Women are paid less than men
As part of reducing the gender gap in the workplace while most IT companies are taking up initiatives to evangelize encouraging the women to take up jobs, most Indian wom...
Second pay hike for Indian president in 13 months
Lady luck seems to be smiling on Indian President Pratibha Patil as she has got two salary hikes in a span of 13 months since she got elected to the highest office of the...
Rural poor get Rs.29 Bn in wages via post offices
Post offices across the country have disbursed Rs.29 billion as wages to the beneficiaries of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).
India, US to work jointly on climate monitoring system
For improving monsoon and weather forecasting in the south Asian region, India and the U.S. Thursday signed three pacts for joint climate monitoring and prediction of mon...
Malaysian Indian businessman now a senator
Malaysian Punjabi Business Chamber president Daljit Singh Dalliwal, who has been sworn in as a senator, says his appointment shows Sikhs are not neglected in this Southea...
Fresh faces crowd Rushdie out from Booker shortlist
Fancied Salman Rushdie failed to make the 2008 Man Booker Prize shortlist for literature announced Tuesday, but Amitav Ghosh and debutant Aravind Adiga stepped in to fill...
Antony on U.S. visit amid growing strategic ties
Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony began a round of intensive talks Tuesday with top US officials starting with his counterpart, Robert Gates as the two nations build th...
Guests tour High Line on Calvin Klein Inc's 40th anniversary
Guests who attended the 40th anniversary celebrations of American high-street fashion brand Calvin Klein Inc. got a chance to tour the High Line - an elevated rail struct...
'Unified Gulf plan needed to tackle labour issues'
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries should adopt a common strategy to address problems related to expatriate workers, a top Bahraini labour expert has said.
Scared of Big Bang test, people in Orissa turn to the gods
Fearing that the scientific experiment to study the formation of the universe might have a negative impact on the earth, people in Orissa are flocking to places of religi...