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Amid TN transport strike on low pay, MLAs get a bumper pay hike

As per the bill, the salary and allowances of legislators have been raised from Rs 55,000 to Rs 1,05,000 per month, an increase of 90.91 per cent.

Tamil Nadu MLAs get 90% pay hike

The salary and allowances of MLAs has been raised from Rs 55,000 to Rs 1.05 lakh a month.

'Soul of democracy sucked out': Oppn to boycott new Parliament inauguration

Modi will inaugurate the new Parliament building on May 28 following an invitation by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

Pak puts more curbs on Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar, Dawood Ibrahim

Seeking to wriggle out of the FATF's grey list, Pakistan has imposed tough financial sanctions on 88 banned terror groups and their leaders, including Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar and Dawood Ibrahim, by ordering the seizure of all of their properties and freezing of bank accounts, a media report said.

Pak admits Dawood Ibrahim living in Karachi

Dawood Ibrahim is wanted in India to face the law of the land for carrying out serial blasts in Mumbai in 1993 in which scores of people were killed and injured.

Why the Maldives local elections are SO important

In this exclusive conversation with Rediff.com contributor Rajeev Sharma, exiled opposition leader Ahmed Naseem explains why the world should care about democracy in Maldives.

'Our children have only hunger written in their destiny'

In villages in Palghar district -- in Mumbai's backyard -- more than 254 children have died from malnutrition.

Why some fans are disillusioned with Modi already