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Rajini, a dwarf, received a written assurance from the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president that when the Congress party comes to power, she would be the first person to get a government job.Revanth Reddy signed Congress guarantee card and handed over the same to Rajini, when she called on him at the party headquarters, Gandhi Bhavan.Rajini, a post graduate, told Revanth Reddy that she was not getting a job even in private companies.Filling up all vacancies in government departments is one of the key election promises by the Congress party.The Congress has been targeting Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) over…

According to BJP and JD(S) sources, Ibrahim is allegedly playing up on the instructions of the Congress party to inflict greater damage to the alliance.The Congress high command is keenly watching the developments in the state and it does not want to give room for consolidation of power against it.Considering the fact that the BJP-JD(S) alliance has the potential to disturb the Congress’ apple cart in Karnataka ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Ibrahim has been asked to challenge the Deve Gowda family and talk about the sacking of Deve Gowda’s son former CM HD Kumaraswamy and grandson Nikhil Kumaraswamy,…

In his address at the International Conclave on Mainstreaming Climate Change into International Fisheries Governance and Strengthening of Fisheries Management Measures in the Indo-Pacific Region here, Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s (ICAR) Deputy Director General, Dr J.K. Jena said.He also said the fishes which used to be near the surface are now found at deeper levels due to SST.Jena said there is an extended distribution of commercially important fish species such as the Indian oil sardine and mackerel. “These species are now found in regions where they were previously scarce, forming a local fishery which was hitherto unknown from those…

In the first match of the day, Hockey Karnataka beat Le Puducherry Hockey 12-0, in the Sub Junior Women’s category. For Hockey Karnataka, Lakshmi (4’), Panitha (7’), Sinchanaraj (14’), Vyshnavi Arul (25’, 26’, 27’, 36’, 51’), Kotyan Pratheeksha P (28’), Dechakka (42’, 47’) and Akshitha (45’) scored the goals.In the second match, Hockey Andhra Pradesh defeated Kerala Hockey 11-2 in the Sub Junior Women’s category. For Hockey Andhra Pradesh, Thirumalasetty Sree Vidya netted seven goals (16’, 19’, 31’, 35’, 47’, 50’, 53’). Kuppa Tulasi scored four goals (9’, 38’, 41’, 54’). For Kerala Hockey, Navomi Dichols (7’) and Lakshmi D…

Addressing a conclave of NSAs of India and central Asian nations in Kazakhstan, he said that irrespective of its cause, terrorism is unjustifiable. Referring to the key issue of connectivity and economic integration with central Asian nations, Doval said that it is an area of priority for India. At the same time though, he added that it is important to ensure that connectivity initiatives are consultative, transparent, and participatory. The NSA further said that such initiatives should respect sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries and adhere to environmental parameters, while ensuring financial viability, rather than becoming debt burdens, in…

Another astounding fact is that while there are 694 glacial lakes in Sikkim, the number of flood forecasting stations there, are only eight.Arunachal Pradesh has 1,602 glacial lakes while it has only three flood forecasting stations. Similarly, Himachal Pradesh has only one station to monitor 513 glacial lakes, while Uttarakhand has six flood forecasting stations to monitor 347 lakes.This was informed by the Union Jal Shakti Ministry to a Lok Sabha Parliamentary panel on water resources in a report titled “Glacier management in the country -Monitoring of glaciers and lakes including glacial lake outbursts leading to flash floods in the…

The defamation suit, which comes after Moitra issued a legal notice to Dubey, Dehadrai, and several media outlets, vehemently denying any wrongdoing. Dubey had lodged a complaint with the Lok Sabha Speaker, claiming that Moitra had accepted bribes in exchange for raising questions in Parliament. According to Dubey, the allegations stemmed from a letter addressed to him by Dehadrai. “By way of background, it is stated that Defendant No. 2 (Dehadrai) was a close friend of the Plaintiff and recently, the cessation of this friendship soon took an acrimonious turn. Defendant No. 2 resorted to sending vile, threatening, vulgar messages…

The Defence Ministry said that it will be a dedicated platform with helicopter landing capabilities, adding the training ship will be an advanced one with modern high-tech surveillance.Its monitoring systems will provide profound insight and expertise to the ICG cadets on the challenges at sea while ensuring the security of coastline and offshore assets.For this initiative, the Ministry of Defence has signed a contract for the construction of a training ship for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).This contract was signed with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) at a cost of Rs 310 crore under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category in Delhi…

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) on Tuesday felicitated members of the Indian shooting squad that claimed the second-highest number of medals for India in the 19th Asian Games that ended in Hangzhou last week. The 33-member squad came back from Hangzhou, China, with a historic best-ever haul of 22 medals, including seven gold from the continental multi-sport extravaganza.The squad, including coaches and support staff, were felicitated at a simple ceremony at the Finals Hall of the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range (DKSSR) in the national capital, the NRAI informed in a release on…

Chennai, Oct 17 (IANS) Software major Infosys Ltd has been gradually increasing the quantum interim dividend to its shareholders over the years.Announcing the second quarter results for FY24, the company had declared an interim bonus of Rs 18 per share with a face value of Rs 5. In 2018, the company had declared an interim dividend of Rs.7 and followed it up with Rs 8 in 2019. The next three years saw Infosys declaring interim dividends of Rs 12 (2020), Rs 15 (2021), Rs 16.50 (2022) and Rs.18 this year — the highest since 2018. In terms of percentage the…