Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Oscar Fernandes MP died at a private hospital in Mangaluru on Monday afternoon, family sources said. He was 80 and is survived by his wife and two......
As part of the Congress' strategy to draft in union ministers for full-time party work in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls, Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes has reportedly resigned. Fernandes is......
The bandh call given by the Sri Ram Sene in Karnataka has received mixed response so far, with parts of the state bearing the brunt of the strike. The Ram Sene had called for a Karnataka bundh......
The power struggle in Karnataka seems to be growing by the day. While a cloud remains on whether the Janata Dal-Secular will hand over power to the Bharatiya Janata Party in October, a faction of......
The grand old man of Tamil Nadu politics M Karunanidhi on Sunday turned 84. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Governor S S Barnala telephonically greeted Chief......
Oscar Fernandes, the new minister for road transport and highways, spoke to Kavita Chowdhury on his new role and plans for the ministry As the new minister, what are your priorities for the road......
Retirement fund body EPFO on Monday decided to increase the rate of interest on Provident Fund deposits to 8.75 per cent for 2013-14, a move that will benefit about 5 crore (50 million)......
On Tuesday, the Central Board of Trustees of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation deferred a decision on fixing interest rate to be given to its subscribers for 2006-07. "Members representing......
Government has no plans to appoint a regulator for overseeing labour conditions in BPO companies, Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes said on Wednesday. "Since labour laws are already applicable to......
Besides managing retirement funds, EPFO may come out with a scheme to provide housing to its over 5 crore (50 million) subscribers on additional contribution of 10 per cent by them from their basic......