The biggest impact is likely to be on employees whose PF wages fall between Rs 15,000 and Rs 25,000 per month. For many employees, provident fund (PF) is a deduction they notice on their salary slip every month but rarely think about until they change jobs, need funds for an emergency or start planning for…
Benjamin Franklin (Image: Wikipedia) Life gets measured in years, but it is really defined by what actually happens inside them. A line widely credited to Benjamin Franklin puts that gap sharply. “Many people die at twenty-five and aren’t buried until they are seventy-five,” it goes. It is obviously not describing literal death. It is describing…
One of the biggest milestones parents eagerly wait for is their baby’s first independent step. Every stumble and every tiny stride feels like progress. So when a claim goes viral saying that diapers can set babies back by “four to eight weeks of walking practice,” it’s understandable that many parents feel alarmed.Should babies spend more…
IIT Madras alumnus clears UPSC, joins civil services, then walks away: ‘Things take a toll’ Clearing UPSC is a goal that many aspirants spend years working towards. But after achieving that goal and entering government service, some may still find themselves questioning whether the career is right for them. Bharani Vlsvss, an IIT Madras alumnus…
Some scientists make discoveries. Others create entirely new ways of understanding the universe. Harish-Chandra belonged to the latter group. Born in Kanpur in 1923, he began his academic career as a physicist and earned his doctorate at the University of Cambridge under Nobel laureate Paul Dirac. During this period, he identified a mathematical error in…
Shatrughan Sinha backs Sonakshi Sinha for supporting Sonam Wangchuk, his team thanks her for solidarity: ‘My darling daughter makes me more proud today’ Veteran actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha has publicly praised daughter Sonakshi Sinha for speaking in support of activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar…
Sixty metres beneath one of southern Africa’s driest landscapes lies a world that seems strangely detached from everything above it. The surface of the Kalahari Desert is defined by heat, sparse vegetation and long stretches of rocky ground, yet hidden underneath part of this vast region is a body of water so large that it…
9 dead as Russia, Ukraine trade fresh strikes after deadly Kryvyi Rih attack. Photo credit: AP At least seven people were killed in fresh Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine on Saturday, while three people died in a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia’s Krasnodar region.The latest strikes came a day after a Russian attack…
Happy Birthday 7 October 2026 — Know What Numbers Whisper About Your Next 12 MonthsHappy Birthday! Your birth date has brought you here, so let us have a deep insight into what your numbers hold for you in the upcoming 12 months.Personal yearFor the next 12 months, you will be under the influence of Number…
AI representation/ChatGPT What does a man accused in one of India’s biggest medical entrance exam controversies choose to read while behind bars? For Dhananjay Nivrutti Lokhande, currently lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail in the NEET-UG paper leak case, the answer is a mix of devotional texts and a book on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. As per…
An electoral poster reads “No war, Yes to Swiss neutrality” is posted along a road in Epagny, Switzerland (AP) Switzerland has voted against a proposal aimed at tightening the country’s long-standing policy of neutrality, with 70 per cent of voters rejecting the measure in a nationwide referendum on Sunday.The proposal was backed by the right-wing…
General:The week opens on a pleasing note, Libra, and you may feel that several loose ends are finally tying themselves together. Early in the week, your confidence shows on your face and in your voice. People respond to you warmly. At home, too, there is a cooperative mood, and if there has been a pending…
