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Hiring in tier-2 cities has shown consistent growth compared to metropolitan areas, with cities such as Kochi, Coimbatore and Jaipur emerging as key hiring locations, according to Insights Tracker of talent platform foundit.

India’s urban centres, seen as hubs of progress, often appear to take on a prime role in shaping the political discourse. Voting numbers at around 10.45 am in 30 select constituencies across six metro cities show that Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has increased its vote share to 44.4% in the current Lok Sabha election, from nearly 39% in the 2019 election and 32% in 2014. Congress’ vote share in these constituencies has also increased, from 17.8% in the previous national election to nearly 21% as of the latest data.

That India has made impressive strides in expanding its road infrastructure is undeniable and very visible. Going by historical metrics, one can also possibly justify this expansion. After all, India has a mere 5.13km of road length per 1,000 people, against more than 20km in the US.

Delhi voted on May 25, Saturday BJP and the INDIA bloc partners pitted in a direct, one-on-one contest in all the seven Lok Sabha constituencies.

What are the important battlegrounds in West Bengal? Although the fate of 33 constituencies will be decided today, the polling in 9 constituencies—Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin, and Kolkata Uttar—demands close attention. Significant battlegrounds also include Coochbehar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat, and other regions throughout the state.What do exit polls say? Exit polls predict a sweeping victory for the BJP in West Bengal, driven by their aggressive campaign against Mamata Banerjee.

ALSO READ: Bengaluru water supply cut alert! BSWWB warns of water shortage on THESE daysAccording to 'X' user @Bnglrweatherman, he cited IMD data of 2 June which recorded recorded 111 mm for Bengaluru, crossing the June month average of 110.3 mm, in a single day. He further said the highest single day rainfall in June was recorded on 16 June, 1891.Meanwhile, head of IMD Centre, Bengaluru, CS Patil mentioned the southwest monsoon has further advanced over Karnataka and a yellow alert has been issued for some districts till 5 June.ALSO READ: Monsoon Tracker: Wet spell in Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai? IMD's full weather forecast here"Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada in coastal Karnataka, Bagalkote, Belgavi, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, Koppal and Vijayapura in north interior Karnataka and Ballari, Bengaluru (rural and urban), Chikkaballapura, Davangere, Chitradurga, Hassan, Mysuru, Tumakuru in south interior Karnataka are likely to get heavy rainfall in the next two days," he added.On IMD's forecast of heavy rains in the next 24 hours, Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar said, as quoted by ANI, "I have instructed that no department related to Bangalore, including BESCOM, KPTCL, BBMP, BDBUS SB, Forest Department, can shirk their responsibility.

Cargo traffic across 12 major ports in the country increased by 3.75 per cent year-on-year in May to 72.04 million tones (MT) from 69.43 MT handled in the corresponding month of 2023 with nine such ports showing positive growth. Visakhapatnam Port registered the maximum cargo growth in cargo handling at 22.05 per cent during the reporting month followed by Chennai Port with 9.10 per cent, Cochin Port with 7.78 per cent and Mumbai Port with 5.89 per cent, according to data released by the major ports' apex body, Indian Ports Association (IPA).

withdrawn Rs 2,000 banknotes are still in circulation, about eight months after the deadline to deposit or exchange them at bank branches was over.

Variety that, “In 'Heeramandi 2,' the women now come from Lahore to the film world. They leave Lahore after the partition and most of them settle in the Mumbai film industry or Kolkata film industry.

gold in the last one week has been -1.0% whereas in the last month it has been -1.8%.The cost of silver is Rs.92630.0 per kg Gold Price Today in Delhi is ₹73948.0/10 grams. Yesterday’s Gold Price on 02-06-2024 was ₹74527.0/10 grams. and last week’s gold price on 28-05-2024 was ₹73779.0/10 grams.

Assam remained grim, with three additional fatalities reported and new areas being inundated.Although there was a slight decrease in the number of affected people, the situation persisted as a significant concern, PTI reported.“Rivers remained in spate, while affected people took shelter in relief camps in different areas," it said.According to a bulletin from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 535,246 individuals across 13 districts remained affected by the flood.Also Read: Manipur floods: Houses and vehicles submerged amid heavy rains; PM Modi, Amit Shah take stock of situationThis number represents a decrease from the 601,642 affected individuals across 10 districts reported on Saturday.Tragically, the flood and storm-related fatalities since May 28 have now reached 18, with two deaths reported in Cachar and one in Nagaon.“Three major rivers – Kopili, Barak and Kushiyara – continued to flow above the danger level," the ASDMA bulletin said.Also Read: Monsoon Tracker: Wet spell in Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai? IMD's full weather forecast hereNagaon emerged as the worst-hit district, with 303,567 people still affected, followed by Cachar with 109,798 and Hojai with 86,382 affected individuals.The situation prompted the establishment of 193 relief camps across various districts, accommodating over 39,000 displaced individuals. Additionally, 82 relief distribution centers were actively providing assistance.Also Read: Weather today: IMD issues orange alert for heavy rains in 6 states; warns of heatwave in Haryana and PunjabMultiple agencies, including the NDRF, SDRF, and local administration, were engaged in rescue and relief operations.

Cyclone Remal made landfall in the coastal regions of Bangladesh, near Mongla port, and the adjoining Sagar Islands in India’s West Bengal state with wind speed of up to 135kmph (84mph), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Remal began its landfall at about 9 pm in India on 26 May, a process that continued for about five hours, according to the regional meteorological office in Kolkata.

gold in the last one week has been -0.9% .whereas in the last month it has been -0.8%.The cost of silver is Rs.92630.0 per kg Gold Price Today in Delhi is ₹74671.0/10 grams. Yesterday’s Gold Price on 01-06-2024 was ₹73846.0/10 grams. and last week’s gold price on 27-05-2024 was ₹73180.0/10 grams.

Dabur India chairman, Anand Burman, was offered a seat on the board of Religare Enterprises multiple times, but he declined the request each time, claimed the financial services company's chairperson Rashmi Saluja. Instead, the Burman family confidant, Arjun Lamba, wanted to join the board, she added.

ALSO READ: T20 World Cup 2024: Top 10 squads, India vs Pakistan match details and moreNow stats say that one of the primary reason for India not performing at the ICC T20 World Cup tournament is somewhere related to Indian Premier League.India could cross the Super 8s stage twice in 2009 and 2010, as its players had just entered the T20 World Cup tournament after an almost two-and-half-month IPL schedule and were fatigued.ALSO READ: T20 World Cup 2024 full schedule: Check dates, venues, timing, livestreaming details and moreIn 2009, the gap between the IPL and T20 World Cup was 12 days. While in 2010, the gap was five days.

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of turning his meditation session in Kanyakumari into a media spectacle funded by taxpayers' money. Banerjee said meditation is a personal practice beneficial for body, mind, and soul but cautioned against making it a public show.

tweeted.Many social media users assumed that Ganguly's tweet indicated that he was not in favour of GG becoming India's Head Coach. His tweet came after Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had won IPL 2024 under the mentorship of Gambhir.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 7: The seventh and final phase of polling in the largest festival of democracy commenced on Saturday, with voting kicking off in the remaining 57 parliamentary constituencies at 7 am across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

polls in the last phase of Lok Sabha elections in Kolkata, its suburbs and Sunderban region were never won by BJP, except Dum Dum. South Bengal, specially Kolkata and adjoining seats, are considered as a bastion of Trinamool Congress. In 2019, Trinamool won all the nine seats going to the polls on June 1. Out of these nine seats, several political heavyweights are in the fray in the south Bengal region including Trinamool general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in Diamond Harbour. Banerjee is party's de facto number two and has vowed to win the seat with the highest margin. Another Trinamool stronghold is Kolkata Uttar (North), fought by Sudip Bandyopadhyay who has a tough challenger this time with former Trinamool MLA Tapas Roy fighting on a BJP ticket. A key battle is on the anvil this time in Jadavpur with a three-cornered contest between Trinamool youth leader Sayoni Ghosh, CPI-M youth brigade representative Srijan Bhattacharya and BJP's Anirban Ganguly. Trinamool has a complete stronghold in Kolkata Dakshin (South) which includes Mamata Banerjee's assembly constituency. The seat is witnessing mostly an all-women contest with Trinamool's Mala Roy contesting against BJP's Debashree Chaudhuri and CPI-M's Saira Shah Halim.

southwest monsoon reached sub-Himalayan West Bengal on Friday, covering most parts of the region, nearly a week ahead of schedule, the Met Department said. The southwest monsoon normally reaches northern West Bengal on June 5 and the southern part of the state around June 9. The faster movement of the southwest monsoon into the region could have been caused by the combined effect of cyclone Remal, bringing the southwesterly wind to the coasts from the Bay of Bengal, and thereafter the monsoon's movement was attracted by a trough existing over northern West Bengal, weather officials said. The weather office forecast widespread rain in the sub-Himalayan districts of Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Kalimpong and Darjeeling, with the possibility of heavy downpours in one or two places, over the next five days.

BJP of making efforts to mislead the people on religious and divisive issues in the Lok Sabha election campaign, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speeches over the past 15 days «did not speak a word» on unemployment and price rise even as he mentioned «Modi» 758 times, Congress 232 times and referred to INDIA alliance 573 times. Addressing a press conference here, Kharge expressed confidence of the INDIA bloc forming the government after the Lok Sabha polls and said they will take everyone along. He accused the Election Commission of not acting on «divisive» speeches by PM Modi