The Centre was mulling more incentives for paramilitary personnel, especially those deployed in the border areas, and bring parity among all the forces in terms of pay and other perks
After US, it is now Britain which is turning the taps off on perks for the chief executive officers and bankers, with Prime Minister Gordon Brown warning them that time was off on the current culture of "big bonuses"
'The only reason why it has taken him in is to rile the Congress and also to show, yet again, how fleet-footed the saffron camp is when it comes to raiding the pastures of its rivals,' notes Amulya Ganguli.
One perk of being a pilot, apart from travelling the world, is a front-row seat to the Earth's natural wonders -- from jaw-dropping sunrises to silver slivers of lightning against ink coloured-clouds. One among them is Ecuador-based Santiago Borja who is known as "The Storm Pilot" because of the images he's taken. Borja, who lives in Quito, Ecuador, was kind enough to grant us permission to show some off his work.
Life Insurance Corporation of India is recruiting Apprentice Development Officers.
An Asscocham survey reveals that middle-rank employees in public sector units, foreign embassies and academic institutions are satisfied with their jobs driven by limited accountability.
Researchers have found that coffee is quite high in antioxidants.
The land development arm of the railways has cut the reserve price for a 45,371 square metre plot at Bandra, a Mumbai suburb, by nearly 14.5 per cent, to Rs 39.60 billion and reduced the minimum networth requirement for bidders by a similar margin. It has also reduced the bid security amount by 20 per cent. This apart, the authority has more than doubled the payment period to five years.
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'The lockdown has been a great excuse to delay payments.'
India Inc's debt-to-equity ratio has fallen, from 0.92 in FY15 to 0.88 in FY16.
The Rs 200,000 plus perks hike for regulators proposed in the Sixth Pay Commission is likely to attract good talent. It would be sufficient incentive for both private sector executives and serving bureaucrats to join as watchdogs. The Commission has recommended that the remuneration of chairpersons of regulatory agencies like the Sebi, Irda, Trai, CERC as well as the Competition Commission of India be hiked to Rs 300,000 if they do not avail of perks like cars and housing.
The first Indian-origin governor of the United States, Bobby Jindal, has taken some bold decisions in an attempt to turn the fortunes of his state of Louisiana around.
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In a jolt to the AAP government, President Pranab Mukherjee has refused to give assent to a legislation that protects 21 party MLAs, who have been appointed parliamentary secretaries, and face the prospect of disqualification.
'I went through a phase of disillusionment but took things in my stride -- the good and the bad.' 'In this profession, it's more magnified because we are in the public eye all the time.'
Allowances and perks will be up to 50 per cent of revised basic pay. House rent allowance and retiral benefits are outside the basic pay limit. The report was presented to Heavy Industry Minister Santosh Mohan Dev by the Second Pay Revision Committee Chairman M Jagannadha Rao in New Delhi.
All offices involving executive decision-making and control of public funds shall be treated as offices of profit.
Strong demand for housing loans and stable real estate prices augur well for housing finance companies. Though the stocks are not cheap, they make good long-term investments.
Black is the new platinum as the field for elite credit cards gets crowded.
Parliamentarians will have to wait for some more time to get a fatter pay packet as the Union Cabinet on Thursday decided to leave the proposal to the next Lok Sabha. The proposal, coming close on the heels of the report of the Sixth Pay Commission for Central government employees, was aimed at amending the salary, allowances and pensions of MPs Act 1954, and paving the way for establishing a permanent mechanism for the purpose.
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Meaningful work doesn't just belong to old-world craftsmen, though. Meaningful work happens even in big corporations. And when it does, it makes them even bigger.
The Sixth Pay Commission is likely to significantly raise basic salaries for an estimated 4.5 million central government employees. The recommendations are expected to be submitted in January, a few months ahead of schedule, and the award is likely to come into effect from January 2006.
There are quite a few perks to have Mallika Sherawat in your film.
What are the 'must-have' qualities a candidate should have in order to get a job at a BPO? You tell us.
Knowing the pitfalls, some of the leading channels have decided to jointly work out a code of ethics to prevent recurrence of such cases.
Ravi Shastri will pocket around Rs 8 crore per annum, which is atleast a crore more than previous coach Anil Kumble's salary.
The civil aviation ministry assured employees of state-owned carriers Air-India and Indian on Wednesday that the planned merger of the two would not involve retrenchment, cuts or losses in pay scale, perks or allowances.
Be oblivious of your surroundings. Don't oblige unknown men with pictures. Carry a swiss knife, says Deepak Ananth.
India's latest airline will now fly in a swirl of blue. Four months after being taken over by Jet, the erstwhile Air Sahara in its new avatar as JetLite is already showing signs of perking up while readying its new livery.
A team of BJP leaders visited over 15 families of the deceased in Raigad and Ratnagiri districts and offered jobs to the kin of the victims.
Getahead columnist Seema Goswami and author of Woman On Top: How To Get Ahead At Work, advises you on how to tackle this issue.
Cybersecurity is a great opportunity for you to start your career.
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Exploring the various employment options for pilots as well as their work profile
TCS ruled the domestic market cap chart in ranking, followed by RIL, HDFC Bank, ITC, Infosys, HDFC, CIL, Sun Pharma, HUL and ONGC
The meeting was about capex, and as the country is on the growth path, the companies were advised to increase capex, NLC India Chairman and Managing Director S K Acharya said after the meeting.
