The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has now allowed National Pension System (NPS) subscribers to deposit their contributions through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) QR code directly under the D-Remit process. How this new initiative by PFRDA will benefit NPS subscribers “The introduction of QR code – UPI for D-Remit (Direct Remittance) would […]
IRCTC Announces Ayodhya To Rameshwaram Temple Tour Package; All You Need To Know
Ahead of the grand opening of the Ayodhya Ram temple next month, people have started making reservations to visit the holy city. Flights and the semi-high-speed train Vande Bharat are scheduled to commence operations on December 30. Indian Railways is introducing a tour package from Ayodhya to Rameshwaram, that includes visits to various temples in […]
Filing ITR? Selection Of A Regime Now Mandatory For Tax Payers
Three months before the end of the fiscal year, the Income Tax (IT) Department has made the Income Tax Return (ITR) form available for submission. The form used to file returns has undergone significant modifications from the department once more. Taxpayers will need to exercise extreme caution while filling out the ITR form and submitting […]
Commercial LPG Cylinder Prices Cut By Rs 39.5; Check Latest Rates In Delhi, Mumbai And Other Cities
In a relief for consumers, oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Friday reduced the prices of commercial cooking gas (LPG) by Rs 39.50 per 19-kg cylinder in line with softening international benchmarks. However, the price of domestic LPG — used in household kitchens for cooking purposes — remained unchanged at Rs 903 per 14.2-kg cylinder. After […]
Follow These 5 Tips To Secure Your WhatsApp Chats From Being Tracked
WhatsApp offers encryption for chats, videos and even your voice notes but even then many security experts claim that messaging apps are not totally safe which WhatsApp regularly defends and rightly so. Recently, there have been many instances of surveillance which raises the threat factor for special individuals, giving access to their data and phone […]
Tightening Aadhaar Security, Passport-Like Verification Soon For 18+ Individuals: Report
Aadhaar Card Verification: Individuals above 18 seeking to obtain an Aadhaar for the first time will undergo physical verification, with the state government’s consent, as per the recent announcement by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). According to a report by ToI, the state government, and not UIDAI Identific will henceforth conduct verification for […]
7th Pay Commission: Punjab Govt Hikes DA by 4%, To Be Effective From December 1
7th Pay Commission: The Punjab government has announced a 4 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees, with effect from December 1, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Monday. With the latest hike, the DA will increase to 38 per cent, Punjab State Ministerial Services Union (PSMSU) President Amrik Singh […]
No Plans Of Reverting To Old Pension Scheme: Centre
The Central Government has no plan to shift back to the old pension scheme (OPS), which five states have already opted for. This was shared by them in a written statement in Lok Sabha on Monday. The Centre also underlined that accumulated contributions of the subscribers cannot be used by states to revert to the […]
WhatsApp Tests ‘Reply Bar’ Feature For Status Updates: All Details Here
WhatsApp continues to add a slew of new features to keep the user experience fresh and updated. Now, the latest feature expected to come soon to the Meta-owned app is a reply bar for status updates. As reported by WABetaInfo, this feature, currently in beta, allows users to easily interact with another user’s status update. […]
Google Files Will Soon Allow You To Search For Images, PDFs Based On Their Contents
There must have been situations in your life when you wanted to find an important file on your mobile device but couldn’t do so because of a random file name you chose when creating or saving it. This can cause a lot of frustration and hence wastes valuable time. But what if there were a […]