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NEW DELHI: Pension fund regulator PFRDA on Thursday said NPS subscribers will now have the option to partially withdraw funds from their accounts for pursuing higher education or setting up new business. The decision was taken at the board meeting of the Pension Fund and Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA) last week. "Partial withdrawals will now be allowed to National Pension System (NPS) subscribers who wish to improve their employability or acquire new skills by pursuing higher education/ acquiring professional and technical qualifications," the PFRDA said in a statement. Further, NPS subscribers who wish to set up a new business or acquire new business will also be allowed to make partial withdrawals from their contributions. NPS is government's flagship social security programme. The board also decided to increasing the cap on equity investment in 'active choice' category to 75 per cent from current 50 per cent for private sector subscribers of NPS. However, the … [Read more...] about NPS subscribers allowed to partially withdraw fund for education, setting up business

SHANGHAI: The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China rose to 81 on Monday, as the government extended the Lunar New Year holiday and more big businesses shut down or told staff to work from home in an effort to curb the spread. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited the central city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, as the government sought to signal it was responding seriously to the crisis. The total number of confirmed cases in China rose about 30% to 2,744, about half of them in Hubei province, whose capital is Wuhan. As worries grew around the world, Chinese-ruled Hong Kong, which has had eight confirmed cases, banned entry to people who had visited Hubei in the past 14 days. The ban did not cover Hong Kong residents. The number of deaths from the flu-like virus in Hubei climbed to 76 from 56, health officials said, with five deaths elsewhere in China, including the southern island province of Hainan, which reported its first fatality on Monday. While a small … [Read more...] about China extends holiday, businesses shut as virus toll rises

The Brighton native said: 'Jesus! Where do I start? Everything I seem to think I want in a man seems to just not end up on a good thing, does it? Because I'm still here, still single, still waiting for that man.' … [Read more...] about Katie Price ‘hasn’t seen son Junior, 14, in four weeks as she is so busy with work’ following recent trips to Las Vegas and France

"We can confirm that we responded to an assault, and it's highly likely that charges would be laid, however it is too early to say what those charges will be," a police spokesperson said. … [Read more...] about Qantas chief Alan Joyce gets pie in face at Perth business breakfast

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“I don’t want this to just be an Instagram post anymore. PLEASE. ENOUGH. These people, families and CHILDREN have suffered enough,” she captioned a series of posts about the march, which was inspired by the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivors‘ Washington D.C. event. … [Read more...] about Selena Gomez Stays Busy with Friends — & Supports March for Our Lives — Amid Justin Bieber Break

John Ducrest, commissioner of the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, was one of 13 state financial regulators signing on to a letter to congressional leaders in late August seeking "safe harbor" legislation for banks. The coalition was led by Pennsylvania’s top financial official. The group urged lawmakers to remove “unnecessary risk” for banks doing business with the marijuana industry, which is now legal in some form in 31 states, Washington D.C., and the territories of Guam and Puerto Rico. … [Read more...] about Louisiana’s top banking regulator seeks ‘safe harbor’ for banking marijuana industry

"We are simply requesting temporary authorization from the department to move plant material into the Veg Room and Mother Room of the main facility to avoid the continued unnecessary destruction of existing plant material while LSP (Louisiana State Police) completes its work," Mullens wrote. "Further, the delay by the department in approving this authorization impedes product from reaching patients and upsets the supply chain."  … [Read more...] about Agriculture department offers to let LSU expand marijuana production as regulatory process plays out

Quality Glass and Screens in Church Point will soon move into a newly renovated building in downtown Church Point, a move that will give the h… … [Read more...] about Cox Communications employee-funded program to give grants to 4 Acadiana nonprofits on Thursday