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Paper Cutting of the Day | October 14, 2025


 The newspaper clip reports a significant development in the IRCTC Scam case involving the family of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav.

​Main Headline and Event

  • ​Headline: "Charge Sheet Against Lalu, Rabri, and Tejashwi in IRCTC Scam Before Bihar Assembly Elections" (Bihar mein Vidhansabha chunav se pehle badi rajad pramukh aur unke parivar ki mushkilein, IRCTC Ghotala mein Lalu Rabri aur Tejashwi par Aarop tay)
  • ​Event: A Delhi court's CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) Special Court has framed charges against Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, and son Tejashwi Yadav, along with others, paving the way for the criminal trial to begin. They have all pleaded not guilty and stated they will face the trial.

​Details of the Allegations (What is the IRCTC Scam?)

  • ​Period of Scam: The alleged scam took place during Lalu Prasad Yadav's tenure as Union Railway Minister (2004 to 2009).
  • ​The Allegation: Lalu Prasad Yadav allegedly abused his position as a public servant to favor a private firm, Sujata Hotels Private Limited (owned by Vijay and Vinay Kochhar), in the allotment of maintenance and operation contracts for two IRCTC hotels: BNR Ranchi and BNR Puri.
  • ​The Quid Pro Quo (The Payback): In return for illegally awarding the hotel contracts, the family of Lalu Prasad Yadav allegedly received a valuable plot of land (around 3 acres) in Patna through a benami (proxy) company called Delight Marketing Company (which later became Lara Projects LLP, owned by Rabri Devi and Tejashwi Yadav) at a highly undervalued rate.
  • ​Charges Framed:

​Tejashwi Yadav's Response

  • ​Tejashwi's Quote: The clip includes Tejashwi Yadav's response: "When a trial begins, we will fight, and we will keep fighting." He further suggests that the timing is political: "These things happen when elections are near."
  • ​Tejashwi's Stance: He maintains that the case is an instance of political vendetta ("राजनीतिक हमला") by the ruling dispensation to trouble him and his family ahead of the elections.


The image clip details a major decision by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).

Key points from the news clip and additional context found in the search results:

  • 100% Withdrawal: The Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the EPFO has approved a liberalized system for partial withdrawals, allowing members to withdraw up to 100% of their eligible balance in the EPF account, which includes both the employee's and the employer's share.
  • Simplified Rules: 13 complex provisions for partial withdrawal have been merged into a single, streamlined rule categorized into three types:
  • Essential Needs (ज़रूरी): Illness, Education, Marriage.
  • Housing Needs (घर की ज़रूरत): Housing related needs.
  • Special Circumstances (विशेष परिस्थितियाँ).

Withdrawal Limits Liberalized:

  • For Education (शिक्षा), withdrawals are allowed up to 10 times.
  • For Marriage (विवाह), withdrawals are allowed up to 5 times. (Previously, there was a limit of a total of 3 partial withdrawals for marriage and education combined).

Minimum Service Requirement: The minimum service requirement for all partial withdrawals has been uniformly reduced to 12 months (from the earlier minimum of 5 years for some purposes).

Minimum Balance: A provision has been made to earmark 25% of the contributions as a Minimum Balance to be maintained by the member at all times, ensuring the member continues to receive the high rate of interest and compounding benefits.

Purpose: The decision aims to make it easier for the more than 7 crore subscribers to meet their immediate financial needs (like illness, education, and marriage) without significantly compromising their retirement savings.


Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2025 (Clip 1 - नवाचार से आर्थिक विकास की व्याख्या पर तीन अर्थशास्त्रियों को नोबेल)

​This clip announces the winners of the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (formally the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel).

  • ​Winners: The prize is jointly awarded to three economists:
    1. ​Joel Mokyr (जोएल मोकीर)
    2. ​Philippe Aghion (फिलिप अधिवर)
    3. ​Peter Howitt (पीटर हॉविट)
  • ​For What Work: They received the award for their work in "explaining innovation-driven economic growth" (नवाचार से संचालित आर्थिक विकास की व्याख्या).
    • ​Their research focuses on how continuous innovation and technological progress, including the process of 'creative destruction' (सृजनात्मक विनाश), are essential for sustained economic growth and preventing stagnation.
  • ​Prize Split: Half of the prize money goes to Joel Mokyr, and the other half is jointly shared by Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt.

Main Headline
Gaza Releases All 20 Hostages, Israel Frees 2000 Prisoners After 738 Days
Subheadings
  • Gaza releases all 20 hostages, Israel frees 2000 prisoners after 738 days (This repeats and expands on the main headline)
  • Committed to Peace: Netanyahu
  • Trump's Supreme Honor to Israel
  • India-Pakistan Ceasefire Forged Again
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