Meghan’s ‘Spotlight Hijack’? Royal Fans Fume As Glam Night Out CLASHES With Charles’ Birthday March

Cassie’s Friend Bana Says Diddy’s Fury Still Haunts Her Bryana ‘Bana’ Bongolan’s courtroom testimony left everyone in stunned silence. She alleged that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs lifted her over a 17th-floor balcony during a rage-fueled outburst, holding her suspended in the air for nearly 15 seconds while screaming profanities. Moments later, she says, he yanked her […]

Irdai chief post vacant since March, reforms stall

MUMBAI: Plans to revamp the insurance sector are in limbo, with key reforms stalling after Irdai chairman Debashish Panda left office in March. The post remains vacant, leaving the sector without regulatory leadership at a time when several major initiatives are awaiting rollout.The most ambitious among them is Bima Sugam, a unified digital marketplace for […]

Economy

FinMin calls for stringent measures to continue govt schemes beyond March 31, 2026

A sanitation worker cleans the premises of the Ministry of Finance | Photo Credit: ANI The Finance Ministry has called for a strict approach to rationalise Central Sector Schemes (CSs) and Centrally-Sponsored Schemes (CSSs), which have been proposed to be continued after March 31, 2026. Documents seen by businessline revealed that during a workshop chaired […]

Economy

India GDP growth likely accelerated in March quarter on rural demand, state spending

India’s economic growth likely picked up pace in the January–March quarter, buoyed by stronger rural demand and higher government spending, even as private firms delayed investments amid global uncertainties. Gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to have grown 6.7 per cent year-on-year in the March quarter, up from 6.2 per cent in the previous three […]

ESIC job creation rises 5.8% in March, adding 1.63 million employees, almost half under 25

Formal employment under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) surged in March, with new job creation increasing by 5.79%, reaching 1.63 million, up from 1.54 million in February, provisional payroll data released by the ministry of labour and employment on Friday said.The data also revealed a 33.9% rise in establishments joining the social security umbrella […]

Economy

EPFO adds 14.58 lakh net members during March 2025

EPFO enrolled around 7.54 lakh new subscribers in March 2025, representing a 2.03 per cent increase over February 2025 and 0.98 per cent year-on-year growth compared to March 2024, Ministry of Labour & Employment said The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) added 14.58 lakh net members during March 2025, registering an on-year increase of 1.15 […]