Central forces deployed in Bengaluru after violence over PF

IMAGE: Police charges the garment workers who were protesting against the new EPF withdrawal norms in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Photograph: PTI Photo Caught off guard by sudden eruption of violence......

Prasada Rao named interim DGP of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh government oN Monday appointed B Prasada Rao, an IPS officer of 1979 batch, as the Director General of Police on an ad hoc basis following retirement of incumbent V Dinesh Reddy.......

The Aadhaar Nightmare

In a reputed school in Delhi, two sets of parents rushed to get Aadhaar cards made on being told that without them their children would not be allowed to appear for the final Board examination.In......

Railways and a recipe for disaster

The twin-train derailments within minutes of each other that killed 25 people in Madhya Pradesh on August 5, 2015, is being blamed on flash floods. S Pushpavanam wonders if that is the only reason.......

EPFO panel grants tax exemption to 68 private PF trusts

An empowered committee of the retirement fund body EPFO on Friday approved granting regular tax exemption to 68 private provident fund trusts, which would provide tax benefits for subscribers of......

EPFO panel grants tax exemption to 20 private PF trusts

An empowered committee of the retirement fund body EPFO has   approved granting regular tax exemption to 20 private provident fund trusts, which would provide tax benefits for subscribers......

Pvt co to manage informal sector pension fund

The Centre has decided to appoint a private fund manager to manage the proposed social security scheme fund for the informal sector, to be launched on January 23.Disclosing this in Kolkata,......

EPFO to contest tax demand on PF

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation is ready to take on the tax departments over the issue of income tax and service tax demands raised on the organisation.The EPFO had approached the finance......