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The decision was taken on Friday at a meeting of the state Cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.During the discussion on the issue, the Chief Minister observed that the caste-based census would be helpful for alleviating the lives of oppressed classes and taking their social empowerment to the next level.The decision has come amid the national debate over the issue after the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar recently released the findings of the caste-based survey.The Cabinet took several key decisions. According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office, it appreciated the Jagananna Aarogya Suraksha…

October’s job growth, according to a Labour Department report, was down sharply from a robust 2,97,000 recorded in September but solid enough for last month to indicate many companies continue their hiring spree amidst a sturdy economy, media reports said.Economists were quick to point out that job growth shrunk by atleast 30,000 due to the auto workers strike across the US by The United Auto Workers.The strikes ended this week with tentative settlements in which the companies granted significantly better pay(25 % wage hike against 37% demand through a 4-year contract) and other benefits to the union’s workers.The unemployment rate…

A bench comprising Justices Abhay S. Oka and Pankaj Mithal also issued notice to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on plea seeking transfer of the case from Manipur to Assam. The court will again hear the case on January 11. The NIA has been directed to respond by January 12.In the wake of recent violence due to ethnic clashes in Manipur, the petitioners appealed to the apex court that their trial be transferred to Assam. The petitioners have said that visiting Imphal can pose a threat to their life. The petitioners are facing charges under the IPC and Unlawful Activities…

The accused identified as T. Shivanna’s wife, R.N. Manjula Kumar, has also been sentenced to one year and fined Rs 1 lakh, while M Narayanaswamy, a partner of Aditya Builders Pvt. Ltd. in Bangalore, will also serve one year imprisonment and fine of Rs 1 lakh.The case against the accused was registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on allegations that T Shivanna, during his tenure as a public servant at the South Western Railway in Bengaluru from January 1, 2005, to June 29, 2014, had misused his official position to accumulate both movable and immovable assets in his…

Manama : The Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation (BREEF) will host the important international and local qualifier events for the 2023/2024 endurance season on Saturday.  The qualifiers will take place at the prestigious Bahrain International Endurance Village, with distances of 120km, 100km, 80km and 40km on the schedule. Riders from top Bahraini stables such as KHK and Al Muharraq Equestrian Academy will be in action, all aiming to earn qualification for prestigious upcoming tours and championships on the calendar. Coaches have expressed confidence in their charges after intensive preparation.  BREEF aims to deliver the qualifiers to the highest standard…

Ahmedabad, Nov 3 (IANS) Saturday can turn out to be a crucial day in the preliminary stage of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 and involves two teams in the top four and two aspiring to make it to the semifinals. Saturday’s doubleheader involving a match between traditional rivals, defending champion England and five-time winners Australia and the other pitting New Zealand against Pakistan could decide the fortunes of all four teams.Only hosts India, with 14 points from seven wins, have secured their place in the knockout stage with three semifinal spots still up for grabs with several teams…

Bengaluru, Nov 3 (IANS) Prime Volleyball League’s Ahmedabad DEfeners will be in the fray as for the first time, India will both participate and play host in the Club World Championships 2023 at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium here. With 10 action-packed matches scheduled to take place between December 6 and 10, volleyball fans in India are in for a rare treat.Six teams from around the globe will vie for supremacy, including reigning champions, Sir Safety Susa Perugia from Italy, Sada Cruzeiro Volei, and Minas Tênis Clube from Brazil, Suntory Sunbirds Club from Japan, Halkbank Spor Kulübü from Turkey, and the Ahmedabad Defenders from India.The Ahmedabad Defenders will…

Tel Aviv, Nov 3 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Hezbollah leader Sayed Hassan Nasrallah of unimaginable consequences if any misadventure will take place in northern areas of Israel. Netanyahu was responding to Nasrallah’s speech on Friday in which the Hezbollah leader said that his group has joined ranks from October 8 to the attack Israel along with Yemen and Iraqi groups.“Don’t get us wrong. There will not be any cease fire until all our hostages are free,” Netanyahu said.He said that Israel will never agree to a temporary ceasefire and only will agree after all the 241…

“Classifying affordable housing as units up to Rs 45 lakh is unrealistic given the high price of land in cities, Dinesh Kapila, Economic Advisor at the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MHUA) said on Friday.“In response to the industry’s call for improving the definition of affordable housing, a proposal has been forwarded to the Union Finance Ministry. We are particularly concerned about high land prices in metropolitan cities like Delhi and Mumbai, which make the current price range for affordable houses of less than Rs 45 lakh inadequate. “We have requested the Finance Ministry to consider raising this threshold…

In the national capital, the AQI at Anand Vihar remained in the ‘severe’ category with PM 10 at 446 while PM 2.5 was recorded at 376 under ‘very poor’ category. The NO2 was recorded at 101 and CO at 112 under ‘moderate’ category, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).At Bawana, the PM 2.5 reached 348 under ‘very poor’ category while PM 10 was at 277 under ‘poor’ category. The CO was recorded at 72 and NO2 at 40, both in ‘satisfactory’ levels, at 8 p.m.The station at Delhi Technical University (DTU) recorded PM 10 at 277 (‘poor’), while…