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31 Dec

Joe Biden showed condolences to PM Modi on his mother’s death

Priyanka Bhowmick0 Commentsworldinternational

US President Joe Biden on Saturday showed his "heartfelt" condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the death of his mother. Prime Minister's mother Heeraben Modi, who was hospitalized on Wednesday, died early on Friday after her health deteriorated. “Jill and I send our deepest and most sincere condolences to Prime Minister @narendramodi on the loss of his mother, Heeraben Modi. Our prayers are with the Prime Minister and her family during this difficult time," Biden's tweet read. Apart from Biden, several other world leaders sent their condolences after Prime Minister Modi's mother died in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. "There is no…

21 Dec

Taliban banned women from universities in Afghanistan

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsInternationalinternational

Women have been banned from private and public universities in Afghanistan immediately and until further notice, a Taliban government spokesman said on December 20, 2022, the latest order to crack down on their rights and freedoms.The decision was released after a meeting of the Taliban government. Despite initially promising a more moderate regime and rights for women and minorities, the Taliban have widely enforced their strict interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia. They banned middle school and high school girls, restricted women in most of the jobs, and ordered them to dress head-to-toe in public. Women are also banned to…

19 Dec

Man in Andhra Pradesh dies of heart attack while watching ‘Avatar 2’

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndiaINDIA, international

According to the latest media reports, a man named Lakshmireddy Srinu from Peddapuram in the Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh died of a heart attack while watching 'Avatar: The Way of Water' by James Cameron with his younger brother. He collapsed in the middle of the film and doctors declared him brought dead when he was taken to Peddapuram Government Hospital. He lived with a daughter and a son. In 2010, a 42-year-old Taiwanese man died of a heart attack while watching the first episode of 'Avatar'. The man had a history of high blood pressure and, according to the…

08 Dec

BTS to open official pop-up shop in London

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsInternationalinternational

FreeCONG, a HYBE and Seoul-based production company, has announced that they will be setting up a BTS pop-up store in London. The store is set to open this Friday and will be open for eight weeks until January 31. O2's Icon outlet has been earmarked as the store location. Fans need to pre-book and get their tickets in advance. The pop-up store in London is set to be the boyband's first store in the UK and Europe. Similar events were held in Las Vegas and Busan in April and October respectively. They had similar activities and themes. BTS' reality series…

21 Nov

World Television Day: History and significance

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsInternationalINDIA, international, Television

November 21 celebrates as world television day. On this specific day, television represents itself rather than television as a technology to the world. In the modern world, television is a representation of communication and globalization. According to the United Nations' official website, the number of households with televisions is increasing worldwide, even as screen sizes have changed and people create, share, watch and consume content on a variety of other platforms. The combination of traditional and contemporary broadcasting formats provides an opportunity to spread awareness about global issues that people face on a regular basis. HistoryIn 1927 Philo Taylor Farnsworth…

21 Nov

International film festival starts in Goa

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsAwards, Entertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA, international

Actors Pankaj Tripathi, Sunil Shetty, Prabhu Deva, Manoj Vajpayee and Ajay Devgn will be felicitated at the 53rd International Film Festival (IFFI) starting November 20 in Goa. The honor will be conferred at the inaugural function on Sunday evening, which will be attended by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, MOS I&B L Murugan, Goa Governor PS Sreedharan and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. There will be a special announcement for the Indian Personality of the Year award, which has been given to actors Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Hema Malini and lyricist Prasoon Joshi in the past. Besides, a short film…

16 Nov

‘Today’s Era Must Not be of War’: PM Modi’s message resonates in G-20 resolution

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, InternationalINDIA, international, PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong message against the backdrop of the Ukraine-Russia conflict now forms the basis of the outcome statement of the G-20 communique. “The Indian delegation played a major role in reaching consensus among member states on the wording critical of the Russian invasion, according to three officials with knowledge of the talks. The language of the statement echoed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's words to Putin in September that "now is not the time for war" and the key role India played in reaching a consensus for the outcome document was clearly spelled out by Foreign Secretary…

14 Nov

Spain’s World Cup squad announced not to have these two stars

Business Correspondent0 CommentsSports, worldfootball, international, spain, world cup

Spain, who won the 2010 World Cup, announced their player list for the World Cup in Qatar. Several changes were seen in the list. Spain's player list has been announced for the World Cup in Qatar. Luis Enrique has prepared a much younger squad this time. Spain's 2022 World Cup journey will begin on November 23. Several important names in world football have been left out of Enrique's Spain this year. Defender Sergio Ramos and goalkeeper David De Gea are missing from the 26-man World Cup squad. Spain won the 2010 World Cup. In that World Cup, Ramos was found…

31 Oct

Parag Agarwal likely to get 42 million dollars from Twitter

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, InternationalBusiness, INDIA, international, Twitter

After much practice, the ownership finally has changed. An end to many speculations that have been going on for many days. Ending all previous speculations, Elon Musk is finally the owner of the Twitter software. And soon after the purchase, CEO Parag Agarwal was out of a job as expected. Parag was working as a software engineer at Twitter in 2011. In 2017, he became the company's 'Chief Technology Officer' or CTO. Then joined the post of CEO in 2021. According to the rules, if Parag is fired within 12 months of the change of ownership, he will have to…

26 Oct

Internal document reveals Twitter is losing its most active users

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, InternationalBusiness, Elon Mask, INDIA, international, Twitter

Twitter is steadily losing most of its active users to the microblogging platform, according to a Reuters report citing internal Twitter research. According to reports, most of its loyal users have been gradually leaving the platform since the start of the pandemic and have been using it less frequently from that time. According to Reuters, these people, who make up about 10% of the platform's monthly users and Twitter users who check in on Twitter at least six days per week and tweet three to four times per week, generate 90% of all tweets and half of Global revenue of…