The Centre’s newly notified EPF Scheme 2026 could reshape how provident fund contributions work for higher-salaried employees. Under the new framework, mandatory EPF contributions will effectively remain capped at ₹1,800 per month each from employer and employee, calculated as 12% of the current statutory wage ceiling of ₹15,000. Any contribution beyond that amount will now…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Thursday wrote to the two Trinamool Congress factions, one led by Mamata Banerjee and the other by Ritabrata Banerjee, regarding their claims and counter-claims with respect to the organisational elections and authorised signatories of the party.Sources in the EC told TOI that the two groups have been…
BENGALURU: Artificial Intelligence has helped scientists unlock a century of the Sun’s history by analysing hand-drawn observations from the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, turning fragile paper records into a valuable digital archive that could improve understanding of long-term solar activity and future space weather.In a study published in The Astrophysical Journal, researchers led by Dibya Kirti…
Indian tech firm HCLTech has signed a major deal with a Europe-based Fortune Global 50 firm to establish an artificial intelligence model for the latter. This is one of the biggest deals announced by an Indian tech firm this year. HCLTech is a global technology company and calls itself “home to more than 227,000 people…
Croatia’s Igor Matanovic (20) reacts (AP Photo/Sam Balkansky) NEW DELHI: Croatia’s dramatic stoppage-time equaliser against Portugal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup was ruled out after a lengthy VAR review, a decision that ultimately proved decisive in their heartbreaking exit from the tournament.The controversy unfolded in the 103rd minute of the Round of 32 clash…
The couple pledged millions to food banks, children’s hospitals, educational initiatives and animal welfare organizations across the country.Image credit (Instagram) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have announced a major charitable donation of $26 million to at least 20 organizations across the United States this week. The timing of the contributions comes ahead of a wedding…
Long before they became fashionable, millets were a regular part of meals across rural India. Crops like bajra, jowar and ragi were valued because they could survive droughts and provide reliable harvests. As rice and wheat became symbols of prosperity, millet consumption steadily declined. Today, the tide has turned. Rich in fibre, minerals and complex…
Tesla Share Price dropped 8 per cent Tesla Share Price: Tesla shares fell as much as 8 per cent on July 2, even after the company reported its strongest second-quarter delivery numbers on record, in a reaction analysts described as investors selling on the news rather than reacting to weak results. The electric vehicle maker…
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck Indonesia’s Halmahera region on Friday morning, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).The quake occurred at 10:31 AM local time (02:31 UTC), with its epicenter located at 1.8° North and 127.4° East, approximately 116 km north of Ternate, Indonesia. GFZ reported the depth of the quake…
The State Bank of Vietnam set the USD/VND mid-point at 25,203 on July 3. Interbank rates were quoted at 26,295/26,300, while unofficial market rates stood at 26,442/26,562. State-owned Saigon Jewelry Co. (SJC) quoted gold prices at 148.4 million/151.4 million dong per tael. The central bank allows the dong to trade within a ±5 per cent…
