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Bengaluru: The Karnataka government Wednesday put the reservation bill for Kannadigas in private firms on hold amid fierce criticism from business leaders and tech tycoons. The Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries, Factories and Other Establishments Bill, 2024 was cleared by the...

Jammu: Two soldiers were injured Thursday in a gunfight with the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district. Officials said that two soldiers were injured after a gunfight broke out between the security forces and the terrorists in the early hours in the Kastigarh area...

Bhopal: Women family members of the tribal youth, who died in police custody, Wednesday stripped naked as a mark of protests outside the District Collector’s Office in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district. The protest turned ugly when some women stripped their clothes at the collector’s office...

Bengaluru: Karnataka government under fire from industrialists following the announcement of the proposed Bill reserving jobs for Kannadigas in the private sector, assured on Wednesday that the interests of both locals and industries would be protected. Expressing dissatisfaction with the Bill, former Infosys CFO, Mohandas...

New Delhi: Narayan Sakaar Hari alias Bhole Baba, in his first reaction to the Hathras stampede which killed 121 people on July 2, said that whoever has come to this Earth has to depart one day. The self-styled godman also claimed that a conspiracy was...

Hyderabad: In another horrific incident, an 18-month-old boy was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in Hyderabad, police said Wednesday. The incident occurred in the Jawahar Nagar area Tuesday night when the boy was playing outside his home. A stray dog pounced...

Chandigarh: Months ahead of the assembly polls, Haryana's BJP government announced Wednesday a 10 per cent reservation for Agniveers in the recruitment of constables, forest guards and jail wardens, along with quotas in other posts. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini also said that the government...

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya Wednesday said the party is bigger than the government, a cryptic remark on X that has fuelled speculation over a ‘rift’ in the BJP state unit. "The organisation is bigger than the government, the pain of...

Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari attributed the party's poor performance in Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal to lack of support from the minority community, asserting that 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' was unnecessary and proposing instead 'Hum unke saath jo humare saath' (we are...

Bengaluru: The Congress government in Karnataka Wednesday defended its move to reserve jobs in private sector for Kannadigas in the state, even as industry veterans objected to the proposed quota, calling it 'fascist,' and 'short-sighted.' The government also sought to reach out to the private...