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New Delhi: The countdown has begun for central government employees to choose between the existing National Pension System (NPS) and the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), which came into effect on April 1 this year. The June 30 deadline for UPS opt-out was later moved to September 30. Nearly 23 lakh central government workers are covered by the 2004-introduced NPS and can transfer to UPS, which was announced in August 2024 in response to persistent calls for a return to guaranteed pensions. On September 2, the government gave its employees– who chose UPS before September 30– the option to switch back…

The government is expected to announce on Sunday a programme to build 12 new towns across England in a bid to address the country’s housing crisis.The housing secretary, Steve Reed, will unveil the initiative at Labour’s annual conference as it begins in Liverpool. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, described the proposals as “national renewal in action”.It comes as the new towns taskforce, established in September last year, publishes a report with a raft of recommendations for fresh developments across the country. Labour is keen to present the proposals as a rejection of what it sees as the “quick fix” politics…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed a federal crackdown Saturday, saying that America has entered a “new era of political violence.” Her stern warning against extremist groups targeting federal officers comes a day after she announced Department of Justice (DOJ) agents will be deployed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities nationwide.Bondi’s announcement, posted in a video on X, comes days after suspected gunman Joshua Jahn, 29, opened fire on a Dallas ICE facility from a nearby rooftop, in what the FBI has described as a “targeted attack” on federal law enforcement. Jahn took…

New Delhi: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) welcomed over 5 million international passengers between January 2025 and August 2025. Over the past three years, international arrivals at the airport have grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21 per cent, highlighting Mumbai’s ever-burgeoning prominence on the global travel map. According to a media release, with direct connectivity to 55 international destinations, CSMIA has solidified its position as one of the most globally connected airports in the region. The UAE remains CSMIA’s largest source market, contributing 1.5 million arriving passengers between January and August 2025. England and Thailand…

The international community is on the brink of securing a peace deal for Gaza that could finally bring an end to two years of conflict and a humanitarian crisis that has claimed thousands of lives, Yvette Cooper has suggested.The new foreign secretary, who has just returned from a UN summit, said that they had “reached a moment where the world wants to end this war” after US president Donald Trump indicated a peace deal was within reach.In an interview with the Guardian before the Labour party conference in Liverpool, Cooper urged the Israeli government to “urgently change course” away from…

Negotiations to end the fighting in Gaza were intense and productive and “would continue as long as necessary,” Donald Trump said Friday night after meeting with Arab leaders in New York to discuss Israel’s ongoing assault on the famine-stricken enclave.“Intense negotiations have been going on for four days, and will continue for as long as necessary in order to get a Successfully Completed Agreement,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, calling the discussions “very inspired and productive.”Trump did not provide any details about the agreement being discussed, but he has previously insisted that Hamas return all of the remaining Israeli hostages…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Reactions poured in on social media following the Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest of the Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent this week.Ian Roberts was arrested by ICE, which says he is in the country illegally from Guyana and was not legally permitted to work in the United States, and had a final order of removal from a judge last May.”Incredible. An illegal alien with a deportation order managed to become the Superintendent of Schools for Des Moines, earning more than $300,000 a year,” Attorney Laura Powell posted to X.IOWA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT ARRESTED…

New Delhi: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has released guidelines on the definition of a technical glitch, capacity planning, software testing and change management, following a SEBI proposal on revamping the technical glitch framework for stock brokers.  The stock exchange’s latest guidelines also address the definition of business continuity planning, disaster-recovery sites, and a monitoring mechanism to make the SEBI proposal operational. The financial disincentive structure is applicable for the technical glitches that continued for more than 15 minutes, as per the current framework, the NSE guidelines said. The disincentive structure is proposed to be exempted if the technical glitch…

The giants of the Amazon are getting even bigger.A sweeping, new study has found the rainforest’s largest trees are not only holding their ground, but they’re thriving — growing, multiplying in number and continuing to play a major role in mitigating the impacts of climate change.There was a 3.3% expansion in big trees per decade, scientists found, after tracking changes in 188 intact forest plots across the Amazon over the past 30 years.Led by almost 100 researchers from 60 universities in Brazil, the U.K. and elsewhere, the findings were published Thursday in the journal Nature Plants.The authors attributed the growth…