Speaker recognises Rahul as LOP; his first constitutional role

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla recognised Rahul Gandhi as the leader of opposition on Wednesday, a day after the Congress communicated its decision to name him for the position to the Lok Sabha......

Lok Sabha passes bill to cut salaries of MPs by 30%

Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to reduce for one year the salaries of MPs by 30 per cent "to meet the exigencies" arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Salary, Allowances and Pension of......

Parliament passes MPs' salary hike bill

The Parliament on Tuesday passed the much talked about Bill to hike the salaries of Members of Parliament by over three times from Rs 16,000 to Rs 50,000 and doubling two of their key allowances to......

UDF MLAs defy Kerala Cong chief's call, to donate for Wayanad relief

Extending its full cooperation to the state government to rebuild landslide-ravaged Wayanad, the Opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front in Kerala on Sunday announced that all its MLAs will......

Extraordinary Story Of EPFO Digitisation

A remarkable story which helped transform a bureaucratic organisation to a customer centric organisation. This experience may inspire several government/private organisations to modify or adopt......

Modi, Sitharaman go into huddle over 2nd coronavirus stimulus package

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the impact of Covid-19 on the Indian economy and a possible second stimulus to boost sectors hit hard by the pandemic.  IMAGE: A file......

National carriers junk MPs' demand for lower last minute airfares

MPs will, however, continue to enjoy facilities like being served tea, coffee and water for free at airports, have free access to the terminal building and enjoy reserved lounge facilities at......

Simplified ITR forms to be notified by next week

The Finance Ministry will come out with simplified Income Tax Return forms by next week, replacing the controversial ones that have been put on hold. "We will notify the new simplified ITR forms in......

Mongolian Olympians left unpaid as country wrestles with crisis

IMAGE: Otgonbaatar Lkhagvasuren of Mongolia looks on during a Men's -90kg Quarterfinal bout at Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 10. Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images As mostly......