Bengaluru, 18/8: Amazon India on Monday announced the creation of over 1,50,000 seasonal work opportunities across its fulfilment centres (FCs), sort centres and last-mile delivery stations ahead of the festive season. The period, which sees e-commerce firms launch large-scale sales, typically generates both direct and indirect jobs for gig workers.
Chennai, 18/8: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has reached out to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin seeking to propose Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishna as the common candidate for the Vice-President elections scheduled for September 9. Rajnath Singh did spoke to Stalin. The telephonic conversation didn’t end on a positive…
Kolkata, 18/8: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to skip the inauguration of three Kolkata metro projects by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 22, a top state government official said on Monday. Banerjee, during her tenure as the railway minister, had planned these metro projects, he claimed.
New Delhi, 18/8: I.N.D.I.A. bloc on Monday decided to submit a notice to impeach Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, as the Opposition intensified its protest against Special Intensive Revision and alleged vote theft. A CEC can be removed only through an impeachment. The decision was taken at a meeting of I.N.D.I.A. floor leaders chaired by…
Mysuru, 18/8: President of India Droupadi Murmu will be arriving in Mysuru on September 1. She will participate in the diamond jubilee celebrations of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) at Manasagangotri here. AIISH Director M Pushpavathi said that official information has been received about President Murmu’s participation in the event.
New Delhi, 18/8: Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said the US keeps “an eye” on what is happening between India and Pakistan “every single day”. Ceasefires can fall apart very quickly,” Rubio said adding that one of the complications about ceasefires is they have to be maintained, which is very difficult.
Bhubaneswar,17/8: On the occasion of the 79th Independence Day, the General Manager of East Coast Railway (ECoR) Sh Parmeshwar Funkwal extended heartfelt greetings to the entire ECoR family. He commended the unwavering dedication and collective efforts of the employees, which have consistently placed the zone among the top performers in Indian Railways year after year….
New Delhi, 17/8: The BJP parliamentary board on Sunday nominated Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan as the NDA candidate for vice-president. Announcing the nomination, BJP president J P Nadda said a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided Radhakrishnan’s name after an extensive deliberation.
Surendranagar, 17/8: Seven persons travelling in a car were charred to death after it collided with an SUV on a highway in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district on Sunday, police said. Seven persons travelling in the car were burnt alive while three in the SUV escaped with minor injuries following the incident near Dedadara village at around…
Bhubaneswar, 17/8: BJD chief and Leader of the Opposition in Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, was admitted to a private hospital here on Sunday due to age-related ailments, party leaders said. The hospital will soon release a bulletin on Patnaik’s health condition,” a senior BJD leader said. The 78-year-old former chief minister had complained of uneasiness…
