
Manila: May Day moved beyond its roots as an international workers' holiday to a day of international protest Tuesday, with rallies throughout Asia demanding wage increases and marches planned across Europe over government-imposed austerity measures. Europeans will take to the streets to protest against the measures that are being blamed for a big increase in the number of unemployed, particularly in Spain where one in four people is out of...

02:47 PM, May 01, 2012

HYDERABAD: Chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, leader of the opposition Chandrababu Naidu and cabinet ministers are in for a whopping increase in salaries by the end of the budget session. The hike could amount to nearly three times their current emoluments.A bill to increase the salaries and perks drawn by the chief minister, deputy chief minister, ministers, leader of the opposition in the Assembly and Council and the chief whip...

08:42 AM, Mar 17, 2012
New Delhi: After protests despite a three-fold salary hike, the Government could agree to another revision in pay for Members of Parliament (MPs), as the members demand for Rs 10,000 more in perks. The Union Cabinet is expected to approve the hike in a meeting later Monday morning. The new pay hike could be an increase in the form of allowances of MPs; like for phone call and constituency expenses....

09:25 AM, Aug 23, 2010
New Delhi: Even after a three-fold pay hike, Indian MPs still rank much below their fellow parliamentarians in other major countries in terms of their monthly salaries. With the Cabinet giving its nod on Friday to the MPs' pay rise besides doubling several other emoluments, the basic monthly salary of Indian lawmakers has now gone up to Rs 50,000 from Rs 16,000. However, the new salary component, excluding perks and...

07:10 PM, Aug 20, 2010

Kapil Sibal says IIT faculty is happy that the issues has been resolved. ...

02:08 PM, Oct 02, 2009

Faculty was on fast on September 24 to oppose a HRD Ministry directive. ...

01:54 PM, Oct 01, 2009

IIT faculty and Government are on warpath over better pay and autonomy. ...

07:28 AM, Sep 25, 2009

The government are not willing to bog down to their demands easily. ...

09:11 PM, Sep 24, 2009

Kabil Sibal says faculty has been not been behaving befitting its stature. ...

05:30 PM, Sep 22, 2009

The professors at IIT across the country have stepped up their protest. ...

10:47 PM, Sep 21, 2009

Decision to go on fast taken at meeting of IIT faculty in Kolkata on Monday. ...

05:46 PM, Sep 21, 2009

A few private banks' staff also joined the strike demanding better pay. ...

09:06 AM, Aug 06, 2009

Kailash Chandra has been earning the same amount for last 27 years. ...

04:08 PM, May 31, 2009

PSU officers to get up to 20 per cent additional increase in emoluments. ...

10:27 PM, Mar 30, 2009

Special tribunal to hear charges against rebel border guards. ...

10:29 AM, Mar 01, 2009