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- India
Surge in white-collar jobs in India, IT roles in demand: Report
Bengaluru: There has been a significant surge in the white-collar job market in India as 73 per cent of employers actively hired between April and June, according to a report on Thursday.…
- Business
Indian crypto exchange CoinSwitch sues WazirX to recover stuck funds
New Delhi: Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinSwitch has sued rival platform WazirX, saying they are taking legal action to recover the funds stuck on Nischal Shetty-run crypto platform. Ashish Singhal-run CoinSwitch said it…
- India
UPSC adopts Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates’ verifications
New Delhi: In an unprecedented move, the Centre has allowed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to utilise Aadhaar-based authentication to verify candidates’ identities voluntarily, both at the time of registration and…
- India
Outbreak of Chandipura virus in India largest in 20 years: WHO
New Delhi: The WHO has recently said the current outbreak of the Chandipura virus in India is the largest in 20 years. According to the global health body, between early June and…
- News
CM Naidu welcomes Centre’s nod to release Rs 12,157 cr for Polavaram
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday welcomed the Centre’s in-principle nod to release Rs. 12,157 crore for the Polavaram irrigation project and approval for the development of two…
- India
UP man beheads wife, chops up body parts & dumps them in river; arrested
Balrampur: A man was held here on Wednesday for allegedly beheading his wife, and dismembering her body with a cleaver and an electric saw, which he dumped in different places to evade…
- World
India, Russia discuss use of space monitoring tech in risk forecast & emergency response
New Delhi: India and Russia on Wednesday discussed the use of space monitoring technologies for risk forecasting and emergency response during the second meeting of their joint commission on the cooperation in…
- India
Maha Ex-CM Narayan Rane misbehaves with woman journalist
A woman journalist was threatened and abused by former Maharashtra chief minister and BJP MP Narayan Rane during his visit to Rakjot Fort on Wednesday, August 28. Rane was in Sindhudurg to…
- Bangalore
Amid face-off, Shivakumar enjoys Karnataka Guv’s company at party
Bengaluru: Amid the face-off between the Karnataka government and the Governor’s office over consent for prosecution against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, state Congress President and Deputy CM, DK Shivakumar was seen enjoying an…
- Business
Govt to set up 12 new industrial cities to boost mfg; outlay Rs 28,602 cr
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday approved 12 new industrial cities in 10 states on the lines of Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Dholera in Gujarat to boost domestic manufacturing with…
- Politics
Complaint filed against Siddaramaiah’s wife over ‘document fabrication’
Mysuru: A police complaint was filed on Wednesday against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathi and his close associate M. Laxman, who is the spokesperson of the Congress, in connection with the “fabrication”…
- India
Centre suggests measures to states on safety of medics
New Delhi: Night patrolling on hospital premises and regulating access for people to key areas are among the measures the Centre has asked states to implement to ensure the safety of medics…
- Business
ChatGPT a hit among students who struggle to pay attention: Study
New Delhi: Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools like Open AI’s ChatGPT are widespread hits among students who have problems paying attention, according to a study on Wednesday. Researchers in Sweden looked into…
- Business
Information security spending in India to reach $3.4 billion in 2025
New Delhi: The information security spending in India is projected to reach $3.4 billion in 2025, 17.1 per cent up from 2024, a report showed on Wednesday. The end-user spending on information…
- India
Bengal govt will amend existing laws to ensure death penalty to rapists: Mamata
Kolkata: Asserting that her government has zero tolerance to incidents of rape, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said an amendment to existing laws will be passed in the state…