New Delhi: Amid controversy over a bill requiring private firms in Karnataka to reserve jobs for Kannadigas, the state government is now considering extending IT employees' working hours to 14 per day, the Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU) reported on Saturday, media reported.
New Delhi: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Chairman Manoj Soni has resigned from his post five year before the end of his tenure, media reported.
New Delhi/IBNS: An all-party meeting was held on Sunday as leaders from the opposition gathered to discuss pressing issues and their expectations from the Budget, which will be presented on Tuesday.
At least three pilgrims were killed in a landslide triggered by rains when they were on their way to Uttarakhand's Kedarnath temple on Sunday, officials said.
New Delhi: Actor Sonu Sood has been drawing ire from social media after he defended a food vendor's actions of spitting on his customer's food. Now, actor-politician Kangana Ranaut has also called him out, slamming him for his views.
Ranchi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested three people, including a key "mastermind" and two MBBS students, allegedly involved as "solvers" in the NEET paper leak case, media reported.
New Delhi: A senior executive from a Jindal group company has been placed on administrative leave amid allegations of molestation by a fellow passenger on a flight. A third-party investigation is underway, media reported.
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has published the city-wise and centre-wise results for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test- Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024 on its official website today.
New Delhi: As many as 14 Indian men, who were lured to Cambodia with the promise of employment and forced into cyber fraud by trafficking rackets, have urged the Indian embassy to enable their quick repatriation to India.
US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, who is currently visiting Kolkata, on Saturday enjoyed his electric scooter ride in New Town area near the city.
Envoy Eric Garcetti on Friday said India and the USA are working to build a future-focussed relationship that extends from the seabed to the stars
Bangladesh quota protest: 778 Indian students return home, authorities stay in touch with 4,000 others still remaining in neighbouring nation .
Mumbai/IBNS: One woman died and many are feared trapped as a portion of a four-storey building in Mumbai collapsed on Saturday, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav is set to attend West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata on Sunday.
Patna/Lucknow/IBNS: Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chiraj Paswan is the latest from the list of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies to raise voice against the diktat given to the eateries to display their owners' names on the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, media reports said.
The recent surge in Pakistan-backed terrorist assaults in Rajouri, Poonch, Reasi, Doda, Kathua, and other parts of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) has highlighted the enduring complexities and challenges within the region.
New Delhi/IBNS: Following the Supreme Court order, the National Testing Agency or NTA on Saturday published the result of NEET-UG 2024 city and centre wise on its official website.
Shillong/IBNS: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has said 63 students from his state have returned from Bangladesh, which is reeling under violent protests against the quota system in government jobs, media reports said.
Chennai/IBNS: Twenty-nine workers- all women- fainted after the ammonia gas leaked at a fish plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district on Saturday, media reports said.
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate arrested Haryana Congress MLA Surender Panwar in the illegal mining case past midnight, media reports said.
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has congratulated Indian PM Narendra Modi on becoming the most followed world leader on his owned X platform.
The International Energy Agency on Friday said demand for electricity in India is expected to spike by 8 percent in the current year driven by strong economic activity and powerful heatwaves.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the passing away of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong.
Agartala/IBNS: Over 300 Indian students Friday returned home following the worsening situation in Bangladesh, which has been witnessing widespread protests and clashes for weeks over the government job quota system, media reports said,
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the Uttar Pradesh Police's order to display the names of eatery owners along the Kanwar Yatra route in Muzaffarnagar and said it was against the Constitution.
Seventy-six trainees from King Fahd Naval Academy of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) completed their Afloat Training Course at First Training Squadron (1TS) of the Indian Navy on 18 Jul 24.
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently inaugurated the first overseas Jan Asudhi Kendra in Mauritius during his visit to the country.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a crackdown, the UPSC has issued a notice to cancel trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar's selection owing to her alleged lie about her visual and mental disabilities and faking her identity, media reports said.
Mumbai/IBNS: In a shocking incident captured on CCTV, a gym trainer was seen hitting a man with a mudgar during a workout session in Mumbai, media reports said.
Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the United States of America, officials said on Friday.
