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04 May

Elon Musk threatens to reassign NPR’s Twitter account

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIA

Twitter chief Elon Musk has "threatened" to redistribute national public radio's(NPR) Twitter account to another company, the US-based broadcaster informed on Tuesday. Musk suggested he redistribute the network's original account under the @NPR handle to another company or individual, NPR reported. NPR stopped posting content on its 52 official Twitter feeds last month in protest over a Twitter designation that suggested government involvement in its editorial content. Musk, in an email to an NPR reporter, asked about his engagement with Twitter, the public broadcaster said. "So is NPR going to start posting on Twitter again, or should we reassign @NPR…

03 May

A cyclonic storm may occur in the Bay of Bengal on May 6

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsClimate & Environment, West BengalINDIA, west bengal

Clearing the air, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said a cyclonic storm is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal (BOB). IMD Director General (DG) Mrityunjay Mohapatra today said there is a consensus on the formation of a depression and its intensity in a cyclone between May 9. According to Mohapatra, the frequency of cyclones and depressions is maximum during the summer season. According to the latest observations, a cyclone is likely to form in the Southeast Bay of Bengal around May 6, 2023. Due to this, a low-pressure area is likely to form in the same…

03 May

‘The Kerala Story’ trailer tweaked after ISIS claim controversy

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA

Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/ The trailer for The Kerala Story changes from the earlier depiction of 32,000 women from the state joining the Islamic State.The trailer on YouTube now tells the story of three young women from different parts of Kerala.Earlier, Congress MP from Kerala Shashi Tharoor had criticized the filmmakers for gross exaggeration and distortion of reality in Kerala. The film has been embroiled in a controversy over the number quoted by the producer. Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan and other opposition leaders have called for the film to be banned for promoting communal discrimination. A petition was filed in…

02 May

Aryan Khan’s Brand Selling Jackets At Rs 2 Lakhs Sold Out In One Day

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIA

Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan recently start his luxury streetwear brand D'YAVOL X. Although there were some objections to the high prices of his branded jackets and t-shirts, the collection sold out within hours! Aryan unveiled the collection on April 30 and his father SRK was seen actively promoting it. SRK and Suhana Khan were spotted wearing X-printed hoodies and t-shirts at the ongoing IPL matches. Not only this but Shahrukh Khan was also seen in Aryan's first ad for his own brand. SRK has now reacted to the brand selling all its products within a day. After the…

02 May

Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea seeking stay on release of ‘The Kerala Story’

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking a stay on the release of the film "The Kerala Story" saying it was "hate speech of the worst kind" and an "audio-visual propaganda".A bench of Justices K M Joseph and BV Nagarthana was told by senior advocate Kapil Sibal and advocate Nizam Pasha that the trailer of the film released on Friday has garnered 16 million views.Mr. Pasha claimed, "This movie is hate speech of the worst kind. It is pure audio-visual propaganda". The bench said, "There are different types of hate speech. This film has received certification and…

29 Apr

India Logs 7,171 New COVID 19 Cases

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, Covid-19, HealthCovid-19

India reported a one-day spike of 7,171 new coronavirus cases, while active cases declined to 51,314, according to union health ministry data updated on Saturday.With 40 deaths, the death toll rose to 5,31,508, of which Kerala, for 15, updated data at 8 am.The total number of Covid cases recorded at 4.49 crore.Active cases now account for 0.11 percent of total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.70 percent, according to the health ministry's website.The number of people who have recovered from the disease has increased to 4,43,56,693 while the case fatality rate has been recorded…

29 Apr

Swiggy starts charging Rs 2 on every food order

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIA

Process-backed food tech giant Swiggy has started charging all users a Rs 2 "platform fee" per order, regardless of cart value, as the company seeks to control its costs. The additional charge, initially introduced for users in cities like Bengaluru and Hyderabad, is currently being levied only on food orders and is yet to be introduced on quick-trade or Instamart orders. According to research, Swiggy is yet to introduce these charges in major cities like Delhi and Mumbai. The platform fee is for food delivery only. Whether they are Swiggy One customers or not, this is different from the handling…

27 Apr

Actor Chrisann Pereira released from Sharjah jail after being arrested in drug smuggling case

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA

According to a new study by market research group Kantar, Netflix's password-sharing crackdown cost Spain a million users in the first quarter of 2023. This translates to a decrease of about 15% of its total users.The streaming platform introduced the new system in Spain in early February, asking users for a €5.99 monthly fee to share their passwords with other households. According to Kantar, this is directly linked to the decline in the number of users in the country. Two-thirds of the one million users who log out of Netflix benefit from password sharing. One-third were actually paying for the…

27 Apr

Netflix Spain lost 1 Million users last quarter

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA

According to a new study by market research group Kantar, Netflix's password-sharing crackdown cost Spain a million users in the first quarter of 2023. This translates to a decrease of about 15% of its total users.The streaming platform introduced the new system in Spain in early February, asking users for a €5.99 monthly fee to share their passwords with other households. According to Kantar, this is directly linked to the decline in the number of users in the country. Two-thirds of the one million users who log out of Netflix benefit from password sharing. One-third were actually paying for the…

26 Apr

Former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal dies at 95

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndiaINDIA

Five-time former Punjab chief minister and Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal died on Tuesday at a private hospital in Mohali. He was 95 years old."S.Prakash Singh Badal succumbed to his illness despite proper medical management. Fortis Hospital Mohali deeply mourns the death of S.Prakash Singh Badal," a statement from the hospital said. Hospital director Abhijit Singh told the news agency PTI that the Punjab leader died around 8 pm..The former chief minister was admitted to Fortis Hospital in Mohali a week ago after complaining of discomfort while breathing.