India - The Purbottar

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…

02 May

Malti, Priyanka Chopra’s daughter, poses with her mother at the Met Gala 2023.

editor0 CommentsIndia, world

Power couple Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas stole the show at the Met Gala 2023 in New York with their little baby girl Malti Marie. The actress shared an adorable photo of her posing with her little munchkin Malti and wrote in the caption, “Met Glam With Mama #mm.” The couple twinned in black outfits as they walked the red carpet. PeeCee looked drop-dead gorgeous in a black ruffled high-slit dress by Valentino, while Nick complemented her in a black leather jacket with trousers by the same designer. They first met at Met Gala 2017 and later fell in love.…

02 May

A pop-up museum inspires people to take climate action

editor0 CommentsIndia, world

In New York’s Soho neighborhood, a small museum hopes to stimulate dialogue and spur the public to push for change across the globe. The founder and director of the Climate Museum, Miranda Massie, decided to open a pop-up of the first such institution in North America last October in this fashionable neighborhood of New York City, one of the prime touristic destinations in the United States. In a chic cobblestone street in the middle of Soho in Manhattan, surrounded by fancy boutique stores, there is an unusual storefront that invites passersby to enter, get inspired by art and take action…

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

Indefinite Shutdown Called In Shirdi From May 1 Over CISF Security Deployment in

Business Correspondent0 CommentsEconomy, India

Shirdi, a major pilgrimage site in Maharashtra also known as the home of revered spiritual leader Sai Baba, will remain shut from 1st of May over CISF deployment at the Sai Baba temple, there is no fix date of it's opening until the matter is resolved. The shutdown of the temple has been decided by the administration of the respective temple. There has been protest against the government decision of deploying CISF to maintain the security of the temple. As per the reports of DNA, the temple authority claims that the CISF are not trained for the security of the…

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

UP Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) bags HUDCO Award

Business Correspondent0 CommentsIndia

Uttar Pradesh has been felicitated with the HUDCO award(2022-2023). It is given for the Best Practices to Improve the Living Environment. The state received an amount of rupees 1 lakh along with the award. Award was given to Neha Sharma, state(UP) mission director, during an event scheduled on the 53rd Foundation Day of the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO), in New Delhi, on Tuesday.

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.