Excerpts from a speech on the Supplementary Demands for Grants, December 15.
'The service charge is given to the employees as a part of their salary. Now, employees have been calling to negotiate their salaries to balance the loss that they will face personally. In which case, we won't be able to retain some of them.'
Shankar Bhoir, a security guard at Mumbai's ill-fated Altaf Manzil building recollects his horror.
The new organism -- Solibacillus kalamii -- was found on the filters of the International Space Station.
'Only my friends know how I live here in Manhattan, saving every penny... Life in New York has not been not easy for me,' Devyani Khobragade told friends and colleagues.
Wemeet the people who were there during the concert not to enjoy but to make sure that we all enjoy without any hesitation.
They gave voices to sexual assault & harassment survivors across the world.
Clinton called on Americans to reject the "dark and divisive" vision Trump laid out for America's future.
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Experts say in the serviced apartments space, developers, primarily from the hospitality sector, are targeting non-resident Indians, expatriates and now, even domestic investors.
How about working for a company without pay just to learn various skills?
Devyani Khobragade, deputy consul general at the Indian consulate in New York, was arrested on charges that she allegedly presented fraudulent documents to the United States State Department in support of a visa application for an Indian national employed as a babysitter and housekeeper at her home in Manhattan.
These homes offer services that help lead a smooth retired life.
Trading in agri commodities on Saturdays to be reviewed later; more changes likely in the coming months to align with global pattern.
The army rejected Jawan Sindhav Jogidas's allegations that he was forced to be a Sahayak as a punishment.
These projects are targeted at financially well-off and upwardly mobile Indians.
He was getting fruits, but no implement to cut them with. He told the judge, sadly: "I have tried and it is very difficult, your honour." His statement quickly brought up the imagery of Peter trying to cut a pineapple with his teeth or a papaya with a pen or a toothbrush.
Kareena Kapoor Khan proves what an asset she can be, writes Sukanya Verma
'If you have never seen Kangana Ranaut on screen before, and instead know more about her in real life and the spirited controversies that seem to happily follow her about, you realise that the actress puts a lot of herself into a screen role, feels Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
'The problem is not the performance under Vishal Sikka, but the quality of Infy's board of directors, argues Debashis Basu.
Celebrating the timeless magic of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on its 80th anniversary.
Unlike Income Tax, service tax is not charged automatically.
'We eat first, they later; we sit on chairs and they on the floor; we call them by their names and they address us by titles,' writes Tripti Lahiri, author of Maid in India.
Eighteen-year-old Sana Samad is the second student after Kartik Sawnhey to have been allowed to pursue mathematics after Class 12 at the Delhi University.
'From where prime ministers sit, it makes no difference at all who occupies the governor's post.' 'Literally anyone with a decent education or work experience can be appointed to the job, which is basically a managerial one with little room for manoeuvre,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
A market where prices are not likely to go up is excellent for the long-term investor.
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has revealed what he loved and hated during his New Zealand tours in his playing days. Tendulkar claimed that the windy and cold conditions, the food poor, boundaries short and the accent was impossible to master in New Zealand.
Park only savings that need not be touched for many years, says Devangshu Datta.
'I wanted them to explore beyond samosas, tandoori chicken, naan and tikka masala, which were all delicious, but only represented a tiny portion of India's rich culinary diversity.' In Shared Tables, Kaumudi Marathe shares family stories and recipes from Pune to Los Angeles.
If you happen to like this film, I have to assume there's something seriously wrong with your idea of a journey, Sreehari Nair says.
Lenders have lined up a number of home loan products that can fit every aspirant's annual income.
RJD president Lalu Prasad on Thursday said Railway Budget has cheated people as it has nothing to offer.
'We hope there shall be more focus on existing projects and their completion rather than new projects.' 'Any new project announcements should be largely for decongesting the existing lines rather than new lines.'
Lenders have lined up a number of home loan products that can fit every aspirant's annual income.
The fight was for the more than 10 million millennials, the undecided and the independents and Clinton clearly came out on top, feels Aziz Haniffa.
Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade has requested a court here to extend the deadline for charging her in a visa fraud case, saying the "pressure of the impending" deadline is interfering with the ability of the parties to have meaningful discussions on the issue.
Bisexuals make better lovers, fathers and partners, a new study has revealed.
The long-term plans for Varanasi will take time to materialise but what has changed is the mood, says Aditi Phadnis
The Cuban government has announced nine days of mourning and has set Castro's funeral for December 4.
'Competence, experience, matter, did you say?' 'No music was sweeter than the mash of xenophobia, jingoism, racism, misogyny.' 'And the master busker to play the tune was round the corner to capture an eager audience just in the nick of time.' Shreekant Sambrani on the Trump Triumph a week after his upset victory.
Why had the CBI decided to have Waghmare tell the court the tale surrounding this odd trip to Kolkata made for even odder reasons, close to a year-and-a-half after Sheena's murder? To show the kind of person Indrani was? And that the murder of her daughter was not a heat of the moment crime, given Indrani was capable of other odd, suspicious, premeditated acts like this?
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