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  Remember Hike? Indian app that challenged WhatsApp before Zoho Arattai: Here's why it was unique

  Technology | October 04, 2025 15:37 IST

  Zoho's Arattai is currently challenging WhatsApp as a prominent Indian alternative. However, before Arattai, India had Hike Messenger. Here's why that app gained popularity in the country.

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  Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announces hike in wages for Anganwadi workers and helpers

  Bihar | September 08, 2025 17:46 IST

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced a significant hike in honorarium for Anganwadi workers and helpers, along with increased incentives for ASHA and Mamta workers, to recognize their vital role in maternal and child health.

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  Delhi Cabinet clears new law to regulate school fees amid complaints of arbitrary hikes: CM Rekha

  Education | April 29, 2025 16:53 IST

  The Delhi cabinet has approved the School Fee Act to regulate fee increases for all private schools. This decision addresses the rising fees in the city. While announcing this, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said, "I am pleased to announce that Delhi government has made a historic and brave decision.''

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  Vi shocks its users again, increases price of its most affordable data plan

  Technology | January 07, 2025 20:00 IST

  Vi has increased the price of its most affordable data plan, just a month after reducing the benefits of its two popular plans. This current price hike will place an additional burden on its users.

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  Durga Puja bonanza for MLAs as Mamata announces salary hike of Rs 40,000 per month for legislators

  September 08, 2023 6:28 IST

  West Bengal: CM Banerjee said that there will be no revision in the salary of the chief minister as she has not been drawing any salary for a long time.

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  7th Pay Commission: Central govt employees likely to receive salary hike with 4% DA increase in July

  Business | April 10, 2023 15:01 IST

  The DA and Dearness Relief (DR) are reviewed twice a year, in January and July. Additionally, it has been reported that the hike in DA is expected to be based on a revised formula for calculation.

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  Toll tax hike: Highway and expressway rates hiked; effective from April 1

  Technology | April 01, 2023 12:35 IST

  Tolls on India’s main highways are set to climb by more than 10% on average beginning April 1. The largest increase will be 18% on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.

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  Delhi MLAs get 66% hike in salary, allowances; Here is how much they will draw now

  Delhi | March 13, 2023 17:04 IST

  They will also get reimbursement of annual travel with family up to Rs 1 lakh that was earlier Rs 50,000. Rent-free furnished accommodation of Rs 20,000 per month, free use of car with driver or monthly Rs 10,000 as conveyance allowance (earlier Rs 2,000), and free medical treatment.

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  Gold prices suffer worst monthly drop in over a year as rate-hike concerns take center stage

  March 01, 2023 11:29 IST

  In early February, the price of gold reached its highest level since April 2022, but it quickly changed direction. Due to the anticipation of more rate hikes, buoyed by robust economic data, bullion has fallen by over 5% this month.

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  Kasturba Gandhi Schools: Jharkhand govt nod to 20 per cent hike in salary of over 1,200 staffers

  Education | February 10, 2023 16:14 IST

  The Jharkhand government has decided to provide a 20 per cent hike in the salary of over 1,200 non-teaching staffers.

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  US company offers 10% pay hike during notice period, founder says 'no hard feelings'

  Trending | September 14, 2022 20:14 IST

  Employees on notice period in THIS US company receive a 10% raise. The founder reveals that they want to make the transitions as seamless as possible. Check out.

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  Vegetable prices soar in Varanasi due to rain

  News | June 30, 2021 20:54 IST

  Vegetable prices have shot up since few days in parts of Varanasi.

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  Karnataka's turmeric farmers benefitted as prices surge

  News | March 06, 2021 20:40 IST

  Turmeric farmers of Karnataka's Belagavi expressed happiness over receiving high prices for their produce. Farmers were benefitted as the prices escalated due to less production.

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  WhatsApp rival Hike shuts down messaging service

  Technology | January 18, 2021 22:06 IST

  Hike Messenger, later known as Hike Sticker Chat, has been officially shut down.

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  5 trending messenger platforms in India: WhatsApp, Hike and more

  September 30, 2020 14:52 IST

  Here's a list of top five trending messaging applications available on both Android and iOS. 

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  Hike announces work from remote location amid coronavirus pandemic

  Business | August 21, 2020 17:26 IST

  Messaging app Hike on Thursday announced that the company is adopting a Remote-first approach for the rest of 2020. However, those who voluntarily want to come to the office will have to follow strict guidelines to ensure social distancing and sanitation.

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  Hike's new HikeLand feature will allow friends to watch movies together: Here's how it works

  Technology | June 17, 2020 21:15 IST

  HikeLand, as of now, allows two friends to sit in a room and watch TV together. Here's how it works on Android and iPhone.

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  Hike attracts for job opportunities despite coronavirus lockdown

  Technology | May 21, 2020 20:08 IST

  With Hike Land launching soon, Hike plans to hire for over 20 open positions across roles in product, design, marketing, AI & ML, engineering, partner functions and user research.

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  Coronavirus Lockdown: Hike app users are now spending over 44 minutes per day

  Technology | April 07, 2020 19:29 IST

  Hike app users are now spending more time in the app and even the Natasha Chatbot sees a surge of 22 percent. Here's what you need to know.

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  COVID-19: Hike app brings Coronavirus tracking, news updates via Natasha chatbot

  Technology | March 27, 2020 17:40 IST

  With Coronavirus cases on the rise, Hike app introduces COVID-19 tracking and news updates via the popular Natasha chatbot.