Pak government orders Foreign Office to slash missions abroad as part of austerity measures: ReportIn a directive titled "Rationalisation of Foreign Mission Abroad" issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Tuesday, Sharif also deman...
22 Feb, 2023, 03.48 PM IST
Air India pilot unions oppose 10 per cent cut in employees' allowancesIn a joint letter to Air India chief Rajiv Bansal on Friday, the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) and Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) ...
03 Apr, 2020, 06.06 PM IST
Pakistan government launches its own mineral water to cut costsMinister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said the bottled water called Safe Drinking Water would be a cheaper alternative to othe...
01 Sep, 2019, 01.25 PM IST
- Congress leader Sriballav Panigrahi passes away
Veteran Congress leader and ex-MP Sriballav Panigrahi passed away at a Bengaluru hospital today following a prolonged illness.
09 Jul, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
Chinese Prez calls for hefty cut in salaries of SOE executivesChinese President Xi Jinping today said the salaries of executives of major state-owned enterprises (SOEs) were unreasonably high and "must...
18 Aug, 2014, 09.35 PM IST
NIA officers using taxis due to austerity driveSleuths of NIA are facing a problem of mobility as they are "forced" to depend on taxis since the agency has been unable to purchase vehicl...
28 Apr, 2013, 11.29 AM IST
- Delhi gang rape: Delhi police chief quizzed again by Parliament panel
The Delhi Police chief was quizzed for the third time by a Parliamentary panel in the student gangrape case where he blamed shortage of per...
04 Jan, 2013, 06.03 PM IST
- Xi asks Chinese military to "intensify combat readiness"
China's new leader Xi Jinping has ordered the 2.3 million-strong People's Liberation Army to "obey" the commands of the ruling Communist Pa...
12 Dec, 2012, 09.30 PM IST
- Finance Ministry holding weekly meetings to monitor expenditure
The Finance Ministry has started holding weekly review meetings to monitor expenditure and is also looking at the possibility of reducing P...
10 Jun, 2012, 03.34 PM IST
- K Subrahmanyam: The man who worked tirelessly to make India secure
Topper of the 1951 IAS batch, KS joined the erstwhile Madras cadre and after his formative years in the Rajaji-Kamaraj era of the state, he...
03 Feb, 2011, 05.45 AM IST
- How austere on austerity?
Austerity in public life is merely the practice of a little restraint by people whose actions are in public domain.
01 Jan, 2011, 06.11 AM IST
- CEOs salary cap removed in new Companies Bill: Khurshid
The existing 11 per cent cap on salaries of CEOs of corporates has been removed in the new Companies Bill.
05 Nov, 2009, 05.37 PM IST
- PSUs may be asked to trim expenses in austerity drive
The government is planning fiscal prudence and austerity measures for public sector undertakings (PSU) that include holding back additional...
12 Oct, 2009, 01.23 AM IST
- Universities likely to increase fees
Central universities, such as the University of Delhi are considering revising tuition fees and charging user fees for facilities like the ...
19 Sep, 2009, 06.07 AM IST
- Austerity: Cong word for boomerang
Rahul's recent visit to Tamil Nadu had cost the party over Rs 1 crore.
18 Sep, 2009, 04.42 AM IST
- Tweeting cattle earns Congress wrath
Minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor, who was recently pulled up by government for his prolonged stay at a five-star hotel.
17 Sep, 2009, 02.35 AM IST
- Govt to take up Air India equity infusion shortly: Patel
The government will consider the issue of infusing equity into ailing Air India shortly, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said today.
16 Sep, 2009, 10.28 PM IST