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The Finance Ministry has urged central government employees to opt for the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) before September 30, 2025. The Ministry highlighted benefits, tax incentives, and a one-time UPS-to-NPS switch facility for timely processing of requests

Cheteshwar Pujara, India’s dependable Test batsman, has announced his retirement from all forms of Indian cricket, ending a career spanning 103 Tests and over 7,000 runs, leaving an indelible mark on Indian cricket history.

Pooran, who has never played Test matches for West Indies, leaves the game as the most capped West Indian in T20 Internationals with 106 matches and the leading T20I run-scorer with 2,275 runs

Not much separates the fantastic duo, especially in terms of numbers, too, if one takes a comparison of these two legends in the last five years of their Test careers - Virat scored 2640 runs in 47 Tests with five centuries and Rohit 2716 runs in 40 Tests with nine centuries

Virat Kohli put an end to all speculation by formally announcing his retirement from Test cricket

Kurapati Pandurangaiah, the former headmaster of Zilla Parishad Girls' High School in Enkoor, Khammam district, retired in July last year. However, even after nine months, he is yet to receive his retirement benefits from the Congress government.

Workforce is being reshaped where personal satisfaction is trumping the classical retirement model of resting only after the age of 60

There were rumours doing the rounds of Rohit retiring from ODIs just the way he called it quits from the T20I format after winning the World Cup in Barbados last year

The 35-year-old batter has featured in 170 ODIs, amassing 5,800 runs at an average of 43.28 and a strike rate of 86.96. His impressive record includes 12 centuries and 35 half-centuries, making him the 12th highest run-scorer for Australia in ODIs. Initially debuting as a leg-spinning all-rounder, he also claimed 28 wickets and took 90 catches throughout his career.

Prime Minister says the latter's "jersey no. 99 will be sorely missed" in the cricket field

The number of retirees surged from 1,602 in 2023 to 7,995 in 2024, with the trend expected to continue.

Seven Indian Police Service (IPS) officers working in Telangana are all set to retire from the service in next year.

The 35-year-old Southee, who is second on the New Zealand test wicket-taking list behind Richard Hadlee with 385, says the third test on his home ground in Hamilton will be his last

Earlier this year, Collins announced 2024 would be her final season, but she's now set to return in 2025. "The DANIMAL story isn’t over. I’ll be back on tour in 2025," she shared on Instagram.

The 38-year-old made this decision public during a press conference ahead of the second T20I in Delhi, revealing that he had informed the Bangladesh cricket authorities beforehand

Usman, the son of legendary spinner Abdul Qadir, picked 32 wickets from playing 25 T20Is and one ODI for Pakistan from 2020 to 2023

The Group Insurance Scheme, introduced in 1984, aims to provide financial security to government employees. However, stagnant premium rates since 1994 have caused a significant shortfall in benefits for deceased employees. Despite five pay revision commissions between 1998 and 2018, no increases were made, leaving payouts insufficient compared to other states.

Retired employees continue to face a 15-year recovery period for commuted pensions, despite recommendations for a 12-year recovery, as practiced in states like Kerala and Gujarat. A revised commutation factor since 2010 has reduced lump-sum payouts, yet the recovery duration remains unchanged, raising concerns of unfair treatment.

Over the past decade, the Indian national cricket team has established itself as one of the strongest batting units in the world. The formidable opening partnership of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma, combined with Virat Kohli at number three, made India a team to be feared by bowlers globally.

The 38-year-old made his international debut in 2010 in an ODI against Australia and his last was also a 50-over match, against Bangladesh in 2022