Government
Cabinet sets agenda for 7th Pay Commission
28 Feb 2014
Centre woos government staff with DA hike to 100% of basic pay; VRS
28 Feb 2014
The union cabinet today announced a hike in dearness allowance for its 5 million employees and 3 million pensioners, bringing the rate to 100 per cent of basic pay from the existing 90 per cent
SC stops TN from releasing four Rajiv Gandhi assassins
27 Feb 2014
The Supreme Court today stayed the Tamil Nadu government’s move to release four of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassins who are serving life terms
Andhra Pradesh to come under central rule; Telangana awaits President's nod
21 Feb 2014
Undivided Andhra Pradesh will soon be brought under central rule after chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy resigned after Parliament passed the bill to create a separate Telangana state
‘Garibi hatao’ meaningless without better service delivery: McKinsey
21 Feb 2014
India must improve the delivery of basic services like water, sanitation, and of course healthcare if it is to raise its millions of poor to a reasonable standard of living, says a new report from McKinsey Global Institute
TN government can’t free Rajiv Gandhi killers by diktat: SC
20 Feb 2014
The Supreme Court today stayed the Jayalalithaa-led Tamil Nadu government from releasing seven prisoners convicted for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandh
Centre moves SC against TN move to free Rajiv killers
20 Feb 2014
Stunned by the move of the J Jayalalithaa-led Tamil Nadu government to free all the seven persons convicted for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the centre today moved the Supreme Court against the state government’s decision
RS debacle for Telangana bill; Cong mulls sops for Seemandhra
19 Feb 2014
Reports said the Congress is planning a merger with TRS once the Telangana bill is passed in the Rajya Sabha as well
Lok Sabha passes Telangana Bill amidst pandemonium
18 Feb 2014
The government rushed through the bill amidst the din in the Lok Sabha, with the support of opposition BJP
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