Nayab Saini takes oath as Haryana CM; PM, allies attend

Nayab Singh Saini, the proverbial dark horse who became star of the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in the Haryana assembly elections, was sworn in as chief minister of the state on Thursday in a......

Nayab Singh Saini stakes claim to form govt in Haryana

Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday staked claim to form the next government in Haryana, hours after he was unanimously elected as the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party in the......

Dismiss BJP's 'minority' govt in Haryana: Cong to guv

A delegation of the Haryana Congress met governor Bandaru Dattatreya in Chandigarh on Thursday, claiming the Nayab Singh Saini's Bharatiya Janata Party government is in the "minority" and demanding......

Rohith Vemula's mother meets T'gana CM, seeks 'justice

Rohith Vemula's mother Radhika Vemula met Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad on Saturday and urged him to see that "justice" is done to the family. IMAGE: Rohith Vemula's mother......

No lowering of EPF interest, remains at 8.65%

About 4 crore subscribers of EPFO will get 8.65 per cent interest on provident fund deposits for 2016-17, as decided by the organisation's trustees in December, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya......

Budget may levy new cess to provide social security to coolies

The move can help mop up about Rs 1.2 lakh every day for the purpose. The government may announce a new cess in the forthcoming Union Budget 2017-18 to cover around 20,000 railway coolies under......

Centre okays ordinance to let companies pay workers in digital mode

The Centre on Wednesday decided to bring in an ordinance to amend the Payment of Wages Act for allowing business and industrial establishments to pay salaries through cheques or electronically.......

Retrospective benefits on gratuity not on the cards

The law was amended to bring parity between public and private sector employees (including PSUs) after the gratuity limit was raised for central government on similar lines The National Democratic......

Saina, Kashyap plan to open badminton academy in HP

IMAGE: P Kashyap and Saina Nehwal meet Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Sunday. Photograph: Saina Nehwal/Twitter Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru Dattatreya on Sunday said that......

Government 'urged' to guarantee jobs for sportspeople

In a letter, Malhotra ‘urged the Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for Labour & Employment to formulate a scheme to provide employment guarantee to national and international......