The Department of Posts has approved a Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 60 days’ emoluments for eligible postal employees for the year 2025-26. The approval also covers ex-gratia bonus payments for regularly engaged Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) and ad-hoc bonuses for eligible full-time casual labourers and temporary-status casual labourers. According to the Department of…
An IT professional, Mohammad Aslam, and his wife, Farhana, were discovered dead in their Gurgaon apartment. GURGAON: An email sent to his employer at around 7am, saying “we are leaving this world”, set off a chain of events that led to the discovery of an IT professional and his wife dead in their Gurgaon apartment…
While Patrick Mahomes rules the NFL, Brittany Mahomes Is building her own women’s soccer legacy with the Kansas City current’s $140 million stadium Patrick Mahomes has spent years making a name for himself in the NFL, winning Super Bowls and becoming one of the most recognised quarterbacks in American football. But while his career with…
Akshay Kumar has often spoken about the values instilled in him by his father, and the actor once revealed that he remains the biggest influence on his life. A while ago, Akshay opened up about the lessons he continues to follow and expressed hope that his son, Aarav, would carry forward the same values.During a…
Trouble erupted when police asked YSRCP nominees and supporters to wait, as TDP candidates were already inside the nomination centre. TIRUPATI: After Punganur, violent clashes erupted between the TDP and the YSRCP at multiple places across Kadapa district on the second day of the nominations filing phase on Saturday.At former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan…
‘It went on like a normal day till it wasn’t,’ Smit recalled MUMBAI: Two hours into the flight from Dubai to Tel Avivi, flydubai commander, Capt Smit Machchar was checking landing time and fuel figures on the computer when something struck hard at the back of his head. He thought part of his Boeing 737’s…
American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and his brother David Zimmerman sold their 25-acre Scottish Highlands estate for £4,257,650 in December 2023, nearly doubling the £2.2 million they paid for it in 2006. According to STV News, the 16-bedroom Aultmore House was bought by whisky producer Angus Dundee Distillers after Dylan and his brother had not visited…
LSU continues to deal with injury concerns, as Princewill Umanmielen has become the latest Tigers player to go down during a game. Princewell Umanmielen appeared to get hurt while bringing down an opponent. (Instagram @hoodiiewill_) Princeweill Umanmielen suffers injury scare Umanmielen appeared to get hurt while bringing down an opponent during the opening quarter of…
Senior citizen FD rates: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced its bi-monthly monetary policy on October 7, with Governor Sanjay Malhotra announcing a 25-basis-point repo rate hike from 5.25 per cent to 5.50 per cent. The decision was announced following the conclusion of the Monetary Policy Committee’s three-day meeting. Following the rate hike, banks…
France’s interior ministry reported “a growing number of violent incidents” across the country, including assaults on police officers, looting and damage to public buildings. Several people were injured in clashes. More than 270 people were arrested across France on Saturday as protests over rising living costs turned violent. Cars were set ablaze, shops looted, and…
