Bengaluru Twitter’s blue tick users are apprehensive about the social media platform’s plans to charge a reported Rs. 719 per month for verified badges. Twitter’s plans to charge Rs. 719 for verified blue badges on accounts have left Bengaluru Twitter users in a dilemma. Many are prepared to opt-out of the service, calling it an […]
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The current set of FSSAI regulations and licensing measures do not cover the concept of Cloud Kitchens. Cloud kitchens in Bengaluru are evading mandatory Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) registration laws and mandates by selling food through Instagram and WhatsApp. It is becoming a common trend, at a time when the gross […]
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Tech employees and young college students are the hardest hit as Indian startups continue to lay off in mass numbers. Mass layoffs from Indian startup companies have hurt young tech graduates leaving them without a source of income just three or four months after their course. Deopal Indra, a BTech graduate from NIT Kurukshetra, was […]
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The crash of Bitcoin prices has been a bane for cryptocurrency miners across India. Cryptocurrency miners in India are facing losses due to the rapid downfall of Bitcoin (BTC) value and Ethereum shifting from Proof of Work (POW) to Proof of Stake (POS). Some of the miners are losing up to 50 percent of their investments. […]
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Bengaluru computer shops are incurring losses in graphics card sales despite reduction in prices. Bengaluru computer shops are witnessing up to 50 percent decrease in graphics card sales despite the return of supply chains. Computer stores such as Max Infotech used to sell Graphics Processing Units (GPU) in bulk during the pandemic. But they are […]
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Lack of funding and poorly-maintained dormitories bar the authorities from providing accommodation for 1,200 participating athletes. Lack of funding and the poor state of washrooms are a challenge for the organising committee at Kanteerava Stadium as it gears up to host the 61st edition of the National Open Athletic Championship on October 15. Babu Shetty, […]
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Smoke shops sell up to 20 boxes of vapes per month despite the government ban. E-cigarettes are being sold in Church Street, Bengaluru, despite a 2019 Act that bans their distribution, import, export and transportation. Vapes are linked to lung injuries and deaths. Yasin (name changed), the owner of a glossy red-themed smoke shop on […]
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A new payment method in Bengaluru Metro is likely, as an alternative to UPI payments. Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) plans to soon come up with a Quick Response(QR)-ticketing policy that could replace the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payment system at the token counters. BMRCL Chief Public Relations Officer Yashwant Chavan said, “We are […]
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