COVID-19: 'My job is to save and help people'

'This is a long haul, god knows where it will end.''So it is best to conserve all the funds right now for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.' IMAGE: A municipal corporation worker sprays disinfectant......

After 30% salary cut, MPs to lose another Rs 27k

All the Members of Parliament will take a 30 per cent cut in their constituency and stationary allowances, cumulatively amounting to over Rs 25 crore for a period of one year, after a similar......

'Democratic functioning, parliamentary scrutiny, being undermined'

"While some commentators have been heralding the recent session of Parliament as very productive (external link), what is disturbing is that none was sent to a parliamentary committee......

'Pakistan will make a lot of mistakes'

‘A couple of Pulwamas will bring the two nations to war and it will be limited to J&K itself.’ IMAGE: Indian Army soldiers at an encounter in which two soldiers were killed in the......

Modi keen to revive India's 'zombie factories', not abandon them

At British India Corporation's textile factory in Kanpur, four men sit in a control room watching computerised gauges eight hours a day. When they are done, another group takes over, and then......

Panel grills aviation officials on steep airfares

With airfares spiralling, members of a Parliamentary panel grilled top officials of the Civil Aviation Ministry and demanded quick action to curb overpricing of air tickets. Members of the......

As prices shoot up, MPs want a pay hike

With prices rising, lawmakers of the world's largest democracy are seeking a better pay package. A Parliamentary committee has recommended that the monthly salary of MPs be hiked from Rs 16,000 to......

AI crew protests appointment of 'foreigner' COO

Days after Gustav Baldauf was appointed Air India's chief operating officer, a major airline union has demanded withdrawal of the decision and appointment of an Indian to the post. The All India......