BMC seals 9th Street Banquet Hall for Organizing DJ Dandia

Bhubaneswar, 13/10: In a major development, 9th Street Banquet Hall, Near NICCO Park, Acharya Vihar has been sealed by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation for organising DJ Dandia Nite without any prior permission from local authorities. The entry tickets for the Dandia Nite planned on 13th and 14th October had been sold through Social Media at Rs.649…

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PM Modi launched Ujjwala 2.0

New Delhi, 10/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched the second phase of Ujjwala Yojana by distributing LPG connections among Below Poverty Line (BPL) beneficiaries in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The Prime Minister also interacted with the beneficiaries of this scheme through video conference on this occasion. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh…

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Ajmer Dargah cleric arrested for offering property for Nupur Sharma’s decapitation

Ajmer, 6/7:A cleric of the Ajmer dargah, who on camera allegedly offered his house to anyone who beheads now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her controversial remark against Prophet Mohammed, has been arrested, police said on Wednesday.     Officials said accused ‘khadim’ Salman Chisti is a “history-sheeter” and that he might have recorded the…

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We disagree with decision, plan to appeal: Meta on CCI imposing Rs 213 cr penalty

New Delhi,19/11: After the Competition Commission imposed a Rs 213-crore penalty on Meta in relation to WhatsApp privacy policy, the company said it disagrees with the watchdog’s decision and plans to appeal. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday asked WhatsApp to refrain from sharing user data with other applications, owned by Meta, for…

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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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Temperature in 8 cities of Odisha drops below 10 degrees, yellow warning to these cities

Bhubaneswar: The temperature is dropping in Odisha and is expected to drop more. As a result, the day-to-day activities are disrupted. After the untimely rains in December, as an impact of the low-pressure over Bay of Bengal stopped, the chilliness of winter has risen.  IMD has predicted that for the next one week, winter can be…

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