Indians is its “supreme priority.” New Delhi’s Ministry of External Affairs said decisions on crude imports are driven by market realities, not political pressure, and that…
