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India’s first woman Supreme Court judge Justice Fathima Beevi dies at 96
23 Nov

India’s first woman Supreme Court judge Justice Fathima Beevi dies at 96

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Justice Fathima Beevi, the first woman judge of the Supreme Court and former Governor of Tamil Nadu has passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday, official sources said. She was the first Muslim woman to be appointed as a judge to any higher judiciary. Justice Fathima Beevi was also felicitated with the Bharat Jyoti Award and the US-India Business Council (USIBC) Lifetime Achievement Award. "She was a brave woman who had many records to her name. She was a personality who through her own life showed that willpower and a sense of purpose can overcome any adversity,"Veena George,…
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Meta lets users download Reels from public accounts on Instagram
23 Nov

Meta lets users download Reels from public accounts on Instagram

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, India,
In a recent announcement, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri revealed that users around the world can now download Instagram reels directly to their camera roll from public accounts. The feature, initially launched in the US in June, has gone through beta testing and is now available for iOS and Android users. The feature is similar to the download functionality available on TikTok, which gives users access to the download option under the share button. To protect the original creator's work, downloaded reels are further saved in the device's gallery, watermarked with the original poster's Instagram username. The update applies universally to…
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Sunny Deol gets teary-eyed while talking about his ‘struggle period’ after Gadar
22 Nov

Sunny Deol gets teary-eyed while talking about his ‘struggle period’ after Gadar

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, India,
Sunny Deol, who recently broke his box office jinx with Gadar 2, was emotional and teary-eyed while talking about his film journey at the ongoing 54th International Film Festival of India in Panaji, Goa.When director and producer Rahul Rawail asked Sunny about his journey and working with acclaimed directors, the actor said that he was indeed very lucky. The only problem is that he gets too emotional when talking about his career.He feels very lucky that he started with Rahul who gave him three beautiful films including Betaab and Arjun. He said some films worked, some didn't but till today…
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ED notice to Byju’s on Rs 9000 crore Fema violation
22 Nov

ED notice to Byju’s on Rs 9000 crore Fema violation

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, India,
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Tuesday that the adjudicating authority under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) has issued a show-cause notice to BYJUS's parent company Think and Learn Pvt Ltd and CEO Byju Raveendran based on the complaint. 9,362.35 crore of FEMA has been booked against them. The agency said it has initiated an investigation based on various complaints regarding foreign investment received by companies such as M/s Think and Learn Pvt Ltd and the firm's business conduct. "The company was also said to have made substantial foreign remittances outside India and investments abroad, which allegedly violated the…
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South Indian actress Karthika Nair ties knot with beau Rohit
21 Nov

South Indian actress Karthika Nair ties knot with beau Rohit

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, India,
Actress Karthika Nair, elder daughter of veteran actress Radha, who made her Tamil debut with the Jiiva-starrer 'Ko' directed by KV Anand, who got engaged recently, got married in a lavish wedding ceremony yesterday. Karthika Nair got married to Rohit Menon on November 19 in Kerala.Megastar Chiranjeevi, Jackie Shroff, Radhika Sarathkumar, Suhasini Maniratnam, Revathy, Menaka and many others were present at the wedding. The beautiful actress, who was last seen in Arya and Vijay Sethupathi-starrer 'Purampokku Engira Podhubudamai' took to social media to share a picture and wrote,"Our Royal fairytale Begins♥️ Blessed and grateful ✨️✨️✨️". Sharing the wedding pictures, Radika…
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Byju’s delays final settlements of laid-off workers again
21 Nov

Byju’s delays final settlements of laid-off workers again

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, India,
According to a report, crisis-hit Byju's has again missed a deadline for full and settlement of employees laid off by the edtech company. The company had earlier postponed the final payment date from September to November. According to the report, 60 of the fired employees have been contacted by Byju's. Of the 48 people who responded, 40 said they had not received the full and final settlement that was promised to reach them by November 17. Of the 8 employees who received their full and final settlement, about 2-3 did not receive their variable pay or incentives, it said. Byju's…
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‘Dhoom’ Director Sanjay Gadhvi Dies At 56
20 Nov

‘Dhoom’ Director Sanjay Gadhvi Dies At 56

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, India,
"Dhoom" director Sanjay Gadhvi died at his residence here on Sunday morning, his elder daughter Sanjina said. He was 56.Gadhvi, who was three days away from his 57th birthday, is best known for directing two blockbuster hits in Yash Raj Films' "Dhoom" franchise – "Dhoom" (2004) and "Dhoom 2" (2006). According to Gadhvir's daughter, the director was "completely healthy". "He died at his residence at 9.30 am . We are not sure what it is, but it is probably a heart attack. He was not sick, he was perfectly healthy," Sanjina told PTI. Gadhvi made his directorial debut in 2000…
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A earthquake strike Andaman Sea
20 Nov

A earthquake strike Andaman Sea

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An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale hit the Andaman Sea in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday evening at 7.36 pm at a depth of 120 Km., the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said in a statement. Earlier also on Thursday an earthquake of magnitude 3.9 hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda. This is very concerning as this type of disaster occurring frequently. "Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.5, Occurred on 19-11-2023, 18:36:46 IST, Lat: 9.94 & Long: 93.89, Depth: 120 Km, Location: Andaman Sea, India," NCS said in a post on X. Although very less people get affected…
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IndiGo becomes first Indian carrier with 2,000 daily scheduled flights
18 Nov

IndiGo becomes first Indian carrier with 2,000 daily scheduled flights

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, India,
IndiGo is the first Indian carrier to have more than 2,000 scheduled or planned flights daily. The Rahul Bhatia-founded airline, which started flights on August 4, 2006, became the first Indian carrier in December 2017 to operate 1,000 flights a day, taking more than 11 years for the budget carrier to reach that milestone. The second 1,000 came much faster in just six years, despite the bitter feud between the airline's two founder-promoters and then Covid in this period. The airline has been able to benefit from the tailwind of the fact that India has seen a rapid recovery in…
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Amazon to cuts hundreds of jobs in Alexa division
18 Nov

Amazon to cuts hundreds of jobs in Alexa division

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, India
Amazon is cutting jobs in the Alexa division and laying off "several hundred" employees. Those to be laid off will include employees working in the artificial general intelligence team. The development comes a week after the company cut jobs in music and gaming divisions as well as some human resources roles. Daniel Rausch, Amazon's vice president of Alexa and Fire TV, informed the team of the layoffs on Friday (Nov. 17). He said the company is going to focus its resources on generative AI Read his letter to employees:Team,We’re really encouraged by the progress we’re making with Alexa: customers are…
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