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NEW DELHI: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation is readying the framework to provide social security to millions employed in the unorganised sector and exempted establishments, gig workers and people who are self-employed – presently not part of its network – allowing them to deduct a part of their income for a universal provident fund scheme.The accumulation…

NEW DELHI: WHO has issued new global guidelines saying up to 45% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by tackling risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, physical inactivity and, for the first time, air pollution, while advising against the routine use of vitamin and omega-3 supplements for dementia prevention in…

India’s Jasprit Bumrah and teammates celebrate (ANI Photo) England opener Ben Duckett entered the record books for an unwanted reason after becoming the first England batter ever to be dismissed off the very first ball of an innings against India in One-Day Internationals. Jasprit Bumrah needed just one delivery to provide India with the ideal…

US President Donald Trump is expected to allege previously unreported Chinese interference in US elections during a primetime address on Thursday, including claims that Beijing compromised US voter data and that the CIA was aware of the activity but did not inform him during his first term, according to a report by CBS News, citing…

NEW DELHI: Amid reports that govt is looking to reintroduce delimitation bill in the Monsoon session, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge Thursday wrote to PM Narendra Modi, urging him to call an all-party meeting to discuss the revised Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill.Kharge wrote that he had repeatedly asked the parliamentary affairs minister for an all-party meeting…

NEW DELHI: A bill providing for punishment for any insult or obstruction to singing of Vande Mataram will be introduced in Lok Sabha in Parliament’s session starting July 20. The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, cleared by the Union Cabinet earlier, comes after guidelines issued by the home ministry made playing or…

NEW DELHI: In an important clarification to its two-year-old judgement against ‘bulldozer justice’, Supreme Court said its ruling does not bar use of bulldozers to remove rampant illegal constructions and encroachments on public land following compliance with the procedure laid down in municipal laws.Refusing to adjudicate individual contempt petitions alleging demolition of houses, mosques and…

NEW DELHI: NEET-UG 2026 saw a sharp rise in top scores after the paper-leak controversy and nationwide retest, with Punjab’s Aryan Gupta topping the exam with a 715 score. Haryana’s Panshul Bansal who also scored 715 out of 720 is the second topper based on a tie-breaker rule. Their score was 29 marks higher than…

The French captain and star player Kylian Mbappé experienced a tough loss against Spain in the quarter finals of the 2026 World Cup as it crushed the dreams of millions in the country, sparking chaos among fans. While France gears up to face England in the next few hours, a rumor about Kylian Mbappé changing…

NEW DELHI: Flagging the introduction of a third language in schools, Supreme Court Thursday said the decision to introduce it at the Class IX level would put unnecessary stress on students preparing for board examinations.A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan made the observation while hearing Tamil Nadu govt’s appeal against a…