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Congress MP Naveen Jindal on Sunday joined the Bhartiya Janata Party. He had announced his resignation from Congress on social media platform X, a short while ago. After joining the BJP, Jindal said, «Today is a very important day of my life. I am proud that I joined the BJP today and I will be able to serve the nation under the leadership of PM Modi. I want to contribute to the 'Viksit Bharat' dream of PM Modi.» He joined the BJP in the presence of its general secretary Vinod Tawde, who said Jindal's presence in the party will help the government's agenda of boosting the country's economy and prosperity.

fishermen are feared dead when their makeshift platform collapsed due to a Norwester wind at Dumboor Lake in Tripura’s Dhalai district. Officials said that one of the bodies has been recovered so far. An official of the Dhalai District administration said that the fishermen often stay in the makeshift ‘Mancha’ to carry out fishing in the giant Dumboor Lake.

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Young Americans, fed up with U.S. social media and its fake compliments and flagrant insults, are looking for something revolutionary: honest but civil feedback. And they’re turning to a Chinese app for it.

Two months after Elon Musk acquired Twitter, the billionaire hopped on a video call with a handful of creators, seeking advice about how to make his platform better for them and asking how YouTube attracts creators. Podcaster Samir Chaudry told Musk that YouTube had a well-established system for creators to make money through advertising revenue. More than a year after meeting with Musk, Chaudry says X’s strategy for creators still isn’t clear.

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REA India, which owns Housing.com and PropTiger, is not actively looking for acquisition for further growth but the company is open to evaluate «interesting» opportunities that complement the business or help in securing new technologies, its CEO Dhruv Agarwala said. REA India, which is part of Australia-based REA Group, will focus on consolidating its both businesses — real estate classified platform Housing.com and residential brokerage portal PropTiger.com, he added. In an interview with PTI, Agarwala, who is also CEO of Housing.com and PropTiger, said there is no plan of acquisition in near future.

Penalty provisions can act as a deterrent to the development and dissemination of deepfakes and misinformation, a senior official of global think tank Cuts International said while calling for the deployment of technology interventions to check misuse of AI-generated content. CUTS International, Director, Research, Amol Kulkarni told PTI that internet users would require adequate opportunities to verify the genuineness of content and it becomes important during the election season while the role of credible fact-checkers and trusted flaggers becomes crucial.

Zomato's top executives were on Zoom call lasting more than 20 hours after the food aggregator announced of their 'pure veg' food delivery service, which led to huge backlash, chief executive officer Deepinder Goyal told NDTV in an interview. This service by Zomato will exclusively enlist restaurants offering solely vegetarian cuisine. Delivery partners assigned to this service will strictly deal with vegetarian food packages and will not handle any non-vegetarian items.

Lok Sabha Polls: PM Modi chairs CEC meet; 4th List of candidates likely today Ranaut was recently seen during the consecration ceremony of Ram Temple on 22 January. Kangana took to social media platform X to share a video of herself in which she is seen loudly chanting 'Jai Shri Ram'. She captioned the post, "Ram aa gaye." Himachal Congress rebel MLA reveals why he voted for BJP candidate in RS polls Kangana on Saturday visited the Baglamukhi and Jwala Devi temples on her 37th birthday.

World Economic Forum (WEF) official said. The Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), a platform of the WEF, launched the space technology programme in India last week to forge global collaborations among various stakeholders as the private space sector takes wings in the country. «India is seen as a role model, a lighthouse for smaller, aspiring space nations, which also look to India for support. This is something the WEF would like to facilitate, an exchange between large and emerging space nations in the interest of growing the space sector overall in an inclusive and responsible manner,» Sebastian Buckup, member, Executive Committee, C4IR told PTI in an interview. He said there was immense interest among entrepreneurs keen on leveraging the space sector.

Yemen Saturday by ballistic missiles fired by H0uthi rebels, who have intensified strikes on Red Sea shipping, the US military said. The Panamanian-flagged, Chinese-owned and operated Huang Pu issued a distress call but did not request assistance, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on social media platform X early on Sunday.

Instagram has started an automatic clamp down on the amount of political content appearing in its users' feeds, but there is a relatively quick and easy way to turn off the controls if you don't want to keep the limitations place. As part of an initiative Instagram announced last month, the popular social media service owned by Meta Platforms has stopped «proactively» recommending political content posted on accounts that users don't choose to follow. To do that, Instagram has automatically set the «political content» control to «limit» on user accounts.

K-pop, K-dramas and K-noodles, with Indian students increasingly considering South Korea for higher education, according to consultants. The number of Indian students headed to South Korea is set to double in 2024 compared to two years ago, according to Rohin Kapoor, partner, management consulting, BDO. “South Korea has rolled out the red carpet for Indian students by offering attractive scholarship schemes at top universities over the last two years,” Kapoor said. At around 2,000 this year, the number is still just a fraction of the Indian students enrolled in traditionally popular destinations such as the US, UK, Canada and Australia. But the East Asian technology hub is fast emerging as an alternative destination for Indian students, owing to factors such as a large number of courses taught in English, a developed market with ample internship and employment opportunities, pro-international student policies and competitive costs along with a government push to attract overseas students.

Google appears to be hurdling as many regulatory barriers lately in India as the answers its search engine generates in response to a query. Ironically, the latest in the list of uncomfortable questions is the Mountain View giant’s alleged role in limiting local consumers’ choice, contrary to what the encyclopaedic Google search engine is actually designed to offer. Last Friday, the Competition Commission of India (CCI ) prima facie ordered a probe to examine Google’s Play Store billing policies after Indian companies raised concerns about hosting their apps on the go-to consumer platform.

infertility rates, fertility benefits in Indian companies have gone from a novelty to a much-sought-after workplace perk. Companies including Bizongo, HSBC India, Titan Company, Navi, Meesho, and Simpl are among those that have rolled out or enhanced fertility benefits as part of their corporate insurance and benefits programmes as they focus on creating more inclusive and supportive workplaces. Experts say such measures not only help companies attract and retain talent, but also boost their diversity credentials. For women employees in particular, such benefits matter a lot — a recent survey by employee insurance platform Plum showed one in 3 women are open to egg freezing; 88% of them want it to be included in their workplace benefits package.

PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC platforms this week. With each release promising unique experiences and thrilling adventures, players find themselves on the brink of embarking on new virtual journeys. Whether diving into immersive worlds filled with fantastical creatures, engaging in heart-pounding action-packed battles, or unraveling intricate narratives woven with mystery and intrigue, the array of new video games beckons to both seasoned gamers and newcomers alike. With anticipation reaching a fever pitch, the countdown begins as players eagerly await the opportunity to delve into these captivating digital realms and forge unforgettable memories in the vast landscape of gaming.

podcast by the Zerodha cofounder, soon after a new episode drops. Chundru says he enjoys his Sunday dinner with the show: “It prepares me for the Monday work mindset.” In a world of short-form content, he explains his attraction to episodes that run for two to four hours: “Usually, founders offer broad advice in public, for instance, work hard. But ‘WTF’ gets into the nitty gritty of actual execution, outlining specific steps.”

ALSO READ: 'Don't shout at me': CJI Chandrachud tells advocate during electoral bonds hearing "We live in times of social media where the work which we do is contently assessed. The Supreme Court of India has put all its important hearing on live streaming platform and we are watched all over the country. But we can also get trolled as a result of that," Chandrachud said.