How an Andhra software engineer moved back to his native village, and is developing it
The village of Yazali in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district is abuzz with activity every morning, as students flock to the Zilla Parishad High School. Established in 1961, the school has seen a steady rise in its student intake over the past few years. Locals say that several people from neighbouring villages also send their children […]
ORBCOMM Opens Largest Software Development Centre In Hyderabad – NDTV
Hyderabad: ORBCOMM Inc., a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, has moved its India operations to a new technology centre of excellence for software application development and Tier One customer care in Hyderabad. Telangana’s Information Technology Secretary Jayesh Ranjan and ORBCOMM’s Executive Vice President of Product Development Craig Malone inaugurated […]
‘If Muslims are given more quota, another Yogi will emerge in Telangana’, BJP leader warns KCR
A BJP leader in Telangana has warned that if Muslims are provided an increased quota in jobs and education, a Yogi will emerge in this state too. NVSS Prabhakar, a member of Telangana state legislative assembly, cautioned the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government against going ahead with its proposal to increase Muslim reservation from the […]
Has startup culture left Indian Muslims untouched?
The Indian economy is thriving despite umpteen challenges. It is among the fastest growing economies in the world and has already become the sixth largest economy. The picture may not be very rosy in rural areas. But in urban metros, there is a startup phenomenon that is booming and blossoming.Twenty something boys and girls from […]
CBI arrests two Andhra SBI officials for misappropriating funds during demonetisation
The CBI has arrested two senior State Bank of India (SBI) officials for misappropriating funds of around Rs 12.40 lakh by violating the RBI guidelines imposed during demonetisation, an official said on Wednesday. Senior Special Assistant M. Sultan Mohiuddin and Deputy Manager (Operations) IJ Raja Sekhar, employed at SBI’s Buchireddypalem branch in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore […]
Meet the Hyderabad couple fighting for the right to reject religion
What’s in a sarkaari form? A lot of things, including your name, ‘father/husband’s name’, date of birth, and of course, your religion and caste. But what happens when you don’t believe in religion, and don’t want to bring up your child with a caste? What about the non-religious, the agnostics, the atheists, the children of […]
Mumbai doctors protest: IMA denies reports of calling off strike
[India], Mar. 22 (ANI): After Mumbai Medical Education Minister Girish Mahajan asserted that state doctors have agreed to resume work by 8 pm today, the Secretary of Indian Medical Association (Mumbai) Dr. Parthiv Sanghvi categorically denied the statement saying that doctors have not called off their strike whatsoever.”Girish Mahajan’s statement is absolutely false and misguiding, […]
Centre focussing on rehabilitation of surrendered Naxals
[India], Mar.22 (ANI): The Centre reimbursed the claims made by the State Governments on the rehabilitation of surrendered Left Wing Extremists (LWE) cadres under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme, subject to a ceiling of Rs.2.5 lakh for higher ranked and Rs.1.5 lakh for middle/ lower ranked LWE cadres.Additional incentives given for surrender with weapons and […]
Bengaluru, Chennai among world’s cheapest cities but are they less liveable?
Indian metros Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi are cities of extremes. You will find the poshest people and facilities there but you will also find enough pocket friendly avenues too. Perhaps that is why all the four have made it to the top ten cheapest cities in the world according to a report by […]
UP CM Adityanath directs cops to shut slaughterhouses
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed all police officials to prepare an action plan to shut slaughter houses.According to sources, Adityanath has also directed the police to put complete ban on cow smuggling.The BJP manifesto for the assembly polls had said that all illegal slaughter houses would be closed and there […]
