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“BJP’s Fake Nationalism is yet again visible”: Mallikarjun Kharge slams BJP over pension rules

New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party over the disability pension rules for Armed Forces and said that they (BJP) are working against the welfare of jawans, ex-servicemen and veterans. Mallikarjun Kharge in a post on X said “BJP’s Fake Nationalism is yet again visible in the new disability pension rules for our brave Armed Forces! Around 40% of Army officers retire with disability pension, and the present policy change shall flout multiple past judgements, rules and acceptable global norms. The All India Ex-Servicemen Welfare Association has strongly protested this new policy

EPFO extend the deadline to upload details till Dec 31

EPFO

In a significant dеvеlopmеnt, thе Employееs’ Providеnt Fund Organisation (EPFO) has еxtеndеd thе dеadlinе for еmployеrs to upload crucial dеtails for thе highеr pеnsion schеmе. This movе aims to providе еmployееs with morе timе to sеcurе еnhancеd pеnsion bеnеfits, еspеcially thosе with highеr wagеs. In this articlе, wе will discuss thе kеy dеtails of this еxtеnsion and its implications for both еmployеrs and еmployееs. Dеadlinе Extеnsion Dеtails Thе Nеw Dеadlinе: Dеcеmbеr 31, 2023 Background: Thе original dеadlinе for uploading wagе dеtails rеlatеd to thе highеr pеnsion schеmе was sеt to concludе on Sеptеmbеr 30. Howеvеr, duе to rеprеsеntations from Employеrs

Consciousness: why a leading theory has been branded ‘pseudoscience’

Consciousness why a leading theory has been branded 'pseudoscience'

Civil war has broken out in the field of consciousness research. More than 100 consciousness researchers have signed a letter accusing one of the most popular scientific theories of consciousness – the integrated information theory – of being pseudoscience. Immediately, several other figures in the field responded by critiquing the letter as poorly reasoned and disproportionate. Both sides are motivated by a concern for the long-term health and respectability of consciousness science. One side (including the letter signatories) is worrying that the association of consciousness science with what they perceive to be a pseudoscientific theory will undermine the credibility of

Blinken raised Sikh separatist murder with India’s Jaishankar, US official says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar say a few words to the media as they meet at the State Department in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis

WASHINGTON/OTTAWA, Sept 28 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged India to cooperate with a Canadian investigation into the murder of a Sikh separatist during a meeting with Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Thursday, a U.S. official said. Speaking in Quebec earlier on Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has alleged an Indian role in the killing, said he was certain that Blinken would broach the issue with Jaishankar. India has dismissed Canada’s allegations as absurd, and ties have become strained with both governments expelling a diplomat in a tit-for-tat move. “Blinken raised the Canadian matter

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