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New Delhi - Retirement fund body EPFO is likely to announce the rate of interest on PF deposits for 2014-15 to its over 5 crore subscribers at its trustees meet on August 26.

The issue of payment of interest rate for 2014-15 is listed on the agenda of the next meeting of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) which is scheduled on August 26.

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) had provided 8.75 percent rate of interest on PF deposits for 2013-14, which was higher than 8.5 percent paid for the previous fiscal.

New Delhi - Six of the top-10 most valued Indian companies together added Rs 47,825.79 crore in market valuation, with ONGC and SBI emerging as the biggest gainers.

While ONGC, CIL, HDFC Bank, SBI, ICICI Bank and Sun Pharmaceutical saw gains in their market-capitalisation (m-cap), TCS, RIL, ITC and Infosys suffered losses on the other hand.

The m-cap of ONGC surged Rs 14,458.78 crore to Rs 3,65,191.10 crore, while that of SBI zoomed Rs 12,079.56 crore to Rs 1,88,405.19 crore.

Jaipur - Riding the tremendous form of their star raiders Jasvir Singh and Maninder Singh hosts Pink Panthers overcame stiff resistance from lowly Puneri Paltan to post a 33-27 victory, continuing their winning streak.

Cheered by Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, Pink Panthers put a up a grand show, after losing concentration in the middle, to post a thrilling victory.

They keep their position at the top intact with a tally of 53 points from 13 matches after having won 10, lost one and playing one draw.

Visakhapatnam : Union Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the government was aware that inventors in SEZs were facing issues related to minimum alternate tax and dividend distribution tax, and it was planing to usher in some curative policies.

Talking to reporters after laying foundation stone of IT Towers at the Special Economic Zone in Duvvada here, she said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley might not have mentioned the issue in his budget, but it had not gone unrecognised and measures would be taken to resolve it.

Karachi, Aug 23 : With three months still left to go ahead of India's tour to Australia, pacer Ryan Harris has said that the hosts would not tone down their aggression and the visiting squad might face a brutal summer from Mitchell Johnson and company in the series in December.

Harris has declared that the Australians would seek to extend India's woeful away-from-home record when they kick-start the four-match series on December 4.

London, Aug 23 : Cheryl Cole has revealed that she and Louis Walsh still don't lik