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BJP of maligning his and Jharkhand's image through shadow campaigns, Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday charged the saffron party with launching a "whisper campaign" by spending over Rs 1 crore in each assembly constituency to influence voters. Soren accused the BJP of bringing in people from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Bengal to carry out this new gimmick, allegedly instilling fear among voters on roads and intersections during the election period. Earlier, Soren had accused the BJP of running «shadow campaigns» to tarnish both his and the state's reputation. He alleged that the saffron party spent crores of rupees on various social media platforms and created «95,000 WhatsApp groups» to campaign against the JMM-led coalition in Jharkhand.

Bluesky, a decentralized microblogging platform, is seeing a surge in users as discontent with Elon Musk’s X grows. Musk’s role in the U.S. government as part of President Donald Trump’s advisory team has raised concerns about how content is moderated on X. Critics argue that the platform has reinstated accounts previously banned for hate speech, undermining trust in its content policies. Bluesky, described by its creators as “social media as it should be,” presents itself as a fresh alternative. It combines the familiar interface of Twitter’s earlier days with a decentralized architecture, offering greater privacy and user control.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Sapna Prasad is in a dilemma. The 38-year-old wants to take a sabbatical for a year to take care of her ailing mother but believes it might affect her future job prospects.

Neelam Linens and Garments will debut on the NSE SME platform today. Ahead of the listing, the company's shares traded with a GMP of Rs 14. Considering the upper price band of Rs 24, the stock is expected to list with gains of 54% premium over the issue price.

The conduct and ethics developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will be akin to “informal directive principles” for companies, especially those working to build their large language models (LLMs) or using data to train AI and machine learning models, an official said. “A law on AI is still some time away. We are talking to all stakeholders right now to see what can be included and trying to get the industry onboard on a common set of principles and guidelines,” the official said.

The aim is to find out if the ecommerce companies were exercising control over vendors. Under the rules, they can only act as platforms. ED is investigating alleged violations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema) that are ordinarily civil offences entailing monetary penalties. Earlier this month, the agency conducted nationwide searches at 19 sites related to large sellers on Amazon and Flipkart in New Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

Ranveer Singh has acquired 50% stake in Kishore Biyani-backed packaged foods startup Elite Mindset, with the remaining 50% stake in the venture owned by Biyani's nephew Nikunj and Think9 Consumer Technologies, a multi-brand platform backed by Biyani's daughter Ashni.

Elon Musk’s X is lagging in influencer marketing in India despite taking several steps to promote influencers and drive content-led engagement since the billionaire’s $44-billion acquisition of the microblogging platform in 2022, social media experts said. Sreeram Reddy Vanga, chief executive of Nazara Technologies-backed adtech influencer platform Kofluence, said X (formerly Twitter) has plenty of “untapped potential” when it comes to influencer marketing. “The strength of X lies in real-time conversations and trending topics, which can be powerful for brands when used correctly,” he said. “Current estimates indicate that creators might earn around $2 to $3 per month from this programme, which is modest but highlights a clear area for improvement, which X has acknowledged.”

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In a world where attention spans are fleeting, sports stands tall as a game-changer for brand-building. Whether it’s the glamour of the Super Bowl in the US or the pulsating energy of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in India, sports not only captures eyeballs but also creates enduring connections.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The US Department of Justice’s (DoJ) antitrust case against Google may have wrapped up, but whether the court rules for or against it, there’s no denying the case highlighted a crucial issue—the company’s dominant hold over the digital advertising market. And the advertising and ad tech ecosystem will need to make changes for a more transparent, efficient advertising market.

Arcane Season 2 Part 2 was on Netflix and since then fans have been curious about the release dates of Arcane Season 2 Part 3 and Arcane Season 3. Netflix has not canceled 'Arcane' as Riot Games is likely to churn out more stories, as per a report on WhatsOnNeflix. However, there are reports that Arcane Season 3 is highly unlikely. Netflix is also yet to announce an official spin-off. Meanwhile, Video streaming platform Netflix was back up on Saturday after an outage that lasted roughly six hours in the United States, according to the outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Macrotech Developers Ltd, which operates under the Lodha brand name, plans to build and scale its digital infrastructure business on its own, after recently buying out existing investors' stakes, said a top company executive. In the last two months, the Mumbai-based developer purchased the entire stake held by private equity firm Bain Capital in three of the company's digital infrastructure subsidiaries -- Bellissimo Digital Infrastructure Development Management Pvt.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Top traditional television shows such as Bigg Boss, Indian Idol, Kaun Banega Crorepati, Anupamaa, and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai are getting a substantial chunk of the total viewership - about 40-50% - from the respective digital platforms owned by the TV networks, when they are streamed as catch-up content.

Coldplay concert tickets in India sold out in less than an hour on BookMyShow, leaving many fans heartbroken. Tickets for the first show in Ahmedabad, set for January 25, were released at 12 pm on Saturday and were quickly snapped up within minutes. The British rock band is all set to perform for the first time in India in January 2025. Many disappointed fans have expressed frustration, stating they were stuck in long online queues but still couldn't get a single ticket for the show.

Observer Research Foundation (ORF), the maiden edition of 'Sagarmanthan — The Great Oceans Dialogue' aims to foster knowledge on maritime sector and provide a premier global platform for global leaders, policy makers, business moguls, thought leaders and visionaries to share, learn and shape actionable insights towards effective decisions for a future ready, sustainable and efficient marine sector, the statement said. Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal said, «Sagarmanthan is an attempt at celebrating the best available knowledge in maritime sector from global experts with deep understanding, wisdom and insights on upcoming trends.» Sonowal further said as India's role as an important and key maritime player has increased manifold, this platform offers a premier platform for everyone to seek knowledge, share wisdom, chalk out pathways and set the course for maritime sector's collective journey onwards.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Non-resident Indians (NRIs) receive or send money to India quite often, and usually open a non-resident ordinary (NRO) or non-resident external (NRE) bank account, or both. But a lack of understanding of their correct use may spell trouble.

Vir Das, the award-winning comedian draws spotlight to an Indian taxi driver in the US, with a surprising background—an IIT Bombay graduate with a PhD and who worked as a scientist before being laid off. This highly qualified individual, now driving a cab in America, exemplifies the stark contrast between academic brilliance and the struggles of survival in a foreign land. Vir Das recounted meeting the driver at San Jose airport. Despite his evident discomfort behind the wheel, the driver maintained a polite demeanor, Vir Das said. The conversation soon drifted into Hindi, a language they both found comfort in, offering a brief respite from the alienation of living far from home. During this exchange, the driver shared his story—a tale of layoffs, survival, and the relentless pursuit of financial stability in the U.S. His current role as a cab driver was a far cry from the intellectual rigor of his scientific past, but it was a necessary step to make ends meet. The IIT graduate’s story is a sobering reminder of the unpredictability of life. Having excelled in one of the most prestigious educational institutions in India and pursued advanced research, he now navigated a very different path. His candid admission—missing home every single day—revealed a longing for a simpler life, one unburdened by mortgages, insurance payments, and the endless grind of the American dream. Yet, he stayed, tethered by responsibilities and a complex web of practicalities that often make returning home an impractical choice.

This decision is part of Amazon’s broader strategy to simplify its streaming services and provide a more unified experience for its users, as mentioned in a report by Radio Times.

Disgruntled X users are once again flocking to Bluesky, a newer social media platform that grew out of the former Twitter before billionaire Elon Musk took it over in 2022

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday invoked Bal Thackeray while campaigning for the Maharashtra assembly polls, stating the Shiv Sena founder wouldn't have tolerated Shivaji Maharaj's insult. Priyanka's rare reference to Thackeray, whose aggressive Hindutva was rejected by previous Congress generational leaders, comes at a time when PM Narendra Modi has dared the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) to ensure Rahul Gandhi speaks a few words of praise for Bal Thackeray and V D Savarkar. Priyanka accused the BJP of back-stabbing Uddhav Thackeray, an obvious reference to the toppling of the MVA government in 2022. «Modi always takes the name of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray. Yes, our ideologies (Congress's and Shiv Sena's) were different...Yes, our political thinking was different… But neither Balasaheb Thackeray nor any leader from the Congress and Rahul ji (Gandhi) would tolerate Shivaji Maharaj's insult,» Priyanka stated while addressing poll rallies in Shirdi and Kolhapur.

job seekers fail to exercise the necessary caution when engaging with potential frauds posing as employers or recruiters, the report by workforce staffing and HR services provider Genius Consultants said. The report by Genius Consultants is based on a survey of 1,427 employees across sectors including FMCG, Technology, Manufacturing, Telecom, E-Commerce, Logistics, Real Estate, and BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance). Further, the report revealed that while 28 per cent of respondents believed that there have been serious steps taken by the government or regulatory bodies to curb such frauds, a significant 55 per cent disagreed saying there has been inadequate efforts and a lack of stringent measures.