MUMBAI, MAY 6: SoftBank-backed e-commerce firm Meesho laid off 251 employees, 15% of its workforce to cut costs and as part of its efforts to achieve profitability. The Bengaluru-headquartered start-up had over 1,800 employees before the layoffs were announced. Meesho founder and CEO Vidit Aatrey in an email to employees informed about the decision and […]Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI, MAY 6: With just four days left for Assembly polls in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a massive road show in the city, waving at a large number of enthusiastic crowd, who had lined up on both sides of the route. The 26 km roadshow from Someshwar Bhavan RBI Ground […]Continue Reading
KERALA,MAY 6 : The Kerala Story released amid multiple controversies. Adah Sharma’s film left the Internet divided on its opening day on May 5. Early box office estimates suggest that the film opened to decent numbers, compared to what Bollywood films of late has been witnessing on the first day. Amid all the controversies surrounding […]Continue Reading
JAMMU/KASHMIR,MAY 6 : A day after five Army personnel were killed in an explosion triggered by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri, a gunbattle between security forces and terrorists started on Saturday morning. Fresh firing started after a contact was established between security forces and terrorists in Rajouri district. This is part of an ongoing […]Continue Reading
By Nalini Sahu Bhubaneswar, May 5: Odisha cadre IAS officers Chanchal Rana and Ananya Das have already got married and the media glare has now focused on Puri district collector Samarth Verma and Rayagada district collector Swadha Dev Singh who are going to enter the wedding lock soon. The celebrated IAS officers are likely to […]Continue Reading
RAJOURI,MAY 5: Five Army personnel were killed and a major injured on Friday in an explosion triggered by terrorists in the thickly forested Kandi area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district where an operation is underway to flush out terrorists, officials said. In the morning, two Army men belonging to the Special Forces were killed […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,MAY 5 : Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, who dropped a resignation bombshell on May 2, said he has reversed his decision to quit as party supremo. The announcement came hours after his resignation was rejected by a committee in the backdrop of protests from party workers in Maharashtra. In a press conference, […]Continue Reading
DEHRADUN, MAY 5: A school in Dehradun has been accused of collecting a fine of Rs 100 from students who did not reach school to listen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme, an official said on Friday. The management issued orders slapping fine on the students in the WhatsApp group of the […]Continue Reading
BENGALURU, MAY 5: More than 16,000 prisoners in the State will not be able to cast their vote in the forthcoming assembly elections. As per section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act 1951, “No person shall vote at any election if he is confined in a prison, whether under a sentence of imprisonment […]Continue Reading
KARNATAK,MAY 5 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday cited ‘The Kerala Story’ while addressing a rally in Ballari for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly election. “They say, The Kerala Story is based on what happens in that beautiful state. But look at Congress. They are standing with terrorists and are trying to ban it,” […]Continue Reading
