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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicProvident fund

Topic: provident fund

EPFO doubles withdrawal limit to Rs 1 lakh for exigencies, govt working to hike salary ceiling for PF

Other change include relaxation of norms to allow a contributor to withdraw in the first six months of new job, says Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

‘One nation, one election’ speculations & ‘where’s the media ban’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Where do Indians want to save? Data shows provident fund remains popular, even with the rich

With a higher risk tolerance and more funds to invest, richer Indian households have enjoyed higher returns from mutual funds and listed shares in the pandemic period.

India’s younger workers worst hit by pandemic, women far more vulnerable, EPFO data shows

EPFO payroll data, which captures data related to the organised & semi-organised sector, shows there was a sharp drop in payroll additions among those younger than 25 years.

Modi govt approves Rs 22,810 crore for 3rd phase of Atmanirbhar Bharat job scheme

The third phase will run for 3 years till 2023 and aims to benefit around 58.5 lakh employees. Rs 1,584 crore has been allocated for the current fiscal.

Zoya Hasan says fiscal stimulus ‘too little’, Sangh & Modi united on economy says RSS

Today's political, economic & strategic punditry from Rajiv Tuli, Mekhala Krishnamurthy, S Murlidharan & Ashok Jha.

In IL&FS crisis season, why you should be worried if your PF money is with exempt trust

Exempted firms not overseen by EPFO have adopted govt guidelines that pertain to investments but there is no one to monitor if these are followed

MEA employees lose Rs 92 lakh of provident fund money to online fraud, CBI begins probe

The fraud came to light after an internal review by accounts officials found that software to be hacked by unidentified persons.

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Beneath the ice — what a lost US base from the Cold War reveals about Greenland

A failed US plan to hide missiles under the ice now provides vital clues for understanding Greenland’s future and climate risks.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.