BENGALURU: In an attempt to avoid legal hurdles and ensure successful implementation of its job reservation policy for local candidates, the Karnataka govt has redefined the term “Kannadiga” to include any person who has been domiciled in the state for 15 years, can speak, read and write Kannada, and has passed a test conducted by…
NEW DELHI: Bihar’s Hajipur is gaining recognition for producing safety shoes for the Russian army and designer shoes for European markets. Competence Exports, a private limited company based in Hajipur, has been manufacturing these shoes since 2018 with the primary goal of creating local employment opportunities.Last year, the company exported 1.5 million pairs of shoes,…
NEW DELHI: Washington Freedom became the first team to qualify for the Major League Cricket 2024 playoffs with a crushing 94-run victory against MI New York at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Tuesday.Washington Freedom extended their winning streak to four matches as chasing 183, defending champions MI New York were bundled out for…
A 21-year-old man wearing a ski mask was arrested on Monday afternoon, just blocks from the Republican National Convention, after police discovered a firearm concealed in his large tactical backpack. The Milwaukee Police department said that US Capitol Police spotted the suspect around 1 pm (local time), describing him as “looking suspicious, wearing a ski…
But Abhishek Sharma‘s show in Zimbabwe will keep selectors interestedCHENNAI: Veteran Ravindra Jadeja had made the spin-bowling allrounder slot his own in the India T20I team and held on to it for a decade.But with Jadeja bidding adieu to T20 internationals post the World Cup triumph, a crucial spot in the XI is up for…
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack at a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Oman on Monday, leaving at least nine people dead, including three attackers. This marks a rare security breach in the oil-producing Gulf state, raising fears of the group trying to gain a foothold.Three suicide attackers from the Islamic State targeted a gathering…
A meteor soared over the Statue of Liberty before disintegrating about 30 miles above Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday morning, according to Nasa. The space rock passed through the atmosphere over the Big Apple around 11:15am, coinciding with reports from New Yorkers who saw a flash of fire streak across the sky and felt the ground…
The leader of a neo-Nazi extremist group has been charged with plotting to have an associate dress up as Santa Claus and distribute poisoned candy to Jewish children in New York City, prosecutors revealed on Tuesday.Michail Chkhikvishvili, a 21-year-old from the Republic of Georgia, was indicted on four charges, including soliciting hate crimes and acts…
Kishore Jena, fondly addressed as ‘Jena Babu’ whenever he is throwing spears in and around his home state Odisha, built his javelin career under the shadow of Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra — until his beaming image standing beside his idol, Neeraj, on the Hangzhou Asian Games podium introduced him to the world.The Asiad…
NEW DELHI: Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, and one-time Trump’s rival addressed voters on Tuesday, explaining her reasons for supporting GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.Haley, who was met with scattered boos at the Republican convention, began her speech by firmly endorsing the former president. Although this wasn’t surprising, as she had previously…
