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No pay hike for British queen

Like many, Britain’s queen will also not get a pay hike, at least till elections next year. According to the Daily Express, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told the queen, she will have to wait until after the general elections to discuss her bid for a rise in her £7.9 million a year Civil List payment. Brown has decided not to fix a new 10-year deal covering the queen’s costs, fearing that the plea for a huge pay rise over the next 10 years could become an election issue, the report said.

Govt needs to tighten road safety norms: Nath

With a person dying every four-and-a-half minutes in road accidents in the country, the government today said it will tighten safety rules to bring them in line with international standards.

I&B bats for reduction in FBT for media firms

Reduction in the fringe benefit tax (FBT) from 20 per cent to 5 per cent for media personnel working for both print and electronic media companies was among the demands submitted to the finance ministry today by Ambika Soni, the minister for information and broadcasting (I&B).