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If a gig worker or a platform worker earns any income, irrespective of the amount, for the work carried out on any calendar day, he/she will be considered to be engaged with an aggregator for one day. New Delhi: The Union Labour Ministry has released draft rules for public comment, which suggest that gig workers will be eligible for social security benefits if they engage for at least 90 days with an aggregator, or at least 120 days in the case of multiple aggregators in a financial year. The notification released by the ministry came on December 30, 2025, a…

According to the new electricity rates, if a customer decides to take a 2-kilowatt load connection up to 100 meters from the pole, he will be charged Rs 5,500 in a single payment. Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government, led by CM Yogi Adityanath, has announced a New Year’s gift to the electricity consumers in the state. The electricity department has decided to reduce the charges for prepaid electricity meters in the state from January 1, 2026. The rate for smart prepaid meter electricity connections has been slashed by 50 per cent. In simple terms, anyone wishing to install a new…

Checking PAN status is essential because, as per the Income Tax Department rules, if PAN and Aadhaar are not linked within the stipulated time, the PAN card becomes inoperative or inactive. Mumbai: As the new year begins, PAN card holders in India are eager to know the status of their PAN cards. Earlier, the government had announced that PAN cards would become inoperative if they were not linked to the Aadhaar card before the deadline of December 31, 2025. Since there has been no announcement regarding the extension of the deadline, those users who have failed to link their PAN…

The global cryptocurrency market capitalisation currently stands at around USD 3.12 trillion, which is still approximately 27 per cent below its all-time high of USD 4.27 trillion. New Delhi: The cryptocurrency market enters 2026 at a critical crossroads, following a year defined by sharp corrections, regulatory developments, and macroeconomic uncertainty. According to Vikas Kumar Gupta, Country Manager at Bybit India, volatility has become the defining feature of digital assets, forcing investors to carefully balance risk and opportunity. While early December suggested a potential rebound, subsequent fluctuations underlined the fragility of the recovery. Analysing the performance of the top five cryptocurrencies,…