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  • CM Vishnudev Sai will release the sixth installment of Mahtari Vandan Yojana today, will also launch Mahtari Vandan App

    Raipur. Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai will release the sixth installment of Mahtari Vandan Yojana today. During his stay in Jagdalpur, CM Sai will attend the district level women’s conference organized there and will give Rakhi festival gifts of Rs 1000 each to the women of the state under the Mahtari Vandan Yojana. On this occasion, he will also launch the Mahtari Vandan App.

    It is noteworthy that under the Mahtari Vandan Yojana, an amount of one thousand rupees each is transferred every month by the state government to the bank accounts of about 70 lakh married women of the state in view of their economic empowerment.

    In the conference, the Chief Minister will also distribute bank loans worth Rs. 100 crores to 3061 women self-help groups under financial inclusion for carrying out economic activities. In the programme, along with garlanding the statue of martyr Gundadhur, the Nari Shakti Chariot will be flagged off by the Jal Shakti Rath.

  • Strictness increased on Ola and Uber, bike taxis will be confiscated

    Companies like Ola and Uber, which provide bike taxi services through apps, may face difficulties if they continue this service in the capital. Delhi government has said that if these companies do not follow the court order banning bike tax, then their bike taxis will be confiscated. The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Delhi government’s ban on bike taxis. This was a shock to Uber who had appealed to the court to continue this service. The Delhi government had argued in the court that bike taxis violate city laws as they do not have a license for this service. Uber said that due to this ban, its riders will lose their livelihood. Ashish Kundra, principal secretary and transport commissioner of the Delhi government, told Reuters that these companies should focus on the safety of passengers instead of chasing profits. He said, “We will issue an advisory to these companies asking them to comply with the court order. If they do not do so, we will start seizing the vehicles.” Uber and Ola did not respond to requests for comment. Both these companies were offering bike taxi service through their apps on Tuesday also. The Supreme Court had stayed the High Court order in which these bike taxi operators were allowed to continue service in Delhi. The High Court had directed the Delhi government not to take any action against these firms until a new policy is made. The vacation bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal had stayed the High Court’s May 26 order. Along with this, the information of Delhi Government’s lawyer about giving notification of the final policy before the end of July was recorded. Two separate petitions were being heard in the Supreme Court. These petitions were to challenge the High Court order of May 26 of the AAP Aadmi Party government in Delhi. Last week, the court had sought answers from the central government in this regard. The Delhi government had approved the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Scheme last month. In this, cab aggregators and delivery service providers were regulated in the capital.

  • Big blow to Twitter, Threads users cross 10 crores

    Microblogging site Twitter’s rival Threads has crossed the mark of 10 crore registered users in less than a week of its launch. In this app of Meta, which runs the social media site Facebook, users can also log in with the details of their Instagram account. It has been introduced as an alternative to services like Twitter. Last week, Threads had its international launch (except the European Union). The number of its users is continuously increasing. A major reason for this is Meta’s link with photo and video sharing service Instagram. Instagram has more than 2.35 billion monthly active users. Twitter is facing tough competition from Threads. Elon Musk, chief of American electric car maker Tesla, took over Twitter last year. Twitter has also accused Meta of stealing its trade secrets. Twitter has also warned of taking legal action against Meta. Semafor’s report quoted a letter sent by Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg as saying, “Twitter intends to vigorously enforce its intellectual property rights and demands that Meta’s use of Twitter’s trade secrets or other confidential information should be stopped immediately.” Due to Threads being associated with Instagram, it can take advantage of the already existing large number of users and advertising system. This may result in a reduction in Twitter’s advertising revenue. After Musk’s control over Twitter, some big companies had stopped advertising on Twitter. Musk had said that the decrease in advertisements has had a big impact on Twitter’s revenue. Apart from this, Musk had made major changes in the company. They laid off about half the staff. After this, some journalists had to face strong opposition after their Twitter accounts were banned. Regarding this, the European Union (EU) had warned of imposing restrictions on Twitter. However, Musk later withdrew this decision.

  • Threads becomes the fastest app to reach 100 million users, beats ChatGPT

    Microblogging site Twitter’s rival Threads has crossed 100 million sign-ups within a week of its launch. It has achieved the feat of becoming the fastest growing online platform, surpassing ChatGPT. Meta Platforms, which runs social media site Facebook, launched Threads last week. Regarding this, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, said, “This is the demand received by the company and we have not started many promotions for it yet.” The popularity of Threads is increasing rapidly. Many politicians, celebrities and prominent people from other fields have started on this. Analysts believe that Threads can be a big threat for Twitter. Earlier this year, ChatGPT became the fastest growing app. It had crossed the figure of 100 million users within two months of its launch. However, the path will not be easy for Threads. As of July last year, Twitter had about 24 crore active users. Twitter is facing tough competition from Threads. Elon Musk, chief of American electric car maker Tesla, took over Twitter last year. Twitter has also accused Meta of stealing its trade secrets. Twitter has also warned of taking legal action against Meta. Semafor’s report quoted a letter sent by Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg as saying, “Twitter intends to vigorously enforce its intellectual property rights and demands that Meta’s use of Twitter’s trade secrets or other confidential information must be stopped immediately.” Due to Meta’s connection with photo and video sharing service Instagram, Threads can take advantage of the already existing large number of users and advertising system. This may result in a reduction in Twitter’s advertising revenue. After Musk’s control over Twitter, some big companies had stopped advertising on Twitter. Musk had said that the decrease in advertisements has had a big impact on Twitter’s revenue. Apart from this, Musk had made major changes in the company. They laid off about half the staff.