8th Pay Commission: Railway staff body seeks different fitment factors; here are their recommendations on salary hike

The Indian Railway Technical Supervisors’ Association (IRTSA) has proposed a separate fitment-factor structure for different categories of employees under the 8th Pay Commission, moving away from the uniform formula followed in previous pay revisions, according to an ET report.The railway technical staff body has suggested five different fitment factors ranging from 2.92 to 4.38 across…

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TEDxDYPWS Youth 2026 Amplifies the ‘Voices of Tomorrow’

Pune: D.Y. Patil World School (DYPWS), an integral part of D.Y. Patil Education & Research Foundation (DYPERF), successfully hosted TEDxDYPWS Youth 2026 under the inspiring theme ‘Voices of Tomorrow.‘Chief Guest Aaditi Pohankar graced the occasion and felicitated all the TEDx speakers for their valuable contributions in inspiring and empowering the audience through their ideas, experiences,…

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IPL 2026: Arshdeep Singh deletes more than 200 posts, including viral Virat Kohli video | Cricket News

Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: India fast bowler Arshdeep Singh created a huge buzz online after suddenly deleting more than 200 posts from his Instagram account and changing his display picture. Fans noticed that even his hugely popular Champions Trophy 2025 reel with Virat Kohli, which had crossed 150 million views,…

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‘Vaazha 2’ box office collections day 26: Hashir film becomes Kerala’s highest grosser; Crosses Rs 200 cr worldwide | Malayalam Movie News

‘Vaazha 2: Biopic of a Billion Bros’, starring Hashir, has turned into a historic blockbuster. The Malayalam coming-of-age comedy drama is rewriting box office records in Kerala and has surpassed the previous benchmark set by ‘Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra’ starring Kalyani Priyadarshan in the lead.Record-breaking run in KeralaThe film’s performance in Kerala has been…

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Biz men, HNIs, rural customers top bank branch visits; students least reliant

Mumbai: Indian bank branches continue to draw their heaviest footfall from entrepreneurs, rural customers and affluent clients, while younger, digital-native users remain the least likely to walk in, according to a report by EY, which also noted that 55% of customers want better digital support across apps, websites and chatbots.The report finds that middle-age entrepreneurs…

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‘I would work with Emraan Hashmi at the drop of a hat’: Mohit Suri opens up on ‘not being offered’ ‘Awarapan 2’ for direction | Hindi Movie News

Excitement is building for ‘Awarapan 2’, the sequel to the 2007 hit, releasing August 14, 2026. Emraan Hashmi reprises his lead role, joined by Disha Patani. Director Nitin Kakkar helms the project, as Mohit Suri confirms he wasn’t offered the film but remains supportive of his frequent collaborator, Emraan Hashmi. ‘Awarapan’ continues to enjoy enduring…

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Hidden beneath Oklahoma’s white salt flats lies a crystal found nowhere else on Earth that people can dig up for free

At first glance, the enormous white plains stretching across northern Oklahoma look almost otherworldly, resembling a frozen lake or snow-covered desert under the blazing sun. But hidden just beneath the salty surface of the Great Salt Plains lies one of the rarest geological treasures in the world: hourglass selenite crystals. Found naturally only in this…

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