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The theme of this year’s Met Gala, “In honour of Karl,” will include hosts as pop sensation Dua Lipa and tennis legend Roger Federer. The dress code is a tribute to the late Karl Lagerfeld, a top fashion designer for many years who oversaw prestigious houses such as Chanel, Fendi, Balmain, and Chloe as well […]
A team of experts from France, which is in Nepal to help the government investigate the crash of Yeti Airlines’ aircraft with 72 people on board, on Wednesday began its probe and visited the accident site in the resort city of Pokhara, officials said. The nine-member team is enquiring with the airlines’ staff and concerned […]
Flying activities will not be allowed under the limits of police stations at Bandra Kurla Complex and nearby areas in Mumbai on Thursday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for several projects. In view of the prime minister’s visit, a few roads in the area will be closed for vehicles, […]
A law will be introduced to determine the working hours for truck drivers and efforts are being made to reduce road accidents by 50 percent before the end of 2025, said Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari. Participating in an outreach campaign ‘Sadak Suraksha Abhiyan’ during the Road Safety week, he said the […]
Young India opener Shubman Gill, who on Wednesday became the youngest player to slam a double century in ODIs, said his intent was to put the New Zealand bowlers under pressure and it paid off. Gill struck a master-class 208 off 149 balls with 19 fours and nine maximums to lift India to an imposing […]
Twitter, which is now owned by Elon Musk, has raised the monthly fee for its Blue service for Android users to $11. For the blue checkmark and early access to features, the Twitter Blue plan starts at $8 per month or $84 per year in countries where it is available. “All Twitter Blue features will […]
Swiggy is planning about making additional layoffs in light of a halt in funding. Media reports stated on Thursday that the food and grocery delivery network plans to reduce 8-10 percent of its 6,000-person workforce in order to reduce costs. Employees in the product, engineering, and operation departments are likely to be the most impacted […]
The Chief of the Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal, was dragged by a car for 10-15 metres on Thursday at around 3.11 am in front of the AIIMS Gate 2. Delhi Police said, “after her hand got stuck in the car’s window as driver, Harish Chandra, suddenly pulled up the glass window while she […]
Prabhaben Shah, a social worker from the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman, and Diu, passed away on Wednesday at the government hospital in Daman. She was a recipient of the Padma Shri award. She was 92. The last rites will be performed at Daman on Thursday afternoon. On Wednesday morning, Prabhaben was […]
Microsoft Corp. announced on Wednesday that it would cut 10,000 positions by the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2023, the most recent indication that layoffs in the American technology sector were accelerating as businesses prepared for an economic downturn. According to Microsoft, the layoffs will result in a charge of $1.2 billion in […]
The newly launched National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) has identified three key sectors for the pilot projects in order to replace fossil fuel with green hydrogen. Steel, long-range heavy-duty mobility (transport) and shipping have been delineated as sectors that would take up the projects for using green hydrogen. The Union Cabinet last week approved an […]
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Raising Day is commemorated on January 19, every year. Since the Force was established in 2006, its members have significantly contributed to the nation’s disaster management efforts and disaster risk reduction awareness in the community (DRR). The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi greeted the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on […]
The 16th annual Jaipur Literature Festival is hosted by The Hotel Clarks Amer. Earlier, Sushma Som, a vocalist from Karnataka, reverberated with her heartfelt melodic songs. The official commencement date is set for January 23. At the JLF festival, almost 400 speakers from around the world will take the stage. Numerous famous people will take […]
Fans enjoy seeing their favourite movie actors on both the big and small screens. However, watching too many of the same movies week after week on television could be depressing and even push some viewers over the brink. On Wednesday, a letter that petitioned a television network to cease airing the virtually weekly Sunday family […]
Sports Ministry on Wednesday sought an explanation from the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) “within the next 72 hours,” after Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat levelled serious allegations of sexually harassing female wrestlers against the sports body’s coaches and chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallist broke down while speaking […]
Nearly 33 per cent of the 424 parents who took part in a survey reported that their children were approached by strangers via online platforms soliciting friendships, seeking personal and family details and broaching up sexual advice, according to a new report. Apart from the 424 parents from Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, […]
Ahead of nine Assembly polls this year and Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the Union Cabinet is learnt to have approved a Law ministry proposal for funds to procure additional electronic voting machines for the Election Commission. Sources aware of the development said more of the same type of electronic voting machines (EVMs), which are […]
The cutting-edge chatbot ChatGPT is capturing the world’s imagination. The new artificial intelligence app amassed 1 million users in just five days after its recent launch in November. It is but one of a dozen AI-driven so-called apps that are expected to transform human productivity and the future of work. Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya […]
At least nine people died and one child was critically injured when a speeding truck collided with their van on the Mumbai-Goa highway in Maharashtra’s Raigad district on Thursday morning. Near Repoli village in Raigad, which is more than 130 kilometres from Mumbai, the tragedy happened around 4.45 am. According to Superintendent of Police Somnath […]
Rajasthan will soon have access to Vande Bharat Express’ upscale train service. There have been reports that Indian Railways may soon begin operating the Vande Bharat Express between New Delhi and Jaipur. From the present four hours required by the other express trains running on the New Delhi-Jaipur line, the journey time between the two […]
