40 pc pay hike for Central staff The Sixth Pay Commission on Monday recommended a minimum hike of 40 per cent in the salaries of all categories of Central government employees as well as defence personnel.
BBMP to cap CVS rates In what could be seen as some relief to property owners, the BBMP is likely to fix a cap on the tax rates under CVS, its new taxation system.
PU paper 'racket' busted On Sunday evening, officials at the Pre-University Education Department donned the mantle of Sherlock Holmes to unearth what they called a "racket" relating to the question papers of the ongoing II year PUC exams...
SMS sowed seeds of suspicion Intelligent but an introvert. A globetrotter but one who was distrustful of everything and everyone. This was how Amit Budhiraj's friends summed him up...
Actress Maria Nafpliotou in the role of ancient Greek high priestess holds the torch with the flame for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in ancient Olympia during the lighting ceremony on Monday. The priestesses were able to light the flame through use of a polished mirror despite poor weather conditions. AFP
Does Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen’s decision to leave India indicate a setback to the country’s liberal image? Deccan Herald had invited its readers to opine on the issue. Many of our readers said India’s liberal image will not be tarnished by Taslima’s decision to leave and even termed her comments as ungrateful. Some others opined that the country has lost its credibility as a democracy because it bowed down to fundamentalists and Leftists of West Bengal.
