EPFO delayed a retiree’s Rs 14.06 lakh PF claim by 35 days, citing a missing document; consumer court rejects defence and orders 6% interest

The commission held that the EPFO was required to process and settle the claim within the prescribed period. (Image for representative purpose only) Your provident fund savings are your retirement corpus. In one case of what the consumer court saw as a delay in disbursal of claim amount, retiree has been awarded a 6% interest…

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Scientists fitted GPS collars to 17 lions and 14 hyenas expecting hyenas to follow lions; thousands of locations revealed the opposite, with male lions approaching as hyenas retreated

Wildlife biologists tracking lions and spotted hyenas in Southern Africa have found evidence that challenges a long-held belief about how the two predators interact. Instead of hyenas mainly following lions to find leftover food, the study found that male lions often actively move towards spotted hyenas, while the hyenas try to get away. The study,…

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Cate Blanchett’s Melbourne Home: From $745K Purchase to Over $3 Million Sale |

In 2006, Cate Blanchett bought this Melbourne home for $745,000; years later, it fetched over $3 million(Image Credit: Instagram) Not every celebrity property story begins with a sprawling mansion or a headline-making estate. Cate Blanchett’s Melbourne property had a much quieter story. The Oscar-winning actor and her husband, writer and director Andrew Upton, owned a…

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Meet Neha Blunt: The 13-year-old New Jersey coder whose water-saving campaign has reached 1 million people and helped save an estimated 20 million gallons

Photo: https://actionfornature.org At 13, Neha Blunt is using code, creativity and community action to tackle one of the world’s most urgent environmental challenges. The New Jersey student created Water Saver, a web application that turns everyday conservation into an interactive challenge, helping households track their water use and make practical changes. Her wider campaign has…

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In 2010, India launched Aadhaar Card; 16 years later UIDAI says work underway to take Aadhaar global to benefit NRIs and OCIs

UIDAI is working towards expanding Aadhaar beyond India. (Image for representative purpose only) India launched its first Aadhaar card in 2010. And sixteen years later, the Aadhaar card which has now become an integral part of important documentation work in the country is now set to go global.The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is…

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Quote of the day by Nicolaus Copernicus: “Although the idea seemed absurd, still … I believed it would be readily permitted me to try” |

Quote of the day by Nicolaus Copernicus: “Although the idea seemed absurd, still … I believed it would be readily permitted me to try”New ideas can often appear strange before they are understood. Centuries ago, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus confronted an idea that challenged the accepted understanding of the universe. In his work De revolutionibus…

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Neena Gupta advises people how to react to body-shaming and personal questions like when are you getting married: ‘Tumhare baap ka nahi khaati’ |

Neena Gupta has a rather straightforward way of dealing with people who cross personal boundaries — she gives them a taste of their own medicine. The veteran actor recently opened up about how she responds to intrusive questions about marriage and unwanted comments about her appearance, revealing that she prefers blunt comebacks over letting such…

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