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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicVRS scheme

Topic: VRS scheme

IAS officer & BJP candidate Parampal Kaur Sidhu’s resignation accepted. How it’s different from VRS

She had earlier applied for voluntary retirement, but her request was rejected by Punjab govt. Though her resignation has been accepted, she will not get pension & other emoluments.

At Honda’s Gr Noida factory, faceoff with workers. Those ‘laid off’ say ‘union let us down’

Honda 'laid off' 545 employees at its Greater Noida plant through a voluntary retirement scheme that workers say they were 'forced' to sign. Now they want their jobs back.

Modi govt’s BSNL-MTNL makeover off to a positive start, 92,000 employees opt for VRS

The VRS scheme, which closed Tuesday, will pay employees between Rs 30 lakh & Rs 1 crore, depending on pay scale & designation. But workers are still concerned.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.