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Bank unions strike: IBA, UFBU form high-level committee to discuss 5-day banking, other demands - Here's all we know

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) in a post on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), today said that a high-level committee has been constituted to... Read More


Bitcoin testing highs above $84,000 again, can this rally sustain? Here's what experts say investors should watch for...

Bitcoin price today, Sept. 29 -- The world's largest cryptocurrency rose by 1.59% over the past 24 hours today, to $84,355.66, close to recent record high near the $85,000 level earlier this month. At... Read More


8th pay commission: How does salary hike compare between 7th and 8th CPC for same fitment factor? We calculate

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- The 8th central pay commission (CPC) is in its consultation stage and has scheduled more meetings in Bengaluru and Mumbai in October. The panel will discuss suggestions with emp... Read More


8th Pay Commission: How will salary hikes under 7th and 8th CPC compare at same fitment factor? We calculate

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- The 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) is in its consultation stage and has scheduled more meetings in Bengaluru and Mumbai in October. The panel will discuss suggestions with emp... Read More


8th pay commission: Awaiting announcement? Here are the terms of reference and timeline of recommendations, explained

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- The 8th central pay commission (CPC) has announced official meetings and state visits as part of its consultation stage. According to notices on its official portal, the commiss... Read More


Bank strike deferred: Will SBI, HDFC and cooperative banks across India stay open on Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October?

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Banks across India remained open today, on Monday, 28 September after the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) and the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) reached an understanding on ... Read More


Who is CJ Desai? MongoDB CEO set to join Meta Enterprise Platform for businesses; will report directly to Zuckerberg

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Chirantan Desai, aka CJ Desai, President and CEO of database company MongoDB Inc. has stepped down, effective immediately, to join Meta Platforms, where he will report directly ... Read More


DA news: Here's a look at the full list of states that have announced dearness allowance hikes in 2026

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Implementing recommendation of the 7th central pay commission (CPC), dearness allowance (DA) the Centre hikes the component biannually using data from the All-India Consumer Pri... Read More


8th pay commission: Here's how to apply for official state visits in Mumbai and Bengaluru

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- The 8th central pay commission (CPC) has announced official meetings and state visits as part of its consultation stage. According to notices on its official portal, the commiss... Read More


NPCI dismisses speculation over GST burden due to UPI merchant discount rate as 'incorrect' - Here's what it said.

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The National Payments Council of India (NPCI) dismissed as "incorrect" speculation that goods and services tax (GST) on UPI merchant discount rate (MDR) will burden small mercha... Read More