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Telangana: ‘Police should take action against my son…,’ says Bandi Sanjay now
New Delhi: A day after Bandi Sanjay defended his son in the case of assaulting a fellow student, the Telangana BJP chief on Thursday claimed that Bandi Bhagirath Sai has surrendered before…
- Jobs
I’m on visa, have limited time: Sacked Indian-origin Microsoft worker
New Delhi: As Microsoft begins job cuts, affected employees have started looking for new jobs on LinkedIn, and among those impacted is an Indian-origin worker in the US who says “she is…
- India
Babita Phogat meets protesting wrestlers in Delhi with ‘message from Centre’
New Delhi: Champion wrestler and BJP leader Babita Phogat on Thursday arrived at the protest site at Jantar Mantar in Delhi where wrestlers continued their sit-in protest for the second day demanding…
- India
Process to declare ‘Ram Setu’ national heritage monument underway: Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Central government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the process to declare ‘Ram Setu’ a national heritage monument is currently underway in the Ministry of Culture. A bench…
- India
Shifting to old pension scheme may lead to liability add-up in future: Raghuram Rajan
New Delhi: As several state governments have shown their intention of shifting to the old pension scheme, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said that states doing so, would end up curbing current…
- India
Congress slams PM Modi after WFI chief accused of sexual harassment
New Delhi: The Congress Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the sexual exploitation allegations against BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, asking if this is the…
- Kerala
Embattled Tharoor set to meet Sonia soon
Thiruvananthapuram: Undettered by backlash from the top brass of the faction-ridden Congress in Kerala, three-time Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor will soon be calling on former party president Sonia Gandhi and her…
- Kerala
Food poisoning: Head cook of eatery in Kerala held as many hospitalised
Kochi: The head cook of an eatery in the North Paravoor area of Ernakulam district has been arrested following hospitalisation of several people who ate food there. An officer of North Paravoor police…
- India
Sophos to lay off 450 employees globally, including in India
New Delhi: Cyber-security company Sophos is laying off about 450 people globally including in India which is 10 percent of its workforce to achieve “the optimal balance of growth and profitability”. TechCrunch…
- India
Karnataka withdraws proposal to lower minimum age for drinking
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has withdrawn its proposal to lower the minimum age for drinking in the state following “objections raised by public, associations, and media”, the government said in a statement.…
- India
NIA arrests Mohammed Sadik who was working as ‘reporter’ for PFI
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday said it has conducted searches at a location in Kerala’s Kollam district in connection with a terror-related case pertaining to the banned organization…
- India
Will hang myself if sexual harassment charges against me are proven: WFI chief
New Delhi: The President of Wrestling Federarion of India (WFI), Brij Bhushan Sharan, on Wednesday brushed aside the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by top Indian grapplers, who staged a…
- Business
Government bullish on railway assets monetisation in Union Budget
New Delhi: Monetisation of railways’ assets is likely to be one of the key agenda items in the forthcoming Union Budget for 2023-24, which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is going to present…