BJP upbeat after poaching Congress, JD(S) leaders in Karnataka

Bangalore, 7/5: In a significant development, former ministers Pramod Madhwaraj, Varthur Prakash and ex-lawmaker K S Manjunath Gowda among other Congress and JD(S) leaders joined the BJP on Saturday.   Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel onboarded these leaders in an operation that was in the works for several months….

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3 injured in blast in Tata Steel plant in Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur, 7/5:At least three persons were injured after a foul gas pipeline exploded at the Tata Steel plant in Jamshedpur on Saturday.   Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren tweeted that the Zilla in-charges and Tata Steel authorities are taking necessary action and working on evacuating and getting the injured treated as soon as possible. Tata Steel…

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Japan’s virtual YouTubers make millions from fans

Tokyo, 7/5: Mayu Iizuka sheds her soft-spoken personality and starts cackling, screaming and waving wildly in a makeshift studio in Tokyo as her avatar appears on a livestream before hundreds of fans. Virtual YouTubers like Iizuka, who voices and animates a character called Yume Kotobuki, have transformed a niche Japanese subculture into a thriving industry…

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Zomato CEO to donate Rs 700 crore for education of delivery partners’ children

Mumbai, 6/5: Online food delivery platform Zomato’s Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal will be donating around $90 million (nearly Rs 700 crore) from vested ESOPs to Zomato Future Foundation to help fund the education of children of its delivery partners.     In an internal memo shared with the employees of the company, Goyal said…

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