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UAE companies to hire fewer expats as Emiratisation target doubled
Dubai: UAE companies will now reduce hiring expats as the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has doubled the Emiratisation target. In 2022, the Emiratisation target for private sector companies was…
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BJP worker arrested in Karnataka in minor girl’s suicide case
Chikkamagalur: A 25-year-old BJP worker has been arrested in connection with the alleged suicide case of a minor girl in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru district, police said on Monday. In her suicide note, the…
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India’s richest 1% own more than 40% of total wealth: Report
Davos: The richest one per cent in India now own more than 40 per cent of the country’s total wealth, while the bottom half of the population together share just 3 per…
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VHP to hold ‘sanskar kendras’ in UP to promote family values
Prayagraj: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) will open 50 ‘sanskar kendra’ units or ‘value centres’ with the aim to promote ‘Hindu family values’ among the youngsters living in the slums of Prayagraj,…
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Nepal plane crash: 68 bodies recovered; 12 identified
Kathmandu: A total of 68 bodies have been recovered so far by the rescuers from the debris of the ill-fated Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in Nepal’s Pokhara on Sunday, officials said.…
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Severe cold wave conditions likely to grip parts of North India for next 3 days
New Delhi: Cold wave to severe cold wave are very likely to hold their sway over parts of North India including the national capital till Wednesday, the weather department said on Sunday.…
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Another fire in Delhi building where 27 burnt alive last year
New Delhi: A fire broke out on Sunday in the same building in Mundka area on the outskirts of Delhi where 27 persons were charred to death in May last year, officials…
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Opposition parties to oppose EC’s proposal on remote voting machine: Digvijaya Singh
New Delhi: Most of the Opposition parties have decided to oppose the Election Commission’s proposal on remote electronic voting machine (RVM) as it is “sketchy” and not “concrete”, senior Congress leader Digvijaya…
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tells army to be future-ready
Bengaluru: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asked the army to be future-ready at a time when lessons should be learnt from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Speaking at the 75th Indian Army Day…
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16 opposition parties agree on joint stand on Remote Voting proposal
New Delhi: Sixteen opposition parties gathered for a meeting, called by the Congress, here on Sunday to discuss the joint strategy for the meeting convened by the Election Commission on Monday to…
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Mukarram Jah’s demise: Telangana govt to hold state funeral
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday expressed condolences over the demise of Mukarram Jah, the grandson of the last Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan at 10 30 pm on…
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Hyderabad: Workers’ union demands compensation for kin of food delivery boy
Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) on Sunday demanded compensation for the Swiggy delivery executive who lost his life after jumping off the third floor attempting to save himself…
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5 Indians onboard Yeti Airlines flight that crashed in Nepal’s Pokhara city
Kathmandu: Five Indians are among the 72 people onboard a Nepalese passenger plane that crashed into a river gorge on Sunday while landing at the Pokhara airport and killed 32 people onboard.…
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Hyderabad: KCR to inaugurate new secretariat complex on Feb 17
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will inaugurate the newly constructed Dr. BR Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat on February 17, state Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy said in a…
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Mukkaram Jah’s demise: Shabbir Ali demands official holiday on Jan 17
Hyderabad: Reacting to the demise of Nizam Mir Mukkaram Jah, the grandson of the last Nizam Osman Ali Khan, Congress leader and former minister Shabbir Ali has demanded a state funeral and a…