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Indians were granted a total of 17,379 work visas last year, with the majority of them — 8,613 — being granted by the German Consulate General in Bengaluru, marking a significant increase compared to 2021, SchengenVisaInfo.com reported.The second-highest number of work visas for Indians was granted by the German Consulate General in Mumbai — 3,013, — followed by the Consulate General in Chennai (2,483), the German Embassy in New Delhi (2,434), and the German Consulate in Kolkata (836).While visiting India earlier this year, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had said that his government wants to ease the path for information technology…

The startup had previously committed to make payments on September 4, from the earlier July 20. “We sincerely apologise for this delay. Ensuring that you receive your due compensation as early as possible is our top priority. Please be assured that we are doing everything to make this happen, and we are confident that there will be no further delays after this,” read the email, Moneycontrol reported. The quick-grocery delivery provider has also promised employees to pay an interest of 12 per cent per annum on the salary component that it held back from June. Earlier in August, it was…

The police said that both the accused have been arrested within eight hours of committing the crime.Superintendent of Police (North Goa) Nidhin Valsan said that on Wednesday, the police found the body of a labourer named Ramesh Poshalappa Siddagoli (39), a native of Belgavi, Karnataka.The semi-dude body was found under the New Bridge at Bicholim with multiple stab injuries on the back and buttocks.The accused have been identified as Sangita Ramesh Siddagoli (29), and Ramu Shankar Gawali (50), both natives of Maharashtra.“The accused duo was trying to board the train from Thivim railway station in North Goa after committing the…

The 48-year-old was found unresponsive on the road on August 23 and brought to the emergency department of AIIMS, where he was declared brain dead.Dr Aarti Vij, Prof in-charge, Organ Retrieval banking Organization (ORBO), AIIMS, expressed her admiration for the family’s selfless decision.”Suresh family’s choice to donate his organs in the face of personal tragedy exemplifies the incredible potential for humanity that resides within each of us. This act of charity and love has the power to heal not only the recipients but also the grieving hearts of the donor’s family,” Dr Vij said.The retrieved organs, including the heart, kidneys,…

The main production issues were with stacked CIS, panels, batteries (expanding when exposed to heat), and titanium frames.“The stacked CIS issue has been resolved by increasing production capacity, but it still affects about 10–15 per cent of shipments of regular models,” Kuo claimed.Changing the supplier shipment ratio has resolved the panel issue while the battery and frame issues have been resolved mainly by improving production yield.“The production challenges of titanium frames are high processing difficulty and significant design changes during development (canceling the virtual button design in 2Q23),” said Kuo, an analyst at TF International Securities, a financial services group…

She said this during a review meeting of RRBs, where she emphasised on digital capability upgradation of RRBs and instructed the chairman of Punjab National Bank (PNB) to ensure that all RRBs under its ambit acquire digital onboarding capability by November 1, 2023.Also present during the meeting were banking secretary as well as the additional secretary along with heads of RRBs, RBI officials and representatives of NABARD.Sitharaman also said that banks should map RRBs with MSME clusters and put greater thrust on increasing network of rural branches in cluster areas identified by the ministry of MSME.She further emphasised on increasing…

The final hearing is underway before a bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan in the matter against the release of convicts, including on the plea filed by Bilkis Bano herself. On August 24, the top court had remarked that convicts, whose remission applications were considered by the Gujarat government pursuant to an earlier order of the top court, cannot argue that the remission orders setting them free cannot be challenged at all. In the earlier judgment, the Supreme Court had directed the Gujarat government to consider and decide the application for premature release within two months in terms…

“The Supreme Court Bar Association strongly condemns the inhumane and violent act of police on advocates in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, where the women advocates were also not spared from the brutality,” said a resolution issued under signature of Honorary Secretary Rohit Pandey. It said that the baton charge on the advocates is a clear violation of their rights and the rule of law as they were protesting peacefully against the alleged high-handedness of the police. The top court’s lawyers association said that it will not tolerate any attack on the prestige of advocates and demanded that the Uttar Pradesh government…

The heart-wrenching incident took place in Peddapalli district where tragedy struck the family on the day of Raksha Bandhan.Chowdary Kanakaiah of Dulikatta village died of cardiac arrest early on Wednesday. The sudden death of Kanakaiah, a registered medical practitioner (RMP), turned the festivities at home into gloom.His sister Gouramma, who had come to tie rakhi to his brother from another village, was shocked to know that he is no more. Wailing over the dead body, the woman asked him to wake up and let her tie the rakhi. She then tied rakhi on Kanakaiah’s wrist. The incident brought tears to…

Identifying himself as Sanjay Mishra, the man said he had worked as a civil contractor in Gwalior. However, his bill, which stood around Rs 13 lakh, was not cleared by the Public Works Department (PWD) of the state government.”When I asked for clearance of the bill, PWD officials demanded 50 per cent commission. I had written to CM Chouhan around four months back but no response was received. Today, I along with my wife, came to Bhopal to meet CM Chouhan but the police barred our entry. Hence, we are sitting outside,” Mishra said in a video message.He also threatened…