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APTF members stage protest in Ongole demanding to resolve teachers’ issues

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APTF members stage protest in Ongole demanding to resolve teachers’ issues

APTF State president Chennupati Manjula participates in a protest demanding resolution of financial issues in the State-level education sector, at Prakasam Bhavan in Ongole on April 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Kommuri Srinivas The Andhra Pradesh Teachers’ Federation (APTF) president Chennupati Manjula has participated in a protest at Prakasam Bhavan in Ongole, Prakasam district, on…

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Bharat Bandh LIVE: Trade unions take to streets across States amid nationwide strike against Centre’s ‘anti-worker’ policies

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Bharat Bandh LIVE: Trade unions take to streets across States amid nationwide strike against Centre’s ‘anti-worker’ policies

Members of various trade unions hit the streets in parts of Jharkhand during the ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Thursday (February 12, 2026). Banking, insurance and coal sectors have been affected by the strike, Bank of India (BOI) Employees’ Union State deputy general secretary Umesh Das said. Left parties and the Congress have also extended their support…

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Palaniswami’s refusal to commit himself to Old Pension Scheme shows that it is unfeasible

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Palaniswami’s refusal to commit himself to Old Pension Scheme shows that it is unfeasible

The demographic data of the pensioners reveal that between 2017 and 2025, the strength of the pensioners, aged 80 and above, rose by 1.7 times — from 41,489 to 1,13,380. | Photo Credit: Getty Images AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami’s refusal to commit himself to the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for the State government employees and…

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On Pension Row, Nirmala Sitharaman’s Sharp Counter To Congress’ “U-Turn” Jab

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On Pension Row, Nirmala Sitharaman’s Sharp Counter To Congress’ “U-Turn” Jab

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (File). New Delhi: Finance Minister on Tuesday joined the government’s pushback against the Congress’s “government of U-turns” jibe over the Unified Pension Scheme, or UPS, proposal. “We are not a government of U-turns… we give flexible, choice-driven governance,” she shot back. The Finance Minister criticised the Congress for failing to…

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Union Budget 2024-25: Deduction of expenditure by employers towards New Pension Scheme is proposed to be increased to 14%

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Union Budget 2024-25: Deduction of expenditure by employers towards New Pension Scheme is proposed to be increased to 14%

Employees gather at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi, during the “Pension Shankhnaad Maharally”. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23 said a solution will be evolved with respect to the New Pension Scheme (NPS) that will address relevant issues and ensure fiscal prudence. Last year, the finance ministry…

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Morning Digest | AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam; CBI arrests four for abduction, killing of two Meitei students, and more 

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Morning Digest | AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam; CBI arrests four for abduction, killing of two Meitei students, and more 

Women take part in a candlelight vigil against the “killing” of two missing students by unknown miscreants and demand peace in Manipur, Imphal. File | Photo Credit: PTI Four arrested in Manipur for abduction, killing of two Meitei students The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested four people, including two women, for their…

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AAP Leader Sanjay Singh To Raise Issue Of Old Pension Scheme In Parliament When Membership Gets Invoked

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AAP Leader Sanjay Singh To Raise Issue Of Old Pension Scheme In Parliament When Membership Gets Invoked

Sanjay Singh questioned system where MLAs and MPs receive pensions for their entire lives New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh announced his intention to raise the issue of the Old Pension Scheme in Parliament when his membership in the Rajya Sabha is revoked. He expressed his concern for the employees of the…

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States Shifting To Old Pension Scheme Major Step Backwards: RBI Article

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States Shifting To Old Pension Scheme Major Step Backwards: RBI Article

Recently, some states have announced reversal to the OPS from NPS. (Representational) Mumbai: States reverting to the old pension scheme is a “major step backwards” and may take the fiscal stress of states to “unsustainable levels” in the medium to long term, according to an article by RBI staffers. The article by Rachit Solanki, Somnath…

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