Many employees and pensioners who are eligible to apply for higher pension from the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) are complaining on Twitter that they are unable to submit their application forms. This is happening when there are less than four days left to submit the applications for higher pension. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)…
WhatsApp message is doing the rounds claiming that the government may have control over users’ WhatsApp. This is a false message as WhatsApp has not made any changes to its system and the government does not have access to anyone’s WhatsApp. The message reads – “Two blue ticks, and one red tick means the government…
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation 2023 Jobs Recruitment Notification. IRCTC inviting applications for the positions of Group General Manager/Services. Interested and Eligible candidates can apply for the positions. Last Date for Submission of Application is on 03rd July, 2023. No.of Posts and Vacancies :- Group General Manager/Services – Various Posts Job Location – New…
The health authorities in the United Kingdom are back on alert after a new variant of the Covid-19 virus is proliferating at a fast pace. As per the news agency PTI, the sub-variant named EG.5.1 (nicknamed Eris) is spreading quickly in the country. Notably, the variant Eris was recognized only on 31 July after the…
Petrol and diesel prices today, 19 July, 2023: Petrol and diesel prices today remained stable. Going by the fuel prices at major cities in the country today, the petrol price in Delhi is at Rs. 96.72 per litre and the diesel price at Rs. 89.62. The petrol prices in Hyderabad remained at Rs. 109.66 per…
Recently, the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) introduced a new investment plan called the LIC Index Plus Plan. This plan is for individuals and involves regular premium payments. According to LIC, the plan provides both life insurance coverage and savings for the entire policy term. After the initial five-year lock-in period, policyholders have the…
Senior Citizens Saving Scheme (SCSS Scheme) accounts are available to anyone over 60, 55 for retirees on superannuation, under a voluntary or special voluntary scheme, or 50 for retired members of the armed forces (with the exception of civil defence staff). Under this scheme, depositors are permitted to open several accounts, with a total maximum…
New Delhi: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has introduced fresh guidelines for withdrawing pensions through the National Pension System (NPS), set to be effective from February 1, 2024. These regulations outline conditions for subscribers looking to make partial withdrawals from their pension accounts. According to the updated rules, subscribers can withdraw a…
Indian Railways to redesign Vande BharatIndian Railways is set to introduce a new sleeper variant of the popular Vande Bharat Express, expanding its premium train offerings. The Integral Coach Factory in Chennai is working on creating a prototype sleeper Vande Bharat train, which should be rolled out in around 24 months. Manufacturing of 200 Vande…
My mother, a homemaker, has been getting a monthly family pension of ₹50,000 ever since my father died a few years ago. When she was 50 years old, she received a lump sum corpus of ₹60 lakh from various sources after tax deduction. She invests ₹10,000 per month in the SBI Bluechip Fund. Now, she…