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Uniqlo said Tuesday that it is suing Chinese rival Shein over copycats of a massively popular crossbody pouch dubbed online the "Mary Poppins carryall". Videos of fans praising its deceptively small size have gone viral on social media, with one clip on TikTok of a young woman unpacking numerous large items racking up more than a million views.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) "have made the 22nd January function a completely political Narendra Modi function". He added, “It's become a RSS-BJP function and I think that is why the Congress president said that he would not go to the function." ALSO READ: Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: You will need THIS to hop on to Rahul Gandhi's 'Mohabbat Ki Dukaan' bus. Read here Rahul Gandhi said his party members "are open to all religions, all practices.

Thiruvananthapuram: National award-winning playback singer K S Chitra has faced criticism on social media following her recent video message encouraging people to chant Lord Ram hymns during the upcoming Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22. In the circulated video, the renowned singer urged everyone to chant the 'Sri Rama, Jaya Rama, Jaya Jaya Rama' mantra at 12.20 pm during the consecration ceremony and light five-wick lamps in the evening to mark the occasion. However, the video stirred controversy, with some netizens expressing disapproval, stating that she shouldn't have endorsed the Ram Temple and accusing her of taking political sides. Others, though, supported Chitra, asserting her right to express her opinion freely.

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India Today. ALSO READ: Justin Trudeau sees ‘shift’ in Canada-India ties after Pannun murder allegations: ‘Attacks aren’t going to…' Apart from this, several photos pro-Khalistani graffiti reportedly painted across New Delhi threatening to 'avenge' the death of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar surfaced on social media. Earlier on June 2023, Nijjar was killed outside a Gurdwara in Canada's Surrey. According to details, Pannun has been actively exhorting gangsters and young people over social media to stand for Khalistan.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said compliance with the advisory on deepfakes has been «mixed» from platforms, and added that tighter IT rules are likely to be notified in next 7 days to tackle the issue. The government, he said, had earlier made it clear to social media and online platforms that if its advisory on deepfake is not fully adhered to, new IT rules would follow. «There has been a mixed performance of compliance and I had said at the time of the advisory, that if we find that the advisory is not being followed through completely, we will follow it up with a very clear amended IT rules that will be notified,» Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for IT and Electronics, said on sidelines of an event.

Formal job creation under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation fell 7.5% month-on-month with 1.59 million new employees added to it in November as against 1.72 million added in October. This is the lowest new subscriber addition under ESIC in the current fiscal so far. ESIC added 1.78 million subscribers in April, 2.02 million subscribers each in May and June, 1.98 million in July, 1.94 million in August and 1.88 million in September.

IndiGo is currently grappling with a surge in passenger complaints and public outcry, ranging from incidents of apron dining to slapping and verbal spats. Passengers of an IndiGo flight, delayed and diverted from Goa to Mumbai, sparked controversy by using the airport apron as a dining area upon disembarking. The apron, designated for aircraft activities, raised concerns over safety norms.

Rana Daggubati could be seen before posing in front of a 'HanuMan' poster. Social media lauded the actor for upholding cultural values.

Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) a «mini recharge» of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and BJP, AIMIM leader AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has attacked AAP for its latest decision on Sundarkand. The party led by Arvind Kejriwal has decided to hold Sundarkand recitation in all 70 assembly constituencies of Delhi on Tuesday. Owaisi claimed that this decision was taken in view of the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony on January 22. AAP leader Sourav Bhardwaj said on Monday that his party will organize Sundarkand recitation programs in all 70 zassembly constituencies of Delhi on Tuesday.

AFP. Ramaswamy, 38, endorsed his rival, former President Donald Trump. He has previously called Trump the “best president of the 21st century" even as he tried to convince Republican voters that they should opt for “fresh legs" and “take our America First agenda to the next level." The wealthy political outsider also modeled his bid on Trump's run, campaigning as a fast-talking, headline-grabbing populist who relentlessly needled opponents.

₹1.12 lakh crore against FY 2022-23 budget allocation of ₹1.04 crore. FY 2023-24 budget included ₹68,804 crore allocation for school education, ₹44,094.62 crore allocation for higher education and ₹37,453 crore allocation for the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). Here are some suggestions from experts, from investments in skill development to infrastructure ahead of elections.

Even as Delhi shivers, tempers are flaring at its airport. On Monday, a passenger on a Delhi-to-Goa flight was arrested after he assaulted the pilot, who had stepped into the passenger cabin to announce a delay in taking off on account of heavy fog. While circumstances can get aggravating for passengers confined to a long metal tube for longer than they expect, what the irate passenger did was unpardonable.

ANI. Delhi airport issued an advisory for passengers, requesting that they contact airlines before travelling amid the severe fog conditions that delayed a number of flights by hours. The airport authority in a social media post on X said, "Due to dense fog, flight operations at Delhi Airport may be affected.

(Reuters) — Elon Musk said on Monday he would be uncomfortable growing AI/robotics at Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) without at least a 25% voting control of the company.

(Reuters) — Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday received a money-transmitter license from Utah, the 15th U.S. state to grant approval as the company explores offering payment features.

opposition parties have taken a more nuanced approach to questions regarding attending the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya than the principal national opposition Congress, which has slammed it as «clearly a BJP-RSS event» and said the inauguration is being done for «political gains». BSP chief Mayawati on Monday, while saying she was yet undecided on whether or not to attend the programme owing to party engagements, emphatically added that her party «did not have any problems» with the January 22 ceremony and «welcomed it», «just like it would welcome a programme for the mosque being built in place of Babri Masjid as the BSP is a secular party». Two days earlier, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, after putting out cryptic statements regarding whether he will attend the ceremony, wrote a letter to temple trust general secretary Champat Rai, thanking him for the invitation and assuring him that he would visit the temple after January 22 «as a devotee with his entire family». He also extended his best wishes for the successful organisation of the programme. Yadav's letter, which he posted on social media platform X, appeared to take care not to upset the majority Hindu voters while also not appearing anti-Muslim by attending the inauguration being organised by the Sangh Parivar. On Monday, senior UP Congress leaders, although not invited to the January 22 ceremony, visited Ayodhya, took a dip in the holy Saryu river and worshipped at the Ram Lalla Virjaman makeshift temple and the Hanumangarhi temple.

The Alberta Electric System Operator issued a new grid alert for the province Monday morning amid an ongoing stretch of extremely cold temperatures, but dropped it shortly after.

IndiGo aircraft at the Mumbai airport, sat on the tarmac, and some were also seen having food there as soon as their diverted Goa-Delhi flight landed after a long delay on Sunday. A short video clipping of the incident was shared on social media, following which Mumbai airport claimed that the airport operators in coordination with the Quick Response Team (QRT) of the CISF «cordoned off the passengers into a safety zone». An IndiGo spokesperson said the airline was looking into the incident and «sincerely apologised» to its customers. The flight that took off from Goa could not land at the Delhi airport due to dense fog, and was diverted to the Mumbai airport on Sunday. A significant number of flights were impacted at the Delhi airport on Sunday due to dense fog and low visibility conditions. «IndiGo flight 6E 2195 (Goa to Delhi) was diverted due to unfavourable weather conditions. As the flight was already significantly delayed in Goa, passengers were irate and rushed out of the aircraft as soon as the step ladder was connected,» a Mumbai airport spokesperson said in a statement. According to the spokesperson, the airport operator in coordination with CISF QRT cordoned off the passengers into a safety zone as «passengers refused to get into the airline coach and proceed to the terminal building». Further, the spokesperson said the passengers were kept under the strict watch of the airline authorities and security until further actions were taken. In a statement, an IndiGo spokesperson said the flight was diverted to Mumbai due to low visibility conditions in Delhi. «We sincerely apologise to our customers and are currently looking into the incident.

users of cab-hailing platforms are now facing instances of drivers cancelling trips after finding the destination, the mode of payment for the fare, or a combination of both, according to the findings of a survey. As much as 84% of the respondents to the survey conducted by community social media platform LocalCircles between September 2023 and January this year said they had experienced ride cancellations by drivers over these issues, compared with 79% two years ago. About 75% of the 11,119 respondents chose ride cancellation as the top issue they face when using ride-hailing services, followed by surge pricing, waiting times, safety, driver courteousness and vehicle cleanliness. While drivers often cancelled the trip after finding the destination, they preferred direct payment of the fare instead of digital transfer through the platform of the cab aggregator. «It appears more the demand — given the higher traffic with things normalising (after the pandemic) — the worse are the experiences of consumers,» a report based on the survey said. The entry of new players in app-based taxi market and government regulations have had a minimal impact in improving the user experience, according to LocalCircles. New players such as BluSmart, inDrive and Rapido are helping consumers to have more choices when they need a ride in a market led by Ola and Uber, but their limited reach has failed to make a significant qualitative impact on the user experience, as per the survey. In May 2022 the government issued notices to taxi aggregators citing deficiency in services and other allegedly unfair trade practices.

₹250. It is not allowed to stop vehicles on the bridge. However, social media was filled with videos and photos of people who reached MTHL only to click selfies.