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WITHDRAW YOUR PF DIRECTLY FROM ATMs FROM NEXT YR: LABOUR SECY

NEW DELHI: The Labour Ministry is upgrading its IT systems to provide enhanced services to the country's massive workforce.

Centre may raise green bond target by 25% in FY26

NEW DELHI: The government plans to raise ₹25,000-26,000 crore through sovereign green bonds in the next financial year, marking a 25% increase from its ₹20,000 crore target for FY25, to boost financing for climate-friendly projects, two people familiar with the matter told Mint.

India to regain growth momentum in Q3: Goyal

NEW DELHI: India's economy will regain its higher growth momentum in the third quarter and achieve the estimated growth rate to remain the world's fastest growing economy in 2024-25, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.

Options fever begins to cool as Sebi curbs kick in

The number of index options traded plunged 30% in week ended December 6

Macron seeks political deal to appoint new premier, end deadlock

French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a political deal that would allow him to both name a new prime minister and \"guarantee the stability of the country\", following the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a spokesperson for the outgoing government has said.

BRAZIL PRESIDENT UNDERGOES NEW PROCEDURE AFTER 1ST BRAIN SURGERY

SAO PAULO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent a procedure on Thursday morning to stop persistent bleeding on the surface of his brain, following an unplanned head surgery earlier this week, his doctors told reporters in Sao Paulo.

Fingerprints, ballistics, Reddit writings: How the CEO death case evolved

NEW YORK: Luigi Mangione's arrest this week over the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson in Manhattan has failed to fill in some key details of the shocking killing that has gripped the U.S.

Macron seeks political deal to appoint new premier, end deadlock

French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a political deal that would allow him to both name a new prime minister and \"guarantee the stability of the country\", following the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a spokesperson for the outgoing government has said.

Israeli PM appears ready for Gaza ceasefire deal: US NSA

Some of Netanyahu's critics have accused him of stalling in negotiations, while Israel has repeatedly blamed Palestine's Hamas for delays

Trump invites Xi to inauguration, expert calls it 'diplomatic theatre'

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other foreign leaders to his inauguration next month in Washington, a Trump transition spokesperson said on Thursday, but experts said that Xi was not likely to attend.

Nudging government to conserve wetlands

The Supreme Court's order on Wednesday to states to protect 30,000 additional wetlands, over the 2.01 lakh already being conserved under a 2017 order, is a timely intervention.

Supreme Court draws the line

Directive to lower courts to keep off pleas seeking to undermine the Places of Worship Act is timely

Battle against low visibility takes off in Indian aviation

As we head into the annual winter chaos in aviation—the fog that envelopes large parts of North India in December and January—a feeling of dread begins to accompany all ticket bookings by passengers coming into the region.

The US deep state and its discontents

The idea of a State within a State is not entirely imaginary. With the political rise of Trump, the spectre of a deep state has become a bugbear in Right-wing circles

DRDO: New light tank test-fired successfully with accurate results

NEW DELHI: India's new light tank Zorawar, designed for rapid deployment and high mobility in the mountains, has achieved a \"major milestone\" by firing several rounds at different ranges at an altitude of more than 4,200 metres, with accurate results, the defence ministry said on Thursday.

A candlelight revolution in the making in South Korea

The dramatic turn of events in South Korea, initiated by President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on December 3, has plunged the country into a political crisis.

SIX KILLED AFTER FIRE ENGULFS TN PRIVATE HOSPITAL

DINDIGUL: Six people were killed on Thursday after a massive fire broke out at a private hospital in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, officials familiar with the matter said.

HC REJECTS PLEA TO START PROBE INTO MOVIE INDUSTRY

The Delhi high court on Thursday refused to order an inquiry into gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment allegedly faced by female artists in the film industry, saying that it cannot direct a \"roving and fishing inquiry\" without a specific complaint.

'VERY SERIOUS': HC ON VIP DARSHAN AT SABARIMALA

KOCHI: The Kerala high court on Thursday admonished the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which administers the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala, and the chief police coordinator over \"VIP darshan\" provided to actor Dileep at the temple on December 5 during the ongoing annual pilgrimage.

Ex-coal secy among 6 acquitted in 2012 case

A Delhi court has acquitted former Union coal secretary HC Gupta, and five others, including two senior officials from the ministry of coal (MoC), in a high-profile corruption and criminal conspiracy case related to a coal block allocation in Odisha in 2012.

Oppn MPs may submit notice in RS today to impeach HC judge

NEW DELHI: Lawmakers from the INDIA bloc are likely to submit a notice on Friday to move a motion for the impeachment of Allahabad high court judge justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, whose controversial comments on Muslims and majoritarianism at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad event earlier this week sparked a controversy.

4 schoolgirls walking back home crushed to death by truck in Kerala

Four Class 8 students of a government school died on Thursday after a truck ran them over while they were returning home after taking an examination, at Kalladikode in Kerala, police said.

WOMAN KILLS KIDS, DIES BY SUICIDE IN ACT OF REVENGE

BENGALURU: A 35-year-old woman allegedly killed her two children and died by suicide in Bengaluru to \"punish her husband for mistreating her\", police said on Thursday.

TMC MP SUBMITS PRIVILEGE NOTICE AGAINST RIJIJU

Trinamool Congress's Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose on Thursday submitted a privilege motion notice against parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju for allegedly making a derogatory remark against opposition leaders in the Upper House.

Disaster management bill passed in Lok Sabha amid Oppn uproar

NEW DELHI: The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday despite strong criticism from Opposition members.

MANUFACTURING COOPS TO GET 15% LOWER TAX RATES: AMIT SHAH IN RS

Newly set up cooperatives that undertake manufacturing activities will get benefits of lower tax rate of 15%, as is available to new manufacturing firms, Union minister for home and cooperation Amit Shah said in a reply in Parliament.

RS impasse continues as MPs refuse to relent

NEW DELHI: There was no let-up in the acrimony between the government and the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, with both sides hardening their stance—the government demanding an explanation on Congress leadership’s alleged links with billionaire George Soros and the Opposition demanding a probe into the allegations of wrongdoing against the Adani Group.

Stage set for govt, Oppn face-off on Constitution in House today

NEW DELHI: Lawmakers will begin on Friday a rare and landmark debate on the Constitution to mark the 75th year of its adoption against the backdrop of a bitter political face-off between the government and the Opposition that has jammed Parliament and embroiled even the vice-president with the INDIA bloc demanding his removal.

CJI KHANNA FIRM ON ADMINISTRATIVE LISTING DECISIONS

In a case that brought to life several forgotten aspects of the country's legal and sociopolitical history, the Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed a claim to take back a piece of land gifted 70 years ago on grounds of non-compliance with an unusual condition: life-long, unpaid service.

Mohan Babu booked for bid to murder journalist

HYDERABAD: An attempt to murder charge has been added to the case filed against veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu in connection with the alleged attack on a 35-year-old video journalist, police said on Thursday.