An employee whose statutory “wages” are up to Rs 25,000 will now fall within mandatory PF coverage. The government’s decision to increase the provident fund wage ceiling from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 is one of the most significant social security reforms in recent years. The move is expected to expand provident fund, pension and…
The selloff was not limited to large-cap stocks. The Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices each fell. Stock market crash today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, tanked in trade on Thursday on weak global cues and a sharp rise in US yields.The stock market came under heavy selling pressure,…
Nearly two decades ago, rapper 50 Cent (Curtis James Jackson) joined an effort to transform an underused community garden in Queens into a public green space designed for gardening, recreation and community gatherings. Today, the site continues to carry his name as the Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Community Garden.The project began in 2007 and had…
Less than a year after completion, the newly built mansion at 46 Cliff Road in Belvedere hit the market. The waterfront mansion is asking $32 million, the San Francisco Business Times reported. The three-storey home sprawls across 5,000 square feet with four bedrooms, five bathrooms, and what may be its most prized perk: direct access…
The government has decided to advance the payment of salaries, wages and pensions for central government employees. Bank strike from September 28-30: In lieu of the upcoming three-day bank strike from September 28 to September 30, the Finance Ministry has asked all ministries and departments to arrange for the advance payment of September salaries.The salaries…
An Oklahoma homeowner who bought five acres of land from his grandfather in 1994 has learned that local authorities claim ownership of a narrow strip of land right next to his house, which is now set to be sold at a public tax auction. Thirty-two years after buying the rural property, the homeowner was told…
The building has moved to Pioneer Village for restoration and display. (Pictures: Cowboy state daily) A weathered cabin that spent decades being used as a storage shed behind a building on Main Street in Lander, Wyoming, has been identified as a late 19th-century Chinese laundry and bathhouse. The building belonged to Sam Sing, one of…
In 2020, George Floyd’s memorial GoFundMe raised $14.7 million; six years later, three of his siblings are asking brother Philonise for a full accounting of the fundraiser and its distributions (Image Credit: ANGELA WEISS/ Getty Images) When George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis in May 2020, donations quickly poured into a GoFundMe campaign created to…
Oak Ridge scientists spent eight weeks 3D-printing a nearly 2-ton steel mold measuring 6 feet tall (Image Credit: Baker Industries) A team at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has spent eight weeks 3D-printing a massive steel mold that stands 6 feet tall, measures 4 feet wide and weighs nearly 2…
Macquarie has started coverage of NSE with an Outperform rating and assigned a target price of Rs 1,965. NSE share price today: Shares of National Stock Exchange (NSE) made a subdued debut on Thursday, opening at Rs 1,800 per share on the BSE. The listing price saw a premium of less than 1% over the…
