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NIA officers using taxis due to austerity drive

Sleuths of NIA are facing an unusual problem of mobility as they are "forced" to depend on taxis sin...

Spain’s anti-austerity protests: 45 arrested in Madrid

Spanish police say they arrested 45 people, including nine minors, in street violence after a large ...

Italy votes in crucial eurozone election; Berlusconi heckled by topless feminists

While Europe watched and prayed for stability in the eurozone’s third largest economy, Italians on S...

Anti-austerity strike hits Greece

Greece was gripped by a one-day general strike, in protest the austerity and reform programme introd...

Bulgarian PM resigns amid austerity protests

Bulgarian PM Boiko Borisov announced on Wednesday that he would resign.

China bans ads promoting extravagant gifts on radio, TV

The radio and television advertisements promoting lavish gifting will now be reportedly banned to pr...

Greek schools in danger of closure for lack of heating

Schools in northern Greece run the risk of being closed in the coming days because they haven`t enou...

Protests over austerity measures in Italy

Some 150,000 people have converged here from across Italy to protest against the government`s tax hi...

Thousands in UK join anti-austerity march

Labour leader Ed Miliband is among dozens of speakers addressing crowds at the biggest march in Lond...

Thousands march in Spain to protest austerity

Several thousand anti-austerity protesters in Spain marched down a major street in the capital bangi...

Thousands march to protest austerity cuts in Spain

Several thousand people marched in downtown Madrid to protest austerity measures they say will lead ...

Zimbabwe finance minister barricaded into office

Finance Minister Tendai Biti insists he can`t pay them until diamond mining earnings controlled by l...

Thousands march in Paris against austerity

Thousands of demonstrators are marching peacefully in Paris to denounce austerity measures.

Spain, Portugal hit with anti-austerity protests

Spaniards and Portuguese rallied in the streets of their countries` capitals to protest enduring dee...

AIIMS stops providing travel grants to doctors

Premier health institute AIIMS has stopped providing travel grants for international conferences to ...

Islamabad civic body goes on austerity drive

Islamabad`s civic body has decided to take back all vehicles and cell phones which it earlier provid...

CM reduces security as part of austerity drive

Parrikar government has also reduced security cover to ministers and legislators, which was an expen...

Govt extends austerity drive to autonomous bodies

Carrying forward its austerity drive to contain expenditure, the government on Tuesday restrained au...

Austerity drive: Govt bans 5-star hotel meetings

The government banned creation of new posts in its departments and holding meetings in five-star hot...

U’khand Governor orders austerity measures

Five days after taking oath, Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi on Sunday ordered several austerity m...

May Day rallies across Europe protest austerity

The demonstrations are especially significant in France and Greece, where people are to elect their ...

Greek policemen available on rent of 30 euros/hr

The cash-strapped Greek state is now looking to a new way of raising revenues renting out its polic...

Greek suicide a symbol of austerity pain

A Greek pensioner`s suicide has become a symbol of the pain of austerity and been seized upon by opp...

Elderly Greek kills himself in main Athens square

The 77-year-old retired pharmacist drew a handgun and shot himself in the head near a subway exit on...

Spain unveils $36 billion austerity package

Spain`s new conservative government unveiled a USD 36 billion deficit-reduction package for this y...

Greek lawmakers pass austerity bill as Athens burns

Greece`s parliament approved a deeply unpopular austerity bill to secure a second EU/IMF bailout and...

Greeks hurl petrol bombs as lawmakers weigh austerity

Greek lawmakers looked set to endorse a new austerity deal on Sunday to secure an EU/IMF bailout.

Strike grips Belgium as EU leaders meet

India`s Jet Airways, which uses Brussels as its European hub, rerouted flights via Amsterdam.

Italy government wins confidence vote on austerity

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti`s government won a parliamentary confidence vote on its austerity...

Greece okays austerity budget after street clashes

Greece`s coalition government on Wednesday passed an austerity 2012 budget aimed at shrinking its de...

Greece paralysed again as austerity vote looms

The austerity bill won initial approval in a first vote on Wednesday night, and deputies are now to ...

Violence erupts as 2-day strike shuts down Greece

Greek unions began a 48-hour general strike on Wednesday, the biggest protest in years.

Greece heads for standstill before austerity vote

The 48 hour general strike is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday to coincide with the vote in parl...

Greece heads for standstill before austerity vote

Much of Greece is expected to be shut down by a 48-hour strike reaching a peak on Thursday.

Near-daily protests add to the hardship in Greece

The scene during a student demonstration this week reflected the increasing irritation and despair f...

Greeks feel drip-drip torture of austerity

Greeks expressed their misery on Monday at the erosion of their daily lives by austerity measures.

Italy begins strike protest against austerity cuts

Berlusconi`s centre-right cabinet adopted the draft 45.5-billion euro plan to calm market panic.

UK`s Cameron under pressure over cuts after riots

Cameron is under growing pressure to abandon plans to cut police numbers after trouble spread from t...

US backs tough Greek austerity measures: Hillary

Greece`s government has embarked on austerity after missing its deficit-cutting targets.

Austerity drive to cut wasteful expenses: Pranab

Justifying the government`s austerity drive, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the...

Greece starts vote on second austerity law

Greece`s parliament began voting on an implementation law for a five year austerity plan.

Greece passes key austerity plan despite violence

The vote was vital for securing international funds and preventing the euro zone`s first default.

Greece geared up for vote on austerity

Greek Parliament is voting on the austerity bill which has sparked a violent protest in the country.

Berlusconi ally warns of govt fall over austerity

The 43 bn euro austerity plan is seen by economists as vital to avoid contagion from Greece crisis.

Greek police clash with austerity protesters

Parliament is due to vote on a package of spending cuts and tax hikes as part of a massive bailout.

Greeks protest, almost half oppose austerity

PM George Papandreou vowed to push on with an austerity campaign that a poll showed half the country...

Greek Prime Minister to reshuffle Cabinet

The discussions came as anti-austerity riots hit central Athens.

Greeks demonstrate against austerity measures

About 30,000 people protested in Athens` central Syntagma square on Sunday.

Portugal sets general election for June 5

Portugese PM resigned when Parliament rejected a new austerity programme.

Clashes hit massive British anti-cuts demonstration

Over 250,000 people protested the toughest spending cuts since World War II.

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