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Making a good announcement ahead of Diwali, the government has decided to keep the interest rate unchanged on employees' provident fund at 8.5% for the financial year 2020-21, said media reports on October 29. Reportedly, the rate will benefit over five crore users of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). Earlier in 2019-20, the rate was reduced to 8.5% from 8.65% for 2018-19.
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited informed about approved investment for several projects. The decision was taken by the board of Directors of the company in their meeting held on March 6. The Power Grid approved investment for Eastern… read-more
TAGS: Projects, Power Grid, Indian government, business, Growth
Conrad Sangma, the Chief of NPP, which recently won the Meghalaya Assembly elections, sworn in as the CM of Meghalaya. On March 7, Sangma took the oath at Raj Bhavan, in Shillong and will handle the office as state CM for the second consecutive… read-more
TAGS: Conrad Sangma, Meghalaya CM, oath taking ceremony, Indian Politics
An Indian-origin woman Roma Gupta (63) has died while her daughter Reeva Gupta (33) and the 23-year-old pilot instructor were injured in a small plane crash in the New York area. The incident occurred on March… read-more
TAGS: pilot, plane crash, Indian Origin Woman, Death, Demonstration Plane
In a major boost to the Atmarnirbhar India, the Indian Navy successfully undertook MRSAM (Medium Range Surface to Air Missile) firing from INS Visakhapatnam. On March 7, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the Indian Navy, for the… read-more
TAGS: Indian Navy, Rajnath Singh, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Union government, INS Vizag
An official of the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) confirmed the arrival of first metro train in Agra Metro Station. Notably, the yellow train will be the first train for the upcoming Metro Project in Agra, constructed by Yogi… read-more
TAGS: Agra Metro Station, metro train, Yogi Government, Automobiles, Indian Transport
A native of Andhra Pradesh, Srikanth Degala, a 39-year-old Indian-origin man has died in the US after a passenger train struck him when he was walking on tracks in New Jersey. Getting into details, the pedestrian was hit by an Amtrak train en… read-more
TAGS: Andhra Pradesh, died, Train Accident, Indian origin
