Telangana IT Minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) responded to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegation of unemployment in the state and claimed that the government had issued 220,000 job notifications and filled 130,000 jobs during their last nine years of rule, an ANI report said.

Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) would be revamped if needed and job calendars would be released every year to fill up the vacancies, the minister added.

Within a year of the launch of Airtel 5G Plus, Bharti Airtel has announced that it has over 2.1 million unique 5G customers on its network in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, as well as 2.7 million unique 5G customers on its Rajasthan network. The company has gathered more than 4.8 million unique 5G customers, the company stated in a regulatory filing with the exchanges on Thursday.

Geographically, the company has all Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh districts, including locations like Khajuraho, Khandwa, Gwalior, and Sukma.

The Warora-Kurnool Transmission (WKTL), spanning 1,756 circuit kilometres (ckm) across Maharashtra, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh, was fully commissioned by Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL), the company announced on Thursday through an exchange filing.

The project will strengthen the national grid to ensure seamless power flow of 4500 MW between the western and southern regions, it said.

Ahead of the Telangana Assembly Elections, Telangana BJP core group meeting is likely to be held today at the residence of the party's national president JP Nadda, party sources said.

Union Minister G Kishan reddy, party National Secretary Tarun chug, MP Prakash Javdekar, Telangana Election Management Committee Chairman Etala Rajendar, National President OBC Morcha K Laxman, National Secretary Sunil bansal, party veteran leader Vivek venkat swami and ex Telangana BJP Chief Sanjay Bandi will be take part in the meeting, they said.

Large Indian banks are preparing for a $5 billion forex swap maturing next week by accumulating dollars, with the trading pattern suggesting that lenders do not expect the swap to be rolled over, traders said on Wednesday.

The $5 billion dollar/rupee swap that the Reserve Bank of India undertook in April 2022 will mature on Monday, meaning $5 billion can potentially be taken out of the banking system, fuelling a potential dollar shortage.

In the Union Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, the Centre has approved a hike in dearness allowance (DA) to 46 per cent for central government staff, effective July 2023.

The hike, effective from July 1, 2023, will lead to enhanced salaries for the month of November, along with arrears for the period from July to October. It is likely to benefit 4.7 million employees and 6.8 million pensioners.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked voters in Chhattisgarh to remove the Congress from office in the Assembly elections in order to prevent communal violence in the state.

Shah blamed the Congress for "appeasement politics" for the lynching of a young man in Chhattisgarh's Biranpur village in April.

Mumbai's air quality has further deteriorated for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. Mumbai's air quality index (AQI) stood at 119 (moderate) in comparison to Delhi's 83 (Satisfactory), making it worse than the air quality in the capital city, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (Safar). This has also impacted local trains, delaying them by 15 minutes beyond Kalyan in Mumbai suburban network due to foggy weather.

Shares of Biocon slipped over 4 per cent to a low of Rs 243.50 in Wednesday's intra-day trades after the company informed that the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) had asked for corrective measures at its Malaysia-based subsidiary post inspection.

At 10:20 AM, Biocon was down 3.5 per cent at Rs 245.50. The counter had seen trades of around 1.1 lakh shares as against the two-week average volume of around 71,000 shares on the BSE. Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex quoted flat around 66,440 level.

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) on Tuesday said that the Income Tax Authority has filed an appeal with the Bombay High Court against the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal's decision to give the insurer relief in two tax disputes amounting to Rs 4,993 crore.

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