Amaravati: Amid row over the Karnataka government’s move mandating 100 per cent reservations to Kannadigas and Nasscom raising concerns over the decision, Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh welcomed IT firms to “relocate businesses” in Vizag. The TDP MLA quickly pointed out that Andhra Pradesh is “ready” with the “most suitable skilled talent with no restrictions…
Puri (Odisha): Lakhs of devotees on Wednesday witnessed Lord Jagannath’s “Suna Besha” ritual in which the idol, seated on a chariot in Puri, was adorned with gold ornaments embedded with precious stones. The idols of his siblings – Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra – were also decorated by servitors with golden jewellery and attires atop…
Hyderabad: The historic city observed Youm-e-Ashoora, the 10th day of Muharram, with deep mourning and solemnity on Wednesday, passing the day peacefully. The day’s highlight was the annual Bibi-ka-Alam procession, which journeyed from Bibi-ka-Alawa to Chaderghat in the Old City. The ‘Alam’ (holy relic or flag commemorating the Battle of Karbala) was carried on the…
New Delhi: The primary driver for the US recently passing the ‘Resolve Tibet Act’ is its “rivalry with China”, not any concern for Tibet, claimed former national security adviser (NSA) Shivshankar Menon. Speaking at the launch of former diplomat Dilip Sinha’s book “Imperial Games in Tibet: The Struggle for Statehood and Sovereignty” on Tuesday, Menon…
Guwahati: The Assam government has asked its border police unit not to forward cases of non-Muslim illegal immigrants entering the state before 2015 to the Foreigners Tribunal, and advised them to apply for citizenship under the CAA. In a letter to the Special Director General of Police (Border), Home and Political Secretary Parth Pratim Majumdar referred…
Chetlandhra (Andhra Pradesh): One more soldier from Srikakulam, D Rajesh, has died fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir within two days of the death of fellow soldier S Jagadeshwar Rao who belongs to the same district in Andhra Pradesh. Rajesh, 25, died in an exchange of fire with terrorists during a counter-terrorist operation at Doda…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court reserved on Wednesday its order on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas challenging his arrest by the CBI in the excise policy case and seeking interim bail. Kejriwal’s senior counsel not only assailed his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) but also sought his release on bail in…
Chandigarh: The Haryana government announced on Wednesday a 10 per cent reservation for Agniveers in services such as police, forest guard and jail warden, besides other incentives like the relaxation of age. At a press conference here, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that in direct recruitment to posts of constable, mining guard, forest guard,…
New Delhi: Apex IT industry body Nasscom has expressed deep disappointment and concern over Karnataka’s quota-for-locals bill mandating reservation for locals in private sector, and has exhorted the state government to withdraw the bill. Nasscom’s strong note of dissent assumes significance as it adds to the growing chorus of top industry voices, which have warned…
Kolkata: Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) signed a contract with the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) for constructing an ocean research vessel, an official said on Wednesday. The contract, worth approximately Rs 840 crore, was signed between GRSE and NCPOR officials for the construction of the vessel in…
