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Gratuity After Just One Year? Here Is What The New Labour Codes Mean For Fixed-Term Workers
India's new Labour Codes, effective 21 November 2025, allow fixed-term employees to claim pro rata gratuity after just one year of service instead of the earlier five-year requirement.
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8th Pay Commission: What The Fitment Factor Means For Employees
The 8th Pay Commission is expected to bring significant changes to the salary structure of central government employees, with a possible fitment factor of 2.57, leading to a salary hike of up to 34%.
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Income Tax Filing Season Starts With A Big Tweak For Taxpayers With 2 Homes. Details Inside
Individuals, pensioners, professionals and other taxpayers can start filing their returns using the relevant form, with the due date for non-audit cases remaining July 31, 2026
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Major Income Tax Changes From April 1: HRA, ITR, Meal Cards, Form 130 Explained
India's tax framework is set for a major overhaul, with the decades-old Income Tax Act, 1961, being replaced by the new Income Tax Act, 2025.
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Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad Salaried Class Set For Secret Pay Hike?
The benefit, however, is tightly targeted. It applies only under the old tax regime and primarily helps mid to high income earners paying substantial rent.
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DA Hike 2026: How Much Your Salary Will Increase As DA May Rise To 60% Or 61%
The central government is expected to announce a DA hike soon, with a likely increase of 2% to 3%, raising salaries and providing arrears for millions of employees and pensioners.
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What Election Commission Said On Mamata Banerjee's DA Move Before Polls
West Bengal Election Dates Live Updates: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, less than an hour before the announcement of Model Code of Conduct, has announced Dearness Allowance or DA for thousands of state government employees.
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Renting From Relatives? Draft Income-Tax Rules Propose Disclosure Of Relationship With Landlord
The draft rules make it mandatory to disclose the relationship with the landlord for claiming the HRA benefit.
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OpenAI Frontier Introduced as an Enterprise Platform to Align AI Agents With Real Work
OpenAI has rolled out Frontier, a new enterprise platform designed to help companies build, deploy and manage AI agents that handle genuine business tasks. The system gives agents shared business context, onboarding processes, feedback-driven learning and strict permission controls, allowing them to operate across fragmented tools without requiring...
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Amazon In Talks To Invest $50 Billion In OpenAI, Expand Ties
Amazon.com Inc. is in talks to invest as much as $50 billion in OpenAI and expand an agreement that involves selling computer power to the AI startup, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
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Gratuity After Just One Year? Here Is What The New Labour Codes Mean For Fixed-Term Workers
India's new Labour Codes, effective 21 November 2025, allow fixed-term employees to claim pro rata gratuity after just one year of service instead of the earlier five-year requirement.
-
8th Pay Commission: What The Fitment Factor Means For Employees
The 8th Pay Commission is expected to bring significant changes to the salary structure of central government employees, with a possible fitment factor of 2.57, leading to a salary hike of up to 34%.
-
Income Tax Filing Season Starts With A Big Tweak For Taxpayers With 2 Homes. Details Inside
Individuals, pensioners, professionals and other taxpayers can start filing their returns using the relevant form, with the due date for non-audit cases remaining July 31, 2026
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Major Income Tax Changes From April 1: HRA, ITR, Meal Cards, Form 130 Explained
India's tax framework is set for a major overhaul, with the decades-old Income Tax Act, 1961, being replaced by the new Income Tax Act, 2025.
-
Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad Salaried Class Set For Secret Pay Hike?
The benefit, however, is tightly targeted. It applies only under the old tax regime and primarily helps mid to high income earners paying substantial rent.
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DA Hike 2026: How Much Your Salary Will Increase As DA May Rise To 60% Or 61%
The central government is expected to announce a DA hike soon, with a likely increase of 2% to 3%, raising salaries and providing arrears for millions of employees and pensioners.
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What Election Commission Said On Mamata Banerjee's DA Move Before Polls
West Bengal Election Dates Live Updates: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, less than an hour before the announcement of Model Code of Conduct, has announced Dearness Allowance or DA for thousands of state government employees.
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Renting From Relatives? Draft Income-Tax Rules Propose Disclosure Of Relationship With Landlord
The draft rules make it mandatory to disclose the relationship with the landlord for claiming the HRA benefit.
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OpenAI Frontier Introduced as an Enterprise Platform to Align AI Agents With Real Work
OpenAI has rolled out Frontier, a new enterprise platform designed to help companies build, deploy and manage AI agents that handle genuine business tasks. The system gives agents shared business context, onboarding processes, feedback-driven learning and strict permission controls, allowing them to operate across fragmented tools without requiring...
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Amazon In Talks To Invest $50 Billion In OpenAI, Expand Ties
Amazon.com Inc. is in talks to invest as much as $50 billion in OpenAI and expand an agreement that involves selling computer power to the AI startup, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
