The city legislators are looking ahead to a Valentine Day gift as the Delhi Cabinet is expected to take up a proposal to effect a three-fold hike in salary and perks for MLAs and ministers in a meeting on February 14. As per the Cabinet proposal, the hike in salary and perks is based on the grounds of “price rise and hike in salaries of MPs and government employees following 6th Pay Commission recommendations”.

Five years after seven persons were arrested by Delhi police on charges of involvement in terror activities after an encou-nter, a city court, while acquitting them has blasted the police for scripting an encounter sitting in the office. It has directed the Delhi police commissioner to conduct an inquiry against four officials of sub-inspector

The recently concluded Attakalari Biennial, a contemporary dance festival showcasing the best of contemporary dance works not just in India, but also worldwide, sent a strong message about the dynamic development of contemporary dance in India.

The recent release of two books, Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom and Wendy Mogel’s The Blessing of a B-Minus, has generated a lot of interest in parenting styles of late. While one group of parents have firmly supported Chua’s militant, pushy approach (she once threatened to burn her daughter’s stuffed animals if she didn’t

Eden Gardens can finally breathe a sigh of relief with the International Cricket Council saying it was satisfied with the pace of renovation work at the historic venue in Kolkata.

The US is getting tougher with Pakistan to ensure the release of its diplomat Raymond Davis, being tried in Lahore for murder, with Washington suspending all high-level dialogue with Islamabad over the case.

The government and the Opposition on Tuesday moved closer on the issue of constitution of a joint parliamentary committee to probe the 2G spectrum scam, sending out a signal that the stalemate on it could break in the Budget Session of Parliament beginning February 21.

Cash-strapped national carrier Air India will ask the government to pay arrears of about `800 crores that has been incu-rred on account of VVIP travel so that it is in a position to make timely disbursement of salaries of employees and also bolster its financial position. In order to make an immediate salary payment for January to its

Expressing concern over Supreme Court’s recent order that mere membership of a banned outfit is not a crime, the BJP insisted that this could have serious implications for the country’s sovereignty.

Horticulture sector has grown by 7 per cent and can contribute to the growth of the agriculture sector, according to the agriculture ministry.
The general council of the National Horticulture Mission took stock of the implementation of scheme. Officials said the plan has helped in increasing the production of horticultural commodities from 166.9 million tonnes in 2004-05 to 226.9 million tonnes by 2009-10, registering a growth rate of about 7 per cent per year. The exports of horticultural produce have also been going up consistently and reached `13,423.76 crore during 2009-10, said officials.