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22/01/2023

With the layoffs, Google joins a host of other tech giants that have drastically scaled back operations amid a faltering global economy and soaring inflation. Meta Platforms, Twitter and Amazon have all slashed their ranks. Thanks to a resilient search business, Google has been one of the longest tech holdouts avoiding major workforce reductions. But the company is dealing with a slowdown in digital advertising and its cloud-computing division continues to trail Amazon and Microsoft Corp.

08/01/2023

Indian maestro AR Rahman, who has a street named after him in Markham, Canada, is all set to enthral the crowd in a one-of-a-kind, grand concert called 'Concert for Peace' with his foot-tapping, soulful and mesmerising renditions. Touted by the organizers as the biggest musical event in the region, the live concert is being presented by Pride East Entertainments Private Limited. 91 YARDS CLUB is also associated with the mega event.

Yes! you heard it right. It's confirmed that the world-famous musician will be performing multiple hit songs live for his fans in Guhawati. More than 35,000 people are expected to attend the event.

Music enthusiasts from all over the Indian state have expressed their excitement about the event. However, some sports enthusiasts in the region have expressed their doubts regarding possible damage to the cricket ground because of the musical event. In response to the same, Debajit Lon Saikia, the Joint Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and former Secretary of the Assam Cricket Association, has shared that proper precautions are being taken to prevent any such damage.

To know all about the 'Concert for Peace', keep scrolling!

AR Rahman's Concert for Peace
Concert date
'Concert for Peace' is scheduled for February 1 (Saturday).

Concert time
The much-anticipated concert will begin around 7 PM.

Concert ticket price
Ticket prices for the concert start from Rs 2,000. And, they can go up to Rs 1.5 lakh. Tickets will be available in Diamond, gold and silver categories, besides seats in the Gallery.

Diamond tickets are available for Rs 20,000 while Gold tickets are available for Rs 15,000. Platinum tickets are currently unavailable on a few platforms

AR Rahman's Concert for Peace: Date, time, ticket price, venue, how to book tickets and more
AR Rahman`s Concert for Peace: Date, time, ticket price, venue, how to book tickets and more
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Guwahati, Assam | Updated: Jan 07, 2023, 18:16 (IST)
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Guwahati is all set to host Northeast India`s biggest musical extravaganza `Concert for Peace` with Oscar-winning singer AR Rahman, who is geared up to enthrall a crowd of more than 30,000 people at the ACA Stadium on February 1. Scroll for more deets!

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Indian maestro AR Rahman, who has a street named after him in Markham, Canada, is all set to enthral the crowd in a one-of-a-kind, grand concert called 'Concert for Peace' with his foot-tapping, soulful and mesmerising renditions. Touted by the organizers as the biggest musical event in the region, the live concert is being presented by Pride East Entertainments Private Limited. 91 YARDS CLUB is also associated with the mega event.

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Yes! you heard it right. It's confirmed that the world-famous musician will be performing multiple hit songs live for his fans in Guhawati. More than 35,000 people are expected to attend the event.

Music enthusiasts from all over the Indian state have expressed their excitement about the event. However, some sports enthusiasts in the region have expressed their doubts regarding possible damage to the cricket ground because of the musical event. In response to the same, Debajit Lon Saikia, the Joint Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and former Secretary of the Assam Cricket Association, has shared that proper precautions are being taken to prevent any such damage.

To know all about the 'Concert for Peace', keep scrolling!

AR Rahman's Concert for Peace
Concert date
'Concert for Peace' is scheduled for February 1 (Saturday).

Concert time
The much-anticipated concert will begin around 7 PM.

Concert ticket price
Ticket prices for the concert start from Rs 2,000. And, they can go up to Rs 1.5 lakh. Tickets will be available in Diamond, gold and silver categories, besides seats in the Gallery.

Diamond tickets are available for Rs 20,000 while Gold tickets are available for Rs 15,000. Platinum tickets are currently unavailable on a few platforms.

Concert venue
The concert will take place in the Assam Cricket Association ground located in the Sarusajai region of the city of Guwahati, Assam.

How to book tickets
Tickets for the mega concert will be available for purchase on Book My Show and Paytm Insider.

AR Rahman will be arriving in the city three days prior to the concert. The setup of the concert will take roughly 10 days, according to the organisers. Before the concert, the stadium will also host the one-day international cricket match between India & Sri Lanka on January 10.

On his 56th birthday, Rahman took to Twitter to announce the launch of his digital platform 'Katraar'. With this latest initiative, he is planning to open up new avenues for emerging artists and provide a platform to musicians where they can directly upload their creations and earn from them.

08/01/2023

This Lunar New Year public holiday, which officially runs from 21 January, will be the first since 2020 without domestic travel restrictions.

China on Saturday marked the first day of "chun yun", the 40-day period of Lunar New Year travel known pre-pandemic as the world's largest annual migration of people, bracing for a huge increase in travellers and the spread of COVID-19 infections.
This Lunar New Year public holiday, which officially runs from 21 January, will be the first since 2020 without domestic travel restrictions

07/01/2023

American financial services company Wells Fargo sacked Shankar Mishra, India Vice-President of its entity in India on January 6, after he urinated in an inebriated state on a woman in her 70s, in business class of an Air India flight from New York to New Delhi.

“This individual has been terminated from Wells Fargo. We are cooperating with law enforcement and ask that any additional inquiries be directed to them,” the company said in a statement released on January 6.

The company also said it holds its employees to the highest standards of professional and personal behaviour and that it found these allegations deeply disturbing.

After news of Mishra urinating on a woman co-passenger on board an Air India flight on November 26, 2022, was reported, the Delhi Police on January 5 wrote to the concerned authorities seeking a Look Out Circular (LOC) against Shankar Mishra.

06/01/2023

India has become the world’s third largest auto market for the first time with sales of at least 4.25 million units, topping the 4.2 million sold in Japan in 2022, a report by Nikkei said on Friday, which cited 4.13m units sold from January to November according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers plus the sales volume for December from the country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki.

India’s total sales for the year are expected to rise further when fourth-quarter figures and year-end results from Tata Motors and other car makers are released, the report said, adding that China continued to lead global sales with 26.27 million vehicles sold in 2021, while the US remains second with 15.4 million vehicles in 2021.

06/01/2023

New Delhi: The Ram temple in Ayodhya will be ready by January 1, 2024, Union Home Minister Amit Shah told reporters in Tripura today, penciling a strong beginning for the election year. The general elections are due in 2024 and the opening of the temple is expected to be a milestone for the ruling BJP, which counts the temple movement as the fulcrum for its emergence as a national electoral force in the 1990s.
"The Congress hindered the construction of Ram Temple in courts... After the Supreme Court verdict came, Prime Minister Narendra Modi began the construction of the temple," Mr Shah said.

In November, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had said that the construction of the temple had crossed the halfway mark and it would be ready by December this year.

05/01/2023

The Japanese government is offering $7,500 per child to families moving out of Greater Tokyo. According to a report by the Guardian, the Japanese government has taken this initiative in a bid to reverse population decline in the regions.
The incentive will be introduced in April this year as part of an official push to breathe life into declining towns and villages.

05/01/2023

The FMCG arm, Reliance Consumer Products Limited, is the wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited has acquired stake in the Sosyo Hajoori Beverages Pvt Ltd which operated a beverage business under the brand ‘Sosyo’.

The existing promoters, Hajoori family, will continue to own the remaining stake in Sosyo Hajoori Beverages Pvt Ltd (SHBPL).

SHBPL, operated by Abbas Hajoori and Aliasgar Hajoori, has several beverage brands in its portfolio including Sosyo, Kashmira, Lemee, Ginlim, Runner, Opener, Hajoori Soda and S’eau.

The joint venture with RCPL is expected to accelerate the growth of Sosyo's brands by leveraging Reliance’s know-how, distribution and retail network.

05/01/2023

Amazon announced Wednesday it will cut more than 18,000 jobs from its workforce, citing "the uncertain economy" and the fact that the online retail giant had "hired rapidly" during the pandemic.
"Between the reductions we made in November and the ones we're sharing today, we plan to eliminate just over 18,000 roles," said CEO Andy Jassy in a statement to his staff. The company had announced 10,000 layoffs in November

05/01/2023

Brahmaputra Carnival 2023 will remain open from 10 AM to 9 PM daily, from 1st Jan 2023