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In April 2025, EPFO added 19.14 lakh net members, a 31.31% increase from March and a 1.17% rise from April 2024. New subscribers reached 8.49 lakh, up 12.49% from March. The 18-25 age group dominated, accounting for 57.67% of new subscribers. (This summary is generated via AI.)

West Bengal's education department is verifying applications from former state government employees who lost their teaching jobs due to a Supreme Court order. These employees had prior government jobs and passed the 2016 SSC test. A three-day verification process began, ending June 23, to consider their re-appointment. The department will re-employ “non-tainted” staff in their previous roles. (This summary is generated via AI.)

One person is missing after being swept away by floodwaters in Balasore, Odisha. Over 50 villages remain marooned. The Subarnarekha river's water level has receded below the danger mark. Officials are conducting rescue operations. A local MP alleges excess water release from Jharkhand's Chandil Dam without prior notification caused the flooding. (This summary is generated via AI.)

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar unveiled the design for the reconstruction of the Janaki Temple in Sitamarhi. The project fulfills a poll promise of the NDA government. The temple will be built on the lines of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. A trust has been formed to expedite construction in Punauradham, Sitamarhi. (This summary is generated via AI.)

The Indian Navy will commission the stealth frigate INS Tamal in Russia on July 1. It is the eighth Krivak-class frigate, and the second Tushil-class ship. Tamal, with 26% indigenous components, including the BrahMos missile, offers advanced capabilities, a high speed, and a crew of over 250. (This summary is generated via AI.)

The tribunal impleaded CPCB, Bihar State Pollution Control Board, regional office of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Bihar Disaster Management Department as parties or respondents

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Airline faces scrutiny as disruptions mount amid operational overhaul

The advisory also tells US citizens not to travel to parts of Central and East India ‘due to terrorism’

Authorities carrying out DNA tests to establish the identity of the victims as many bodies were charred beyond recognition

Nearly 30% of global oil and a third of the world’s LNG passes through the strait daily and its closure would immediately reduce global supplies triggering a spike in prices

The meeting was attended by DGPs and senior officers from Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Odisha

The police are investigating the case

The move aims at ensuring passenger and crew safety as instability in the Middle East intensifies

The fresh development comes on the heels of earlier announced cuts to its widebody international services

The circular comes against the backdrop of recent helicopter accidents in Kedarnath region and an IndiGo flight en route to Srinagar encountering severe turbulence last month

311 more Indians evacuated from Iran, says External Affairs Ministry spokesperson

The Tata Group-owned airline says alternative arrangements are being made to fly the passengers from Riyadh to their destinations

The phone conversation came hours after the US bombed three major nuclear sites in Iran

The ship, which has 26 per cent indigenous components, has been built at Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, and is the last such platform to be inducted from a foreign source

'Corrective actions taken to remove those posts,' says IMD

The London-bound aircraft had crashed into the hostel complex in Meghaninagar moments after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12

Named after the landmark year that brought the Morarji Desai-led Janata coalition to power, Double Seven was more than a beverage; it was a political statement in a bottle

With the fresh apprehensions, the total number of people arrested in the case rises to seven

The two men have disclosed the identities of the three armed terrorists involved in the attack and have also confirmed that they were Pakistani nationals affiliated to the proscribed terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)