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Karnataka assembly on February 13 for not generating any employment at its Hubballi campus. Arvind Bellad, the deputy leader of the opposition and BJP leader, called for the government to revoke the 58 acres of land allocated to Infosys in Hubballi due to their failure to create jobs. Criticism in the Assembly During a discussion on local employment opportunities at industrial establishments in the session, Bellad, representing Hubballi-Dharwad (West), stated, «Infosys took 58 acres in an industrial estate in my constituency but has not created a single job, only engaging in gardening and landscaping.»

₹3,296 crore. Like-to-like consumption was softer, up 5%. This can be partially due to the usual quarterly shift in the festive season.

Modi emphasized the importance of inclusive and corruption-free governance on Wednesday, stating that such leadership is crucial in the contemporary world. Speaking at the World Governments Summit during his visit to the UAE, PM Modi reiterated his longstanding principle of 'minimum government, maximum governance'. He highlighted the growing trust of the Indian populace in the government's integrity and dedication over the past few years. «People have trust in the intent and commitment of the Indian government. This was possible only because we prioritized public sentiments,» Modi stated during his address.

Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are marching toward the capital to demand guaranteed crop prices, renewing a movement from two years ago that succeeded in getting the government to repeal contentious new agricultural laws

Farmers Protest: Check Live Updates The officials underscored the impracticality of implementing such legislation, highlighting that the total value of agricultural produce in the country during FY20 stood at Rs 40 lakh crore, whereas the market value of the 24 crops under the MSP regime was estimated at Rs 10 lakh crore.

Pacer ETFs Distributors President Sean O'Hara on earnings season, the Federal Reserve's handling of rate cuts as well as the upcoming CPI and PPI reports.

Zillow (NASDAQ:ZG) (Z) saw its shares rise more than 3% following the closing bell on Tuesday after the company reported better-than-expected FQ4 revenue.

BlackRock has a Valentine for the 3 million retail shareholders in its $435 billion iShares Core S&P 500 ETF – on Wednesday, it’s giving them a say in how they direct proxy votes.

Department Q is currently underway. The cast has been revealed, and production is in progress in Edinburgh. Department Q's series adaptation has been in development since 2014, when the US TV rights for adapting the series have been sold to Scott Frank who is the principal creator of the series. It was reported in the year 2020 that Left Bank Pictures owned by Sony would be producing Department Q.

Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the Indian diaspora at the 'Ahlan Modi' event in Abu Dhabi that he has come to meet his family members in the gulf country, adding that he has brought the fragrance of the soil where they were born. The Indian prime minister, who was addressing the Indian diaspora at Sheikh Zayed Stadium said that he has brought the message of 140 crore brothers and sisters of the country where they (the Indian diaspora) were born and the message is that India is proud of them, they are the pride of Bharat. Thanking UAE's President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the warmth and hospitality extended to him, the prime minister said India-UAE relations reaching unprecedented heights, and both the countries are partners in each others' progress.

SCOOP, the latest biopic film portraying behind the scenes of the BBC Newsnight interview that happened with Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew is going to be released on Netflix on April 5th, 2024 as reported by Whats on Netflix. The new film will be an account of behind-the-scenes of the popular interview airing on BBC Newsnight on November 16th, 2019. Emily Maitlis, the veteran journalist has taken an interview of Prince Andrew addressing the increasing and recent contentions connecting him to Jeffrey Epstein.

A new super PAC backed by major cryptocurrency players, including Coinbase, has launched a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign aimed at crushing Representative Katie Porter, a Democrat running in the California Senate primary.

Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday condemned the firing of tear gas shells at protesting farmers in Haryana, dubbing it as "BJP's brutal assault" on cultivators. The Haryana Police lobbed tear gas shells at farmers who tried to break barricades set up at the state's border with Punjab at Shambhu near Ambala, as growers demanding a law on minimum support price marched toward Delhi. «How can our country progress when the farmers are attacked with tear gas shells for fighting for their basic rights? I strongly condemn the brutal assault on our farmers by the BJP,» Banerjee said in a post on X. «Instead of suppressing their protest, BJP must focus on humbling their inflated egos, power-hungry ambitions, and inadequate governance that has harmed our nation,» she added.

solar power and sustainable progress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that his government is launching the 'PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana' which aims to light up one crore households by providing up to 300 units of free electricity every month. Modi said the project would entail an investment of over Rs 75,000 crore. «In order to further sustainable development and people's wellbeing, we are launching the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. This project, with an investment of over Rs 75,000 crore, aims to light up 1 crore households by providing up to 300 units of free electricity every month,» the prime minister said on X. From substantive subsidies, which will be given directly to people's bank accounts, to heavily concessional bank loans, the central government will ensure that there is no cost burden on the people, he said.

KL Rahul, whose availability for the remaining three Tests was subject to fitness, has been ruled out of the third Test against England in Rajkot. Rahul has reached 90 per cent of match fitness and is progressing well under the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team. He will continue his recovery process at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru to be completely match-fit for the fourth and fifth Test.

Mumbai-Ahmedabad train corridor also known as 'Bullet train.' Captioning it “Stay tuned for #BulletTrain in Modi 3.0!", Vaishnaw's post ahead of the upcoming elections, seemed like yet another poll promise in the Indian railways, if Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cabinet is voted back to power for a third straight term, in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor has been making steady progress since work began in November 2021.

XO, Kitty was renewed for season 2 in the past year. As per What's on Netflix, a filming window for three months will be starting in April 2024 and casting is in progress. A renewal order for season 2 was given after the debut of season 1 and the reason for that should not be a surprise. The show has garnered good numbers for the streaming platform but since the time of the renewal, not much has been disclosed about what will happen in the show next. Anna Cathcart will be returning for the latest season as Kitty, and Gia Kim, Minyeong Choi, Peter Thurnwald, Anthony Keyvan, Sang Heon Lee, and Regam Aliyah will be recapitulating their roles. Jennifer K Han and Sascha G. Rothchild will be continuing as the showrunners.

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Congress leader Ashok Chavan has resigned from the Congress party, the senior Congress leader is likely to soon join the Bharatiya Janata party. Chavan wrote a two line letter to state Congress Chief Nana Patole saying, “I have resigned from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress party on 12-2-2024.” Significantly in Chavan’s two line resignation also indicated that he has resigned as a Congress MLA too, as in his letter to Patole he has identified himself as a ‘former’ MLA from Bhokar. There is talk that Chavan could either be the Rajya Sabha candidate from the BJP or stand in the Lok Sabha polls on a BJP ticket.

Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish Mishra in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence which claimed eight lives. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and K V Viswanathan directed the apex court registry to obtain a report from the trial court on the progress of the case and adjourned the matter. On September 26 last year, the top court had relaxed the bail conditions of Mishra to enable him to visit and stay in the National Capital Region (NCR) to look after his ailing mother and for the treatment of his daughter. The case pertains to an incident of violence on October 3, 2021, in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed in Tikunia in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh.

Hero Group's renewable energy arm, Hero Future Energies (HFE) is actively exploring opportunities in green hydrogen projects in India, according to a report of ETenergyworld. The group may soon make a an announcement in this regard in the coming months, HFE' Global Chief Executive Officer Srivatsan Iyer told the website. Iyer said, “Green hydrogen is a focal area of interest for us. We are actively engaging with various customers across India to explore diverse project opportunities. We anticipate making some announcements in the coming months as these discussions progress and materialise into concrete initiatives.”