PM Modi said no need to worry about bitcoin allegations, says Karnataka CM Bommai after meeting

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai met Prime minister Narendra Modi and BJP National president JP Nadda in Delhi on Thursday and discussed various issues concerning the state. “I have invited the prime minister to lay the foundation stone of the Bengaluru suburban railway project and to participate in an event in Dr B R Ambedkar […]

Bitcoin, Ether hit new all-time highs: Crypto bubble or a good time to invest? – The Indian Express

Cryptocurrency—Bitcoin and Ether hit another new all-time high price on Monday. The new highs in crypto prices can be partly attributed to inflation and sliding bond yield prices. “A lot of momentum is driven by the new investors including institutions who are warming up to digital assets especially bitcoin as a hedge against inflation,” he […]

Mumbai rewind: Crawford Market — last vestige of Bombay’s top bureaucrat – The Indian Express

For most Mumbaikars, Crawford Market is the ‘go-to destination’ when it comes to festive shopping. Known to able-minded but extravagant, the Bombay Gazetteer reported how Crawford had an ambitious scheme to dig a tunnel through Malabar Hill and to reclaim a part of the foreshore by the material excavated therefrom so as to relocate the […]

Infinite surprise: NASA’s ‘festival of lights’ post wows all | Trending News,The Indian Express

India lit up in a dazzling display of light and colour for Diwali, with photos of celebrations flooding social media sites. This time, too, as people kept tagging the International Space Station and NASA to share some shots from space, they finally got a glimpse of an epic “sparkling starfield” captured by the Hubble Space […]

After brands, police forces join Facebook name change trend with ‘Meta’ memes – The Indian Express

Facebook Inc’s major rebranding move created a huge buzz online, sparking debate, criticism and of course loads of jokes and memes. As Facebook’s parent company changed its name to ‘Meta’, it triggered torrents of memes along with many wordplays and photoshop battle across social media sites. Now, moving beyond brands, even Indian police forces have […]

Cryptocurrency Bitcoin is ‘mathematical purity’: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak – The Indian Express

“Look at the US dollar, the government can just create new dollars and borrow; it’s like you never have it fixed, like Bitcoin,” Wozniak told Brian Sozzi and Julie Hyman, in an interview. “If there’s inflation, your house goes up 10x in 40 years and you think you’re a smart investor; no, you have an […]

From Zomato to PayTM, brands join in on ‘Meta’ jokes, Wendy’s wins the game – The Indian Express

Finally, Thursday, as the new logo and name of the company was unveiled as ‘Meta’, social media exploded with a plethora of memes. As CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the change would bring all its different apps and technologies under one new umbrella brand, many were not impressed with the name choice. As memes and jokes […]

Social media influencer takes pictures with casket at father’s funeral, triggers mixed reactions online

Soon after she posted the pictures, they went viral on social media and many criticized her for taking pictures with the open casket and posting them online. In an interview with NBC News, Rivera defended herself stating that people handle grief in different ways. Another, while defending Rivera, tweeted, “My dad passed about a month […]

Facebook is ‘Meta’ now and the internet went crazy with memes | Trending News,The Indian Express

Announcing the move, CEO Mark Zuckerberg, said said the change would bring together its different apps and technologies under one new umbrella brand, adding it would not change its corporate structure. As #Meta dominated social media trends worldwide, many attempted to give creative spins with various acronyms, others simply couldn’t stop photoshopping the whiteboard with […]

Shiba Inu’s market cap is now not only bigger than Dogecoin – The Indian Express

Shiba Inu , a meme inspired cryptocurrency and a Dogecoin spinoff, has hit an all time high on Wednesday, hitting a record high above $0.00008456 price, according to CoinMarket cap. With a market capitalisation of more than $38 billion, Shiba Inu is now the 11th largest cryptocurrency. The rise is speculated to be fuelled after […]

At $1 trillion, Tesla’s market cap is more than India’s top five listed companies combined

With this, Tesla’s market cap currently stands at more than that of the five most valuable listed companies on the BSE. “With the $1 Trillion valuation, Tesla is now more valuable than the other 9 biggest listed carmakers combined. Despite the high valuation of Tesla, which it has used to even higher P/E in the […]

Now, video of little girl singing ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ goes viral | Trending News,The Indian Express

Time and again, videos of children attempting viral challenges and trends have been a hit on social media with netizens asking for more. In the short clip, the girl is seen clutching two stuffed toys and singing along as the popular song is played in the background. Earlier this September, desi fans had been gripped […]

Watch: Videos capturing the impact of Hurricane Ida go viral | Trending News,The Indian Express

Although it weakened into a tropical storm overnight after making a landfall Sunday, bringing in heavy rain and shrieking winds, it left behind a great devastation. Ida ravaged the region’s power grid, leaving the entire city of New Orleans and hundreds of thousands of other Louisiana residents in the dark with no clear timeline on […]

Paralympics 2020: Avani Lekhara wins gold in shooting, Yogesh clinches silver in discus throw

Indian paralympic shooter Avani Lekhara won country’s first gold medal in shooting at the Tokyo Paralympics in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event on Monday. Avani staged a good recovery after a slow start to advance to the finals of the showpiece event. He wrote,” Phenomenal performance @AvaniLekhara! Congratulations on winning a hard-earned […]