Tag: interest

SCSS vs FDs: Senior citizens generally get a slightly better interest rate on bank fixed deposits (FDs) compared to other investors. Similarly, the government has special programs for them, like the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS). Both FDs and SCSS have some common features, like a fixed period of ...

NEW DELHI: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah accused the Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP on Sunday of inadvertently aiding the BJP by contesting elections against the INDIA bloc in Jammu and Kashmir. Despite being regional rivals, the PDP and the NC had aligned with the opposition coalition but were unable to ...

The said petitioners sought directions to CBI to investigate into the breaches alleged regarding the usage of allocated funds during the construction of the project. Published Date - 2 April 2024, 11:00 PM Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday remarked that public interest litigations ...

Despite China’s professed commitment to stability on the Korean peninsula, its tolerance of North Korea’s nuclear programme undermines these claims, leading to criticism that China lacks credibility when advocating for strategic cooperation with the US or discussing security concerns in the Asia-Pacific region.Even when South Korea attempted to attain ...

Chandigarh:Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced waiver of interest and penalty on certain crop loans and did not hike taxes as he presented a Rs 1.89 lakh crore budget for 2024-25 financial year. While announcing the budget proposals at a time when farmers have intensified their ...

Chandigarh: A day after a meeting with Union ministers, farmer leaders taking part in the ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation on Monday rejected the Centre’s proposal of procuring five crops at MSP, saying it wasn’t in farmers’ interest and announced that they will march towards the national capital on February 21.Earlier, ...

File Picture: Ghulam Nabi Azad Jammu Tawi, Feb 15: Taking a dig at the National Conference and People's Democratic Party, Democratic Progressive Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad accused both the parties of prioritising power over public interests. The former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir also criticised Pakistan ...

File Picture: Ghulam Nabi Azad Mendhar/Jammu, Feb 15: Taking a dig at the National Conference and People’s Democratic Party, Democratic Progressive Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad accused both the parties of prioritising power over public interests. The former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir ...

Gujarat Civil Aviation Minister Balvantsinh Rajput on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is never frightened to go anywhere, be it Pakistan or China border, or board a sea plane if it is in public interest. He was replying to Congress MLA Arjun Modhwadia, who asked if the ...

NEW DELHI, Feb 10: Retirement fund body EPFO on Saturday fixed a three-year high interest rate of 8.25 per cent on employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2023-24.In March 2023, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) had increased the interest rate on EPF marginally to 8.15 per cent for ...