The Central government has over 6.83 lakh vacancies, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions informed the Parliament on Tuesday. Over 1.34 lakh posts will be filled in 2019-20, as per the ministry. To fill these 6,83,823 posts, the government agencies — Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) and Staff Selection…

New Delhi: In the face of one of the most threatening medical emergencies, medical staffs and nurses in China are going through hard times indeed. On one hand, there is tremendous work pressure with death toll growing in leaps and bounds, on the other, there is the risk of getting infected. China’s state media has posted photos…

AHMEDNAGAR: A small village named Islak in the outskirts of Ahmednagar town on Wednesday passed a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) during a gram panchayat meeting. Mahadev Gawli, a villager, who proposed the resolution during the meeting in the village with a population of just about 2,000,…

Chennai: Rajinikanth should join the BJP and not pretend anymore that he is planning his own political outfit, Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram said on Wednesday, hours after the Tamil actor came out in support of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act. Accusing Rajinikanth of ‘parroting the script written by his…

Days after a BJP leader opposed the new citizenship law in Madhya Pradesh, another leader from the party ranks has slammed the CAA, arguing that not only Muslims but even scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and OBCs will be affected by it. In a Facebook post, BJP leader Ajit Borasi said, ‘NRC and CAA won’t affect…

BENGALURU: Altogether 31 paying guests of a five-storey building in Hebbal Kempapura had a harrowing time on Wednesday when the building tilted. The occupants of the building are employees of a private company and students, who have been staying in the building for the past two years. A senior police officer of Amruthahalli police station…

A written note by the government to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, 4 February, has said that “troops are not yet mentally schooled to accept women officers in command of units” in the Army. WHAT DID THE NOTE SAY? The government’s note, in response to a plea filed by women officers on command posting, said…

A 33-year-old woman from Bengaluru has been arrested for stabbing her mother to death. Moreover, the accused woman later flew to the Andaman Islands with her friend. The case was reported a few days ago after the woman had stabbed her mother and younger brother and left them to die. The woman’s brother, however, survived…

With no obligations to carry out their carefully planned and strictly scheduled “royal engagements” after they stepped down as senior members of the Britis monarchy last month, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have never more freely enjoyed their lives. Although to the outer world, it might seem like a struggle to make such a life-changing…

Hyderabad: Nine more people have been admitted to Gandhi and Fever hospitals in the city on Wednesday for check-ups and tests for possible coronavirus infections. While five of them were admitted to Gandhi, four others were admitted to the Fever Hospital. All these individuals were returning from China. Their blood and cheek swab samples will be…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi checked out a virtual firing range at the DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow Wednesday. And visuals — probably not for the first time with something involving PM Modi — are definitely going to go viral. In videos and photos from the event, which is now in its 11th edition, PM Narendra Modi…

Residents of Solomon’s Avenue Flat in Kerala’s Thrissur district were in for a rude shock after their houses turned into overnight pubs as the water taps installed in their homes served them the liquor they hadn’t ordered. After checking on one another, a total of 18 families were affected by the taps flowing with tap…

Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth on Wednesday threw his weight behind the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act and asserted that the legislation did not pose any threat to Muslims. In his first reaction after the amendment to the Citizenship Act and nation wide protests against it, the top actor wondered as to how Muslims, who chose to stay…

New Delhi: A total of 65 new fatalities in China were reported on Wednesday taking the overall death toll to 490. In Japan, at least 10 new positive cases have been reported. Japan has quarantined the vessel carrying 3,711 people and was testing those onboard for the virus after a former passenger was diagnosed with the illness in…