BJP MP Bandaru Dattatreya's 21-year-old son dies of cardiac arrest

Former Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Bandaru Dattatreya’s 21-year-old son died late Tuesday night following a sudden cardiac arrest, BJP sources said. Vyshnav, a student of......

Hyderabad student's death: Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya booked for abetment to suicide

Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya and Hyderabad University Vice Chancellor were on Monday named in an FIR over the alleged suicide of a Dalit student, triggering massive protests and demands......

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......

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.......

Maternity leave now raised to 26 weeks

The government is also thinking of introducing direct benefit transfer for women Cutting across party lines, elders in Rajya Sabha passed a Bill that provides for 26 weeks maternity leave, even as......

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......