Misuse of power, money to control election mechanism seen during Maharashtra polls: Sharad PawarSharad Pawar claimed misuse of power and money in Maharashtra elections, arguing it manipulated the entire election mechanism. The oppositi...
Maharashtra House passes supplementary demands amid din over waiverThe demands were passed without debate in the Lower House which witnessed three adjournments as MLAs of ruling alliance partner Shiv Sena j...
Narendra Dabholkar murder case: CBI makes first arrestDabholkar, a rationalist and prominent anti-superstition crusader, was shot dead by two unidentified suspects on a motorcycle on the Balgan...
Activists seek Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's help for pension to elderlyThey asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to intervene and stop the "system of patronage" in the Delhi government's pension programme.
Civil society members demand strong Lokpal BillThey said the measures include a strong Lokpal law, Grievance Redress law, Whistleblower Protection law and measures for judicial accountab...
Pension protest at PM's House: Aruna Roy, others detainedAll were taken to the Parliament Street police station and let off in the evening, a senior police official said.
Govt working on Rs 21,100-crore plan to raise pensionsIt also aims to reach out to an additional 64.12 lakh persons and is considering widening eligibility norms for pensions.
- Sonia Gandhi assures help to pensioners
Activists demanded a hike in monthly pension for the elderly and also the removal of Above Poverty Line criterion in giving pensions.
Monthly old age pension of Rs 200 an insult: RameshThe monthly pension of Rs 200 given to the elderly is "an insult to the dignity of an individual", Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh...
- Poverty criteria be removed in Old Age Pension scheme: Jairam Ramesh
Recommending removal of poverty line criteria for Old Age Pension scheme, Ramesh has said such conditions have harmed eligibility of some d...
- Through the third eye: Next President, Singhvi's CD, Anna and Sonia
The SP and Trinamool Congress floating the notion of a second term as President for A P J Abdul Kalam, with the BJP's tactical assent, is b...
- TOI Social Impact Awards: Invisible India cynosure of all eyes in Delhi
Baba Adhav drew the government's attention to a different kind of GDP growth during his speech - that of “Gareeb, Dalit aur Peedit”.