New Delhi, Feb 25 (UNI) Retirement fund manager Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) added 16.05 lakh net members during the month of December 2024, an increase of 9.69% over the previous month. As per official payroll data released on Tuesday, EPFO enrolled around 8.47 lakh new subscribers in December 2024. An official release from the…
Pune, Feb 25 (UNI) Night temperatures were appreciably above normal (3.1°C to 5.0°C) at many places over Gujarat state; at isolated places over Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad and east Rajasthan; above normal (1.6°C to 3.0°C) at isolated places over west Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Tamil Nadu,…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Tuesday emphasised the crucial role of women peacekeepers in preventing and tackling gender-based violence and providing support and protection to survivors. Delivering the valedictory address at the conference on ‘Women in Peacekeeping – A Global South Perspective’ here, the Minister said,…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (UNI) Highlighting the rise of unconventional threats driven by modern technological advancements, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday called upon maritime forces, particularly the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), to stay vigilant against challenges like cyber attacks, data breaches, signal jamming, radar interference, and GPS spoofing, alongside traditional threats. Congratulating the personnel…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (UNI) The Director General Military Operations (DGMO) of Indian Army Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, visited Manipur to assess the situation along the Indo-Myanmar Border (IMB) and review the progress of ongoing border infrastructure development in the state. During his visit, Lt General Ghai called on the Governor of Manipur Ajay Kumar…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (UNI) A Delhi Special Court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the murder of two persons in Saraswati Vihar area during the Anti-Sikh riots. Special Judge for MPs/MLAs cases Kaveri Baweja after hearing arguments on behalf of Prosecution and Defence Counsel…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (UNI) Billionaire industrialist and Reliance Group Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday announced quadrupling its investment to Rs 50,000 crore in the state of Assam in the next five years from Rs 12,000 crore now. “In the coming years, Reliance will more than quadruple this investment in Assam to over Rs 50,000…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (UNI) The Delhi Legislative Assembly on Tuesday suspended 21 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs, including Leader of Opposition Atishi, for three days for creating ruckus and sloganeering during Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena’s address. Regarding the disruption caused by AAP MLAs during Mr. Saxena’s address, Cabinet Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh brought a…
Dubai, Feb 25 (UNI) The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 has approved Rehan Ahmed as a replacement for Brydon Carse in the England squad. Ahmed, who has played six ODIs, was named as a replacement after Carse was ruled out due to an injury to the toe. The replacement of…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) Vijayawada East coordinator Devineni Avinash after the Andhra Pradesh High Court rejected his plea earlier in a case related to allegedly ransacking the TDP Central office in Mangalagiri in 2021. Avinash was accused of allegedly ransacking the…
