Karnataka scraps 4% minorities quota, puts under EWS category

The Karnataka government on Friday announced its decision to scrap the four per cent quota for minorities and add it to the existing quota of two dominant communities of the poll-bound state.......

Govt cannot keep returning judgeship proposals, says SC collegium

The Supreme Court collegium has for the second time reiterated the names of two advocates -- Amitesh Banerjee and Sakya Sen -- for appointment as judges of the Calcutta high court "expeditiously",......

Rickshaw puller in Bihar on fast to support Anna

Mazloom Nadaf, an old, frail rickshaw puller and Right to Information Act activist in Bihar's Madhubani district, has been on fast for the last six days in support of social activist Anna Hazare's......

Bank staff get 17.5% wage hike, pension benefit

Banks and unions today settled on a 17.5 per cent hike in the salary of 702,000 public sector employees, besides agreeing to make 332,000 serving and retired employees eligible for pension. State......

SBI officers threaten strike

The All India State Bank Officers' Federationhas threatened to go on an indefinite strike, ahead of the year-end account closure, if the wage hike proposed by the Indian Banks' Association at its......

Unions flay SBI stake transfer

The officer and staff unions of the State Bank of India, the country's largest commercial bank, are working on a joint strategy to oppose the government's decision to acquire the Reserve Bank of......

If it is war, so be it - 2

Raghu Sakleshpur: To elaborate, why do we give so much prominence to Pakistan, I do not understand. They are a terrorist, rogue nation out to undermine and destabilize India. We should not be......

Part 3 of Indo-Pak cricket

Parag Samant: The article which you referred to says: Verma said: 'How can we send the cricket team to play in Pakistan, when they are supporting terrorist activities in Kashmir?'This very much......