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This time the holy festival of Dhanteras is being celebrated with great enthusiasm across the country, but just before the beginning of the festive season, the prices of precious metals have definitely affected the budget of the common man. After the ups and downs of the last few days in …

To spread happiness in the kitchens of poor and rural families on the auspicious occasion of Diwali, governments are gifting free LPG gas cylinders to the eligible beneficiaries of ‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana’ (PMUY). In states like Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Uttarakhand, as per the election promises and cabinet …

With the beginning of the morning, the latest prices of LPG have been released for crores of families and hotel-restaurant businessmen across the country. India’s leading oil marketing companies Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) have announced new price lists of …

The priority of every senior citizen after retirement is 100% protection of capital and a fixed, regular income from it. Amidst the ups and downs of the stock market and falling bank interest rates, the Post Office Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) has emerged as the most reliable investment option …

Central Railway has taken an important administrative step to handle the huge crowd of passengers leaving for their home districts in trains on the auspicious occasion of Diwali and Chhath festival and to prevent unpleasant incidents like stampedes at stations. The railway administration has temporarily closed the sale of platform …

Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) launched by the Central Government under the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ campaign is one of the most popular and safe small savings schemes in the country. Operated by post offices and authorized nationalized banks, this account can be opened in the name of girl children below …

It has now been one year since the formal notification of the 8th Central Pay Commission, constituted to revise the salary, allowances and pension structure of more than 1.17 crore central employees and pensioners of the country. This commission, constituted under the chairmanship of retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash …

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is taking an unprecedented digital initiative to bring the country’s unorganized sector workers, gig workers, small shopkeepers and youth under the ambit of social security and pension. ‘NPS Tatkal’ But it is working fast. In the current system, it takes at least 24 …

The five-day festival of Diwali begins with Trayodashi date of Kartik Krishna Paksha i.e. Dhanteras (Dhantrayodashi). On this auspicious day, special worship is done to Lord Dhanvantari, the father of Ayurveda, Goddess Mahalakshmi, the presiding deity of wealth, and Lord Kuber, the treasurer of wealth. This year, there was doubt …

After the sharp fall in the prices of Brent crude and WTI crude oil in the international commodity market, crores of drivers in the country have their eyes fixed on the domestic fuel prices. Crude oil prices have been under pressure due to slowdown in global demand and supply policies …