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Hyderabad: A recent report on the women workforce in India has indicated that cities like Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai stand out as top destinations for women’s employment opportunities. According to ‘The State of Women’s Employment in India’ report by talent solutions provider Careernet, Hyderabad leads the pack with a 34% hiring rate, followed by Pune at 33%, and Chennai at 29%. In contrast, Delhi-NCR witnessed a decline, dropping to 20%, marking a 2% decrease from the previous year’s figures. Approximately, 37% of the total female population, estimated at around 69.2 crore, are actively employed. In 2023, there was a notable…

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Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the Centre to file an affidavit on a PIL alleging deactivation of Aadhaar cards of people by the authorities concerned. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Ashoke Chakrabarti questioned the maintainability of the PIL, stating that no individual case of any person affected by such a deactivation has been cited in the petition. A division bench headed by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam directed the Centre to file the affidavit within three weeks stating its position on the allegation made in the PIL, which claimed that Aadhaar cards of people were being deactivated in…

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Bengaluru: In a significant ruling, the High Court of Karnataka has overturned the criminal charges against 375 individuals accused of participating in a riot in Padarayanpur during the Covid-19 lockdown period, where they allegedly obstructed the duties of Greater Bangalore Municipal Corporation (BBMP) officials. The decision came from a single-member bench presided over by Justice K. Natarajan, who upheld the criminal petitions filed by Nawaz Pasha and other accused individuals. During the court proceedings, State Public Prosecutor- BN Jagadish presented the prosecution’s argument, stating, “On the evening of April 19, 2020, BBMP officials ventured to Padarayanpur to apprehend 58 individuals…

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New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday appointed its incharges and co-incharges for the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh. BJP leader Vinay Sahasrabuddhe will be in the party’s incharge and party national secretary Vijaya Rahatkar and Parvesh Verma the co-in charges for the parliamentary polls in Rajasthan, according to a party release. For the Lok Sabha polls in Haryana, BJP president J P Nadda has appointed Satish Punia as the incharge and Surendra Singh Nagar as the co-incharge. भाजपा राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री @JPNadda ने आगामी लोकसभा चुनाव के लिए निम्नलिखित राज्यों में प्रदेश चुनाव प्रभारी एवं सह-चुनाव…

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Hyderabad: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) announced its decision to go solo for the Lok Sabha polls in Telangana and nominated Md Jahangir from the Bhongir constituency. Jahangir is the party’s Yadadri-Bhongir district unit secretary. CPM’s decision comes despite the party being a member of the Congress-led INDIA bloc. Addressing the media, CPM state executive committee member S Veeraiah said the party’s decision to announce its candidate without consultation with its alliance partners as there was no proposal from the grand old party regarding seat sharing. Veeraiah said that the party will also soon take a call on which…

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Hyderabad: Global agriculture firm Syngenta has started a new seed testing lab here with an investment of around Rs 20 crore. This will further strengthen the company’s continued investment in quality control capabilities. In a statement, Syngenta said this lab is one of the most advanced seed testing facilities in the world and serves growers in India, across the Asia Pacific region and beyond. The lab is located in Nuthankal village near Hyderabad. “High-quality, healthy seed is the foundation of success in the field for our customers,” Nishchint Bhatia, Head of Asia Pacific for Syngenta Vegetable Seeds, said. “This investment…

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