India
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Sensex down more than 200 points as IT heavyweights lag
New Delhi: BSE Sensex is down 249 points on Wednesday morning trade as IT stocks face selling pressure. BSE Sensex is trading at 69,301 points with Infosys, TCS down more than 2…
- India
Serious need to bridge huge talent deficit in the field of AI: MoS IT
New Delhi: There is a serious need for the tech industry and academic institutions to work along with the governments globally in shaping the future pipeline of talent for artificial intelligence (AI)-related…
- India
Trinamool Congress leader’s son-in-law shot dead in Bengal
Kolkata: Tension is simmering in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur after the son-in-law of a local Trinamool Congress leader was shot dead by unknown miscreants. According to police sources, the victim Tanmay Sarkar…
- Sports
IPL 2024 auction: List of players announced as countdown begins
All set for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction scheduled in Dubai on December 19 during which a list of 333 players will go under the hammer. Twenty-three players, including Harshal…
- India
Bhim Army chief slams Mayawati for practising nepotism
Lucknow: Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar, who is seen as a potential contender to don the mantle of a Dalit leader, has slammed Mayawati’s decision to name Akash Anand as her political…
- India
Mahadev app owner Ravi Uppal detained in Dubai
New Delhi: Ravi Uppal, one of the two main owners of the Mahadev online betting app, has been detained in Dubai by the local police on the basis of a red notice…
- India
India votes for UNGA resolution for Gaza ceasefire
United Nations: Faced with the “challenge” to “strike the right balance”, India has joined the General Assembly’s call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, reversing its earlier…
- India
UP BJP MLA convicted for rape of minor girl
Sonbhadra: A special court in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district has held BJP MLA Ramdular Gond guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl in 2014, a crime for which punishment under the POCSO Act…
- India
Meet Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa, Rajasthan’s dy CMs-elect
Jaipur: BJP leader Diya Kumari, who was elected deputy chief minister of Rajasthan along with Prem Chand Bairwa, is a member of erstwhile Jaipur royal family and two-time MLA. Bairwa is also…
- India
SpiceJet to raise Rs 2,250 cr amid financial headwinds, Sep qtr loss
New Delhi: Crisis-hit SpiceJet on Tuesday announced that it will raise more than Rs 2,250 crore through the issuance of shares and warrants to 64 entities, including financial institutions and FIIs, a…
- India
ZPM’s Lalbiakzama elected Mizoram Assembly Speaker unopposed
Aizawl: Mizoram’s ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) MLA Lalbiakzama was on Tuesday was elected Speaker of the Assembly unopposed. Lalbiakzama, 58, was elected to the Assembly for the first time from the…
- Bangalore
India’s construction sector ranks third largest: Gadkari
Bengaluru: Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that the construction sector in India currently ranks third largest in the world. “By fostering collaborative endeavors we have the…
- India
FBI Director pushes for stronger US-India alliance to counter terrorism
New Delhi: FBI Director Christopher A Wray visited the NIA headquarters here on Tuesday and emphasised the need to take the partnership between the US and India to the next level to…
- India
Karnataka govt approves 14 investment projects worth Rs 34,115 cr
Belagavi: The State High-Level Clearance Committee (SHLCC), headed by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday approved 14 projects worth Rs 34,115 crore, with a potential to create 13,308 jobs across the state.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Unemployment rate in Andhra highest in the country: Nara Lokesh
Visakhapatnam: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) General Secretary Nara Lokesh claimed on Tuesday that the unemployment rate in Andhra Pradesh has increased to 24 per cent, the highest in the country. He alleged…