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22 Mar

Snapdeal starts receiving orders through ONDC

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusinessINDIA

Bengaluru-based e-commerce company Snapdeal on Tuesday announced that it has started accepting orders through Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). The Kunal Bahl-co-founded company went live earlier this month and has so far received orders from various parts of the country including Ajmer, Gurdaspur, Kakinada, Amravati, Aligarh, and Indore. The top product categories that gained the most traction were home and kitchen products including bed linen, towels, tableware, storage and serving sets, and kitchen appliances. Commenting on this development, Snapdeal Marketplace CEO Himanshu Chakrabarti said, “As we go live at ONDC, we want to reiterate our belief that enabling India's…

21 Mar

Kirron Kher tests positive for Covid-19

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA

On MondayVeteran actress and MP Kirron Kher tested positive for Covid-19. In a tweet, Kirron wrote, 'I have tested positive for Covid. So anyone who has come in contact with me please get yourself tested.' https://twitter.com/KirronKherBJP/status/1637788277934620673?s=20 In 2021, Kirron Kher was diagnosed with multiple myeloma( one kind of blood cancer). She returned after recovering from cancer. She was also seen as a judge on India's Got Talent reality show. Her son Sikander, through numerous social media posts, frequently updates fans about her health.

21 Mar

India and Japan sign fourth phase loan for bullet train project

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, INDIA

India and Japan on Monday signed two documents in Japan renewing the memorandum of cooperation and exchange of notes on the 300 billion Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) loan for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train. At a special briefing by Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to India, he said, "Two documents were signed on the side- the renewal of the MOC (Memorandum of Cooperation) in Japanese, mainly focusing on higher. level language education and the second agreement was the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high - 300 billion note exchange of JICA loan for the speed railway project.” Before…

20 Mar

Amritpal Singh used drug rehab centers to recruit ‘human bombs’

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndiaINDIA

Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh, who has been on the run since the Punjab police launched a massive crackdown on Waris Punjab De members in the state, used rehabilitation centers to recruit "human bombs", according to a report. A dossier by intelligence agencies suggested that Waris Punjab D chief Amritpal Singh was using drug rehabilitation centers and a gurudwara to stockpile weapons and prepare youths to carry out suicide attacks, PTI reported. The dossier claims that Singh, who returned from Dubai last year at the behest of Pakistan's ISI and Khalistan supporters living abroad, was mainly engaged in brainwashing youths to…

20 Mar

Alka Yagnik becomes the most-streamed artist on YouTube

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBollywood, Entertainment, India, North Eastentertainment, INDIA

Playback singer Alka Yagnik's army has a bit more power than BTS ARMY as the singer was the most streamed artist worldwide on YouTube last year. She has several accolades including two National Awards to her name. Moreover, she is the Bollywood female vocalist with the most number of solo songs. And if you think it's a record, wait until you know about her latest victory. According to Guinness World Book Records, Alka Yagnik was the most streamed artist on YouTube worldwide in 2022. It had 15.3 billion streams last year, and an average of 42 million streams per day.…

18 Mar

OG Night Manager Tom Hiddleston video calls Aditya Roy Kapur after watching Indian remake

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA

Aditya Roy Kapur, who played the lead role in the Indian adaptation of The Night Manager, is on cloud nine today. The reason? The "OG" night manager, Tom Hiddleston, or should I say, Jonathan Pine, had "something kind to say" about the remake of the 2016 British series produced by David Farr. On Thursday Tom and other members of the original series watched the Hindi version of this series in the UK. After the screening, the Loki actor congratulated his Indian counterpart through a video call and made his day. Aditya, who plays Shaan Sengupta in the series, uploaded two…

18 Mar

Tata scrapped plans to acquire Bisleri

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaINDIA

Tata Consumer Products (TCPL) has scrapped plans to acquire drinking water brand Bisleri International from the Ramesh Chauhan group. "The company wishes to update that it has now terminated discussions with Bisleri regarding a potential transaction and would like to confirm that the company has not entered into any definitive agreement or binding commitment in this regard," the Tata firm said in an exchange filing. "The above announcement is issued voluntarily to prevent any speculation in this regard," Tata said. There were reports that Bisleri was in talks to sell Bisleri for around Rs 6,000-7,000 crore. “The company had earlier…

17 Mar

Maharashtra, Karnataka covid-19 cases on the rise

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsHealth, IndiaHealth, INDIA, west bengal

The central government has directed six states to examine the evolving Covid-19 situation at the micro level and monitor, test and monitor new and emerging Covid clusters.Over the past few weeks, there has been an increase in Covid-19 cases in India, with a total of three thousand plus cases in the week ending March 15. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala are the six states that continue to report high numbers of cases. “There are states that are reporting a high number of cases indicating the possible local spread of the infection and need to follow a risk…

15 Mar

Bihar’s NEET aspirant commits suicide in hostel room in Kota

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsHealthHealth, INDIA

Another suicide case in Kota. An 18-year-old student committed suicide with a rope around her neck. Her parents went out to find a new home for her. She committed suicide at that time. According to the police, that student's name is Shembul Parveen.She is a resident of Champaran, Bihar. He was preparing for the medical exam from Kota. The student lived in a hostel of Kota. Recently, her parents came to see the girl. Last Tuesday, they left their daughter in the hostel and went out in search of a new home for her. At that time, the student put…

13 Mar

RRR wins at Oscars: here is how much global business the ‘Naatu-Naatu’ earned

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA

Hitting the pinnacle of success, SS Rajamouli's RRR bagged an Oscar as Naatu Naatu won Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards. As Ram Charan and Jr. NTR hug each other and India celebrates several wins including The Elephant Whisperers at the 2023 Oscars, here's a look at how much the film has done worldwide. Before RRR's big win at an Oscar and a Golden Globe, the film made headlines in India and worldwide for its phenomenal box office collection. As per the last official update, the film has entered the 1000 crore club, becoming the fourth Indian film…