On Tuesday, the central board of trustees of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) recommended an interest rate of 8.15 per cent for 2022-23 for its subscribers. This is only marginally higher than the 8.1 per cent paid to members in 2021-22. While some may demand higher returns, at a higher interest rate of 8.2 per cent, the EPFO would have been left with a surplus of only Rs 113 crore as per reports. After the interest payout now, EPFO will be left with a surplus of around Rs 664 crore. The organisation, however, needs to be careful about its…
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Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen’s stopover in the US is ‘normal’ and consistent with longstanding US policy, White House says.The White House has urged China to avoid “overreacting” to a planned stopover in the United States by Taiwan’s president, calling the transit “normal”. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby stressed on Wednesday that the transit by President Tsai Ing-wen is in line with US policy, which acknowledges China’s claim over the self-ruled island. “This transit is consistent with our longstanding unofficial relationship with Taiwan and it is consistent with the United States’s ‘One China’ policy, which remains unchanged,” he said. “There…
Bianca Andreescu will miss an indefinite amount of time with two torn ligaments in her left ankle. Andreescu was forced to retire from her fourth-round match at the Miami Open on Monday night after suffering an apparent leg injury. In a tweet after the injury, Andreescu said it was “the worst pain I’ve ever felt.” In an updated statement Wednesday, Andreescu said she is going to take her recovery day-by-day and that she was optimistic that she’ll be back on the court soon. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Facing off against No. 18 seed Ekaterina Alexandrovaat, the 22-year-old…
Title-chasing Sheffield Wednesday hit back from two goals down to claim a 2-2 draw at Cheltenham.All four goals came in the second half, with Aidan Keena and Alfie May putting the home side 2-0 up as the Owls looked set to be condemned to a third successive defeat. But Aden Flint’s header restored hope and Lee Gregory netted a late equaliser to move them to within two points of leaders Plymouth.Cheltenham created the better chances in the opening 45 minutes, but David Stockdale kept them out with a string of saves, denying May twice and Keena.Will Vaulks’ long-range effort was…
The pope has a respiratory infection that will require several days of appropriate treatment at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.Pope Francis has been admitted to hospital with a respiratory infection after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days, and will remain in the Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said. “In the past days, Pope Francis had lamented some respiratory difficulties and this afternoon was brought to the Gemelli Hospital for a medical check,” Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said in a statement on Wednesday. “The result of these [tests] highlighted a respiratory infection (excluding COVID-19 infections) that will require…
Preliminary military assessment has identified the left-wing ELN as responsible for the attack in a northern province.An attack by the Colombian rebel group known as the National Liberation Army (ELN) has allegedly killed nine government soldiers, in a blow to the government’s efforts to negotiate a truce with armed groups and curb violence in the country. The attack, one of the deadliest to occur in the last several months, took place on Wednesday in the rural state of Norte de Santander, near the border with Venezuela. It came more than two weeks after the government and the ELN held a…
The Toronto Blue Jays made a pair of roster moves Wednesday afternoon, agreeing to a one-year Major League contract with pitcher Jay Jackson and placing pitcher Chad Green on the 60-day injured list. Jackson, 35, impressed in spring training but was granted his release last Thursday when Toronto didn’t add him to the roster. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The right-handed journeyman will now return to the team on a split contract and will begin the season in triple-A Buffalo. Over 9.1 innings of Grapefruit League action with the Blue Jays, Jackson allowed no earned runs and struck…
All three rounds are live on Sky Sports Golf, with the top 30 and ties progressing to Saturday’s final round at Augusta National; watch the Augusta National Women’s Amateur live on Wednesday and Thursday from 6.30pm Last Updated: 29/03/23 10:22am YouTube Due to your consent preferences, you’re not able to view this Privacy Options The future stars of the women’s game get to test themselves at the home of The Masters this week, with live coverage from the Augusta National Women’s Amateur available for free via Sky Sports’ live YouTube stream.Over 70 of the world’s top female amateurs feature at…
Accompanied by Camilla, the queen consort, Charles III arrives in Berlin days after planned trip to France was cancelled.The United Kingdom’s King Charles III has arrived in Germany for his first foreign state visit as monarch, after the initial leg of the trip to France was delayed. Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, received a 21-gun salute after landing at Berlin’s government airport in the early afternoon on Wednesday, as two military jets performed a flyover. In advance of the three-day visit, the pair said on Twitter via the royal family’s account that they were “very much looking forward to…
When Humza Yousaf became Scotland’s new leader this week, the world of British politics entered a new era of diversity. With Pakistani-origin Yousaf in charge at Holyrood and Rishi Sunak, whose ancestors hail from India, leading at Westminster, it could be said that the United Kingdom is blazing a new trail in post-colonial history. “The empire strikes back,” tweeted Jelina Berlow-Rahman, a human rights lawyer in Glasgow, after Yousaf’s victory. Rahman, the daughter of Bangladeshi immigrants, sees the moment as one of triumph which fuelled pride in her own parents, who worked hard to give their children a better start…