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Nasdaq-listed IT consulting services company Cognizant Technology Solutions Private Limited is expanding its operations in Hyderabad with a plan to add more than 8,000 people to its existing workforce. Cognizant figured prominently in a list of 18 companies, whose investment proposals were cleared through TS-iPASS, a single window mechanism created last year by the Telangana government. “18 industries have been issued with approvals while the biggest among them is Cognizant with an investment of Rs 655 crore and would create an employment of around 8,500 personnel,” the industry department said. The combined investment of all the 18 proposals stood at Rs 2,167…

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said the historic agreement signed with Maharashtra on Tuesday for irrigation projects will herald good days for the state and appealed to farmers not to commit suicide. On his return from Mumbai where he inked the agreement with his Maharashtra counterpart Devendra Fadnavis, Rao said the drought-prone region of Telangana will turn lush green in two to two and a half years. “My only appeal to farmers is not to commit suicides at a time when we are close to fulfilling our dreams,” he said at a rally organized by ruling Telangana Rashtra…

Hyderabad: Leader of Opposition in Telangana State Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir has strongly condemned MIM President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi for targeting an honest Muslim IFS officer. Speaking to media persons at Gandhi Bhavan on Tuesday, Shabbir Ali said that the Hyderabad MP has written a letter to Chief Secretary Dr. Rajiv Sharma seeking dismissal of Minorities Welfare Department Director Mohammed Jalaluddin Akbar. He said MJ Akbar has gained good reputation by acting tough against encroachers of Wakf property. He had exposed several scams and irregularities committed by land grabbers and prevented misuse of Wakf properties. He acted…

Some 400 volunteers of Sri Kalki Manava Seva Samithi, a people’s movement, carried out cleaning activities at Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) Imlibun, here on Sunday.  It was held on the occasion of “Day of Oneness” which is observed across the world coinciding Birthday of Sri Kalki Bhagwan.              cleaning activities were held across the country in 20 States simultaneously involving one lakh volunteers investing three lakh man hours. Dr K. Laxman, BJP MLA from Musheerabad, Shanker Yadav, Corporator, Begum Bazar Nagaraju, Executive Director, TSRTC and Gangader, Regional Manager, TSRTC participated in the cleaning activity.               Speaking on the occasion, Dr. K Laxman said, “Swachh…

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) has featured among the world’s top thee airports for the seventh year in a row in Airports Council International’s (ACI’s) airport service quality (ASQ) ranking. In its announcement of winners for the ASQ Award, 2015,ACI declared Hyderabad’s RGIA – operated and managed by GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) – as the third best airport in the world in the 5-15 million passenger per annum category. Speaking on the occasion , SGK Kishore, CEO of GHIAL, said, “We are absolutely delighted that Hyderabad airport has again featured among the world’s top 3 airports in ACI ASQ…

Apple Development Centre in Hyderabad Apple Computer, Inc, the US multinational, could set up a large technology development centre in Hyderabad by July this year. This would be the iPhone maker’s first innovation and technology development facility outside its headquarters in Cupertino, California. In India, this would be Apple’s second coming: the company shut down its tech support in Bengaluru in 2006. A senior Telangana government officer confirmed this development, and said the state was in talks with the company for some time now. Sources said Hyderabad had been chosen after a thorough search, and it had emerged as a…

Hyderabad: Swedish furniture retailing giant IKEA will open its first store in India at Hyderabad in the second half of 2017 even as it scouts for more sites in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru. The company, which received government approval in 2013 for its Rs 10,500 crore proposal to open retail stores under 100% FDI, plans to open 25 stores by 2025 in nine Indian cities. “We will open our first store in Hyderabad in later half of 2017. Digging for construction of our first store in India started this week,” IKEA Asia Pacific Retail President Mikael Palmquist told PTI. IKEA’s…

NEW DELHI:  Union Minister Smriti Irani’s convoy was caught in a car pile-up following an accident on the Yamuna Expressway on Saturday. Ms Irani, who was on her way to Delhi, escaped unhurt. Ms Irani’s car crashed into a police vehicle in the front which was a part of her convoy. In a series of tweets following the accident, Ms Irani informed of her well-being and thanked people for their concern. Ms Irani said that she also ensured the people injured in the accident were taken to a hospital and thanked others for helping out.

Days after his intolerance remarks, Bollywood star Aamir Khan said India is “very tolerant” but there are people who spread hatred and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rein them in. The actor also believes that he still continues to be country’s brand ambassador even though the government may have discontinued his services, saying India is his mother and not a brand. “Our country is very tolerant, but there are people who spread ill-will…Those who speak of breaking up this vast country, such people are present in all religions, only Modiji can stop them. After all, Modiji is our…

Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan meeting External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and others at the National Conference on ‘Women Legislators: Building Resurgent India’in New Delhi on Saturday. UNI PHOTO