MUMBAI: In May 2024, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) witnessed a remarkable surge in net member additions, with 19.50 lakh new members joining the organization.This figure represents the highest monthly addition since the inception of payroll data reporting in April 2018. Compared to May 2023, the year-over-year growth in net member additions stands at…
Bengaluru: Intense thundershowers lit up the skies over Bengaluru on Sunday evening and the downpour broke a 133-year-old record in the state capital. The city received 111.6mm of rain in 24 hours till 8am on Monday, making it the city’s wettest day in June till date.The record for the highest single-day rainfall for the month…
SEATTLE: President Joe Biden is running for reelection on a record and an agenda — often Donald Trump’s.In a hotel ballroom in Seattle, at fancy homes in California and at stops in Illinois and Wisconsin over the past week, Biden has been betting that reminding voters about Trump’s presidency and highlighting his Republican opponent’s latest…
MUMBAI: At Rs 1,04,081 crore, online credit card spends crossed the Rs 1-lakh-crore mark for the first time in March. Online card spends rose 20% from about Rs 86,390 crore in March 2023, and 10% from Rs 94,774 crore in Feb 2024. Offline transactions (through point-of-sale machines) stood at Rs 60,378 crore in March, up…
