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Rajamouli keen to enter Hollywood? Dream that may come true soon

Rajamouli and Mahesh Babu upcoming film

For those planning a film with Indian director S.S. Rajamouli, this may sound uneasy as he said recently that it’s his dream to work in Hollywood. Currently in Los Angeles, meeting Hollywood honchos, Rajamouli’s dream may come true soon. Last Monday, his magnum opus ‘RRR’ turned Los Angeles’s colossal TCL Chinese IMAX into a dance party, with hundreds of audience ...

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2023’s first 15 days see 24K techies fired from jobs: Layoffs.FYI

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The year 2023 began on a bad note for tech workers globally and 91 companies have laid off more than 24,000 tech employees in the first 15 days this month, signaling worse days ahead, said job cuts tracker Layoffs. About 24,151 tech workers lost their jobs, dominated by companies like Amazon, Salesforce, Coinbase and others, according to layoff tracking website ...

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2022 used smartphone shipments increased by 11.5% worldwide: IDC

The global shipments of used smartphones, including officially refurbished and used smartphones, were estimated to have reached 282.6 million units in 2022, representing an 11.5 per cent increase over the 253.4 million units shipped in 2021, according to the IDC. This growth is expected to continue, as IDC forecasts that used smartphone shipments will reach 413.3 million units worth $99.9 ...

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Miss Universe 2022: R’Bonney Gabriel of USA crowned title

R'Bonney Gabriel

R’Bonney Gabriel from the United States was named the winner of the Miss Universe pageant for 2022 at a ceremony held on January 15 in New Orleans and she was crowned by the previous year’s winner. Gabriel stood out during the competition, particularly in the final Question-and-Answer round. The final question asked to the three finalists was about how they ...

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BJP may lose 50 seats in 2024 Lok Sabha elections: Shashi Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that it will be “impossible” for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to replicate its electoral success in the Lok Sabha elections of 2019 in 2024, while speaking at the Kerala Literature Festival in Kozhikode, Kerala. Tharoor, who is the MP for Thiruvananthapuram, stated that it is “conceivable” that the ruling party could lose ...

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Army Day Today: Parade moves to Bengaluru First Time Since 1949

The 75th Army Day parade, traditionally held in Delhi, will take place in Bengaluru at the Parade Ground, MEG & Centre today, Sunday, January 15, 2022. This marks the first time the event is being held outside of the national capital since its inception in 1949. Army Chief General Manoj Pande will lead the parade and present gallantry awards, followed ...

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iQOO 11, first snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered smartphone goes on sale in India

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The iQOO 11, which was recently released in India, can now be purchased through iQOO’s official Indian website and Amazon.in. It is available in Alpha and Legend colors and has two memory options in India — 8GB/256GB and 16GB/256GB. The prices for these options are INR59,999 ($740/€680) and INR64,999 ($800/€735) respectively. However, there are exchange bonuses and bank offers that ...

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Delhi under severe grip of Cold Wave, Temperatures to drop further

A chill in the air is forecasted to hit the city of Delhi and the surrounding region next week, with temperatures potentially dropping as low as 3 degrees Celsius. Yesterday, the minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 10.2 degrees Celsius. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, a cold wave is expected to hit several areas in Delhi between January ...

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Twitter vacating office space in India too, staff told to work remotely

Elon Musk-owned Twitter is reportedly vacating its co-working spaces in Delhi and Mumbai after having already done so in Bengaluru. Already 150 of the company’s employees who work at the WeWork facility in Mumbai’s BKC, and 80 at The Executive Centre in Delhi’s Qutub area are asked to do so, reports said. IANS, quoting sources, reported that the company has ...

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Humble as ever, Keeravani says inspired by Western musical films ‘Fiddler on the Roof’, ‘Phone Booth’, ‘Coming to America’

The ‘RRR’ Golden Globe award for the original song landed Telugu music composer M.M. Keeravani along the ranks of world famous composers who have struck original concept to get the whole world dance to their tune. In his interview with journalists after receiving his trophy, Keeravani, who’s also known as M.M. Kreem in Hindi movie credits, said he is a ...

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Indian American Jennifer Shah of ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ sentenced to 78 months in jail

American Indian Jennifer Shah, 49, who starred in ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for running a nationwide telemarketing fraud scheme that targeted “vulnerable, elderly victims”. Jennifer Shah previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing. Besides the prison term, Shah has also been ...

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New Year Gift? Dining out to be clostlier as cylinder price hiked

gas price hiked

Dining out in 2023 would be a costlier on New Year’s eve as oil companies on Sunday, the first day of the New Year, hiked the price of commercial LPG cylinder by Rs 25, effective from today. Rates of domestic LPG cylinders have been kept unchanged. Rates of domestic LPG cylinders have been kept unchanged in view of Asembly elections ...

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Times Square Ball Drop revives New Year spectacle again after Covid

New York City ushered in 2023 with a dazzling Saturday night spectacle in iconic Times Square, kicking off New Year’s celebrations across the United States. The night culminated with a countdown as a glowing geodesic sphere or the iconic Ball Drop weighing almost six tons descended from its lofty perch atop One Times Square. Its surface is comprised of nearly ...

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CES 2023: Samsung to unveil new refrigerator with larger screen

Samsung Electronics said its new ‘Bespoke Refrigerator Family Hub Plus’, equipped with a large touch screen, will be unveiled at CES 2023 to be held in Las Vegas from January 5. At 32 inches, it features a much larger display than the 21.5-inch screen found on previous generations of Samsung Family Hub refrigerators. The new Family Hub has been enhanced ...

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Michael Pratt, one of FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives Captured in Spain

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Michael James Pratt, one of the FBI’s ten most wanted fugitives was arrested last week by Spanish authorities, said the agency. Pratt has been a fugitive since 2019 and was named to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List earlier this year. Pratt is charged in a 19-count indictment with sex trafficking, production of child pornography, sex trafficking of a ...

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Who’s Rajeev Badyal? New Indian American chosen to serve in National Space Council

Rajeev Badyal

Indian-American Rajeev Badyal has been chosen to be one the 30 members selected by US Vice President Kamala Harris to serve on the National Space Council’s Users Advisory Group (UAG) to provide advice on space-related projects and issues. Rajeev Badyal presently leads Amazon’s Project Kuiper — an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide low-latency, ...

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Remote Internet Voting System: Congress opposes, cites German example

The Congress on Thursday expressed its objections to the Election Commission proposal inviting political parties to observe the functioning of a prototype Multi-Constituency Remote Electronic Voting Machine on January 16, 2023 and to make written submissions by January 31, 2023. The Election Commission of India earlier today said that it is ready to pilot remote voting for domestic migrants, and ...

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