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Bengaluru has stirred a conversation on social media. The ad, featuring a man with a curious expression, had the text "Wife North Indianaaa?" implying a solution for making rasam instantly. A Twitter user, Tejas Dinkar, shared the ad, expressing his displeasure, stating it was sexist and insulting to both the north and south Indian populations.

YouTuber Logan Paul is offering refunds for the never-released CryptoZoo NFT game – if he deems the NFTs eligible “in his sole discretion.” Also, former owners relinquish all right to sue.

R Praggnanandhaa triumph at the Chess World Cup, where he delivered a superlative performance and bagged a silver medal. The talented lad recently received a sweet shoutout from none other than billionaire Gautam Adani. Taking to X (formerly Twitter ) on Friday, the Adani Group Chairman shared a picture of himself with the ace chess player and wrote that it was “privilege” to support him and tha his story can inspire Gen X to follow their dreams and make the country proud. “It's a privilege to support Praggnanandhaa as he continues to win laurels in the world of chess and make India proud.

A U.S. labor agency has accused SpaceX of unlawfully firing employees who penned an open letter critical of CEO Elon Musk and creating an impression that worker activities were under surveillance by the rocket ship company

Delhi man decided to have some fun on the Bumble dating app by changing his height to 190 cm (about 6 feet 2 inches). To his surprise, he saw a significant increase in matches, getting nine in just one day.

India vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 1: Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj led an onslaught against South Africa as he clinched 6 wickets in the first session of the 2nd Test match at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town. Mohammed Siraj single-handedly demolished one of the finest batting lineups of the world on their home-turf. But, credit where it's due, as India's star Virat Kohli also helped Mohammed Siraj to clinch at least one wicket.

LONDON (Reuters) — Fines imposed by Russian courts on Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)'s Google and YouTube, Meta, TikTok and Telegram appear to have been settled as the companies are no longer registered as debtors in the state bailiffs' database.

Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned on Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school's conduct policy. Gay is the second Ivy League president to resign in the past month following the congressional testimony — Liz Magill, president of the University of Pennsylvania, resigned on December 9. Gay, Harvard's first Black president, announced her departure just months into her tenure in a letter to the Harvard community.

Marvel enthusiasts have reason to rejoice as the captivating animated series, «What If...?» secures a Season 3. However, this exciting announcement comes hand in hand with a bittersweet revelation – head writer and executive producer A.C. Bradley will bid farewell to the Disney+ powerhouse. The recently concluded Season 2, concluding with the episode titled «What If… Strange Supreme Intervened?,» serves as Bradley's final contribution to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Taking to Twitter, she shared her sentiments, expressing fondness for the concluding episode and announcing her departure:

food delivery apps have become an important part of India's New Year celebrations. Though these platforms hike delivery fees during the New Year’s order rush, each year new delivery records are set as India just loves to order food online. Taking to X, previously Twitter, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal shared the amount the company's delivery partners received as tips in 2023.

tsunami around 1 metre high struck parts of the west coast along the Sea of Japan, with a larger wave expected. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings for the coastal prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama, Reuters reported. "5m waves expected in Ishikawa," a person posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Former U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, a Democrat who retired from the House of Representatives after 30 years in office, died at 88, her family said on social media on Sunday.

Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal at his office at Udyog Bhawan. During the 40-minute long interaction, Chief Minister Sarma apprised the union minister about the progress made on the industrial front. The chief minister urged the Piyush Goyal to launch the North East Industrial Policy as Assam and the North East region have been witnessing rapid economic growth and it would give an added impetus to the existing efforts.

The Apple Watch Series 8 is currently selling at its lowest price ever on Flipkart. Now before we dive into the nitty-gritties, know that Apple has officially discontinued the Series 8 after the launch of the Series 9, which is to say that it doesn’t make it anymore. But you can still find it on sale on third-party retail, on Flipkart for instance, often at lower prices. The Series 8 was launched in India at a starting price of Rs 45,900.

Salaar Box Office collection Day 8: Prabhas' 'Salaar: Part One- Ceasefire' has been earning big numbers at the Box Office and collected ₹318.23 crore net in India within eight days of its release. Salaar was released on December 22 before a long weekend that included Christmas but its collection dropped to the lowest on Friday ahead of the New Year period. As per reports of industry tracker Sacnilk, Salaar minted ₹10.23 crore net in the domestic market at the Indian Box Office on its eighth day of release.

Elon Musk's X lost its effort in court to block a California law that seeks to control toxic posts on social media by requiring companies to disclose their content-moderation polices. In an eight-page ruling Thursday, a federal judge in Sacramento rejected arguments by the company formerly known as Twitter that the measure violates the free-speech rights of social media platforms. The ruling comes after Musk ignited a firestorm in November by endorsing antisemitic posts on his platform.

Elon Musk has been named The New Republic’s 2023 Scoundrel of the Year. The Tesla CEO has been in the news since after he decided to sink a whopping $44 billion into buying Twitter, later renaming it as ‘X’. Elon Musk over the past year has garnered the impression that he has an “unquenchable desire to be the center of attention", according to The New Republic.

₹6.87 per litre for the 2023-24 supply season that started in November, marking the highest rise in over five years. The hike, announced by the oil ministry on Friday, sets the new price at ₹56.28 per litre, an increase from the previous season's ₹49.41 per litre. The move is aimed at enhancing ethanol production for blending with petrol.

Uttar Pradesh Municipal Council meeting took an unexpected turn when council members engaged in a physical altercation, exchanging punches and kicks. The meeting, initially focused on discussing development projects, quickly descended into chaos, leaving municipal chairman Arvind Sangal and MLA Prasann Chaudhary in disbelief. The clash erupted between two council members, Ajit Nirwal and Bobby, during discussions about the allocation of funds for development works amounting to four crores.

Uday Kotak, the founder and director of Kotak Mahindra Bank, wants you to move away from banks in a bid to create sustained growth story. You heard that right. In so called year-end musings, Kotak highlighted a changing landscape where savers are transforming into investors, presenting challenges for the banking sector regarding deposits and funding costs. «As savers become investors the banking sector faces challenges on its deposits and cost of funds. The large corporate sector has to meaningfully move to capital markets (debt and equity) and away from banks,» Kotak wrote on a Twitter post. «Banks will become distributors of corporate debt rather than storage houses. They will need to penetrate mid sized corporates, MSMEs and consumers,» he added. He also said that we need to keep Japan of the 80s at the back of our mind.