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Activist and Arya Samaj Leader Swami Agnivesh Dies At 80 After Multi-organ Failure

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The 80-year-old social activist was admitted at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in New Delhi and was on ventilator since Tuesday due to multi-organ failure.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 7:48 PM IST

Former Haryana MLA and Arya Samaj leader Swami Agnivesh, who was hospitalised due to liver cirrhosis and was in a critical condition, died at a hospital in New Delhi.

The 80-year-old social activist was admitted at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in New Delhi and was on ventilator since Tuesday due to multi-organ failure.

Agnivesh founded a political party, Arya Sabha, that was based on the principles of the Arya Samaj in 1970. He was also an advocate for the dialogue between religions.

He was involved in various areas of social activism including campaigns against female foeticide and the emancipation of women.

Mourning the loss of the leader, activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan said, "The demise of Swami Agnivesh is a huge tragedy. A true warrior for humanity and tolerance. Among the bravest that I knew, willing to take huge risks for public good.Was brutalised in Jharkhand by a BJP/RSS lynch mob 2 yrs ago. Liver got damaged. RIP Agnivesh ji."

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घटना क्रम के अनुसार जनपद के थाना अलीगंज क्षेत्र में खनन के कार्य में चल रहे ट्रैक्टर ने साइकिल सवार राज मिस्त्री को टक्कर मार दी जिससे उसकी मौत हो गई। उत्तर प्रदेश के जनपद एटा में अवैध खनन का कारोबार जमकर फल-फूल रहा है। खनन के कार्य मे चल रहे तेज गति से आ रहे ट्रैक्टर ने साइकिल सवार राज मिस्त्री पवन दास को मार दी। जिससे राज मिस्त्री पवन दास की प्राथमिक उपचार के दौरान मौत हो गयी। मृतक 4 बेटियों और 2 मासूम बेटों का अकेले भरण-पोषण कर रहा था।

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डिमानी सीट से रवींद्र सिंह तोमर, अम्‍बाह (एससी) सीट से सत्‍यप्रकाश शेकरवार, गोहद (एससी) सीट से मेवाराम जाटव, ग्‍वालियर सीट से सुनील शर्मा, डबरा (एससी) सीट से सुरेश राजे, भांडरे (एससी) सीट से फूल सिंह बरैया, करेरा (एससी) सीट से परागीलाल जाटव, बमोरी सीट से कन्‍हैया लाल अग्रवाल प्रत्‍याशी बनाए गए हैं.

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सांवरे सीट से प्रेमचंद गुड्डू को दिया गया टिकट
सांची सीट से मदनलाल चौधरी हैं प्रत्‍याशी
मध्‍यप्रदेश में 27 सीटों पर होना है उपचुनाव

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Madhya Pradesh bypolls 2020: मध्‍य प्रदेश (Madhya Pradesh) में विधानसभा की 27 सीटों पर होने वाले उपचुनावों (by-polls) के लिए कांग्रेस ने 15 सीटों पर अपने प्रत्‍याशियों के नाम की घोषणा कर दी है. पार्टी अध्‍यक्ष सोनिया गांधी ने शुक्रवार को इन नामों को मंजूरी दी. सांवेर सीट से कांग्रेस ने प्रेमचंद गुड्डू को मैदान में उतारा है. वे संभवत: शिवराज कैबिनेट के सदस्‍य तुलसी सिलावट के खिलाफ मोर्चा संभालेंगे.सिलावट हाल ही में कांग्रेस छोड़कर बीजेपी में शामिल हुए हैं.हालांकि बीजेपी ने प्रत्‍याशियों की सूची घोषित नहीं की है लेकिन सांवेर सीट से तुलसी सिलावट का बीजेपी प्रत्‍याशी बनना तय माना जा रहा है.

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कांग्रेस की ओर से जारी सूची में डिमानी सीट से रवींद्र सिंह तोमर, अम्‍बाह (एससी) सीट से सत्‍यप्रकाश शेकरवार, गोहद (एससी) सीट से मेवाराम जाटव, ग्‍वालियर सीट से सुनील शर्मा, डबरा (एससी) सीट से सुरेश राजे, भांडरे (एससी) सीट से फूल सिंह बरैया, करेरा (एससी) सीट से परागीलाल जाटव और बमोरी सीट से कन्‍हैया लाल अग्रवाल प्रत्‍याशी बनाए गए हैं.

इसी तरह अशोक नगर (एससी) सीट से आशा दोहरे, अनूपपुर (एसटी)सीट से विश्‍वनाथ सिंह कुंजुम, सांची (एससी) सी से मदनलाल चौधरी अहिरवार, आगर (एससी) सीट से विपिन वानखेड़े और हाट पीपल्‍या सीट से राजवीर सिंह बघेल कांग्रेस प्रत्‍याशी बनाए गए हैं. इसी क्रम में नेपानगर (एसटी) सीट से रामकिशन पटेल और सांवेर (एससी) सीट से प्रेमचंद गुड्डू को प्रत्‍याशी बनाया गया है.

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India-China agreed to the plan during talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meet.

The ministers agreed that the current situation is not in the interest of either side.

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India and China have agreed on a five-point plan for resolving the prolonged border face-off in eastern Ladakh that included abiding by all existing agreements and protocol on management of the frontier, maintaining peace and tranquility and avoiding any action that could escalate matters.

The two countries agreed to the plan during talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow on Thursday evening on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet.

The Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA) have been locked in a tense standoff in multiple areas along the Line of Actual Control(LAC) in eastern Ladakh since early May.

The Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) issued a joint press statement early on Friday featuring five points which were agreed by both the sides at the "frank and constructive" discussions by the two ministers.

"The two foreign ministers agreed that the current situation in the border areas is not in the interest of either side. They agreed, therefore, that the border troops of both sides should continue their dialogue, quickly disengage, maintain proper distance and ease tensions," it said.

The joint statement said Mr Jaishankar and Mr Wang agreed that both sides should take guidance from the series of consensus reached between leaders of the two countries on developing India-China relations, including not allowing differences to become disputes.

This assessment was a clear reference to decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at their two informal summits in 2018 and 2019.

"The two ministers agreed that both sides shall abide by all the existing agreements and protocol on China-India boundary affairs, maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas and avoid any action that could escalate matters," the joint statement said.

At the talks, Mr Jaishankar and Mr Wang agreed that as the situation eases on the border, the two sides should expedite work to conclude new confidence building measures to maintain and enhance peace and tranquility in the border areas.

The joint statement said the two sides also agreed to continue to have dialogue and communication through the Special Representative(SR) mechanism on the India-China boundary question.

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The Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra is facing criticism over the demolition at Ranaut’s office in Mumbai’s Bandra by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

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New Delhi: NCP president Sharad Pawar defended the Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra on Friday, saying it had nothing to do with the demolition of the alleged illegal alterations at actress Kangana Ranaut’s office and the decision to do so was taken by the BMC. He also suggested that bringing an ordinance could be an option after the Supreme Court stayed the implementation of a 2018 state law granting reservation to the Maratha community in education and jobs earlier this week. Pawar said this could help avoid protests by the community, which is unhappy over the decision.

The Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, which also has the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress as coalition partners, is facing criticism over the demolition at Ranaut’s office in Mumbai’s Bandra by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) earlier this week, at a time when the actress was involved in a verbal spat with the Sena. The BMC is controlled by the Sena. Ranaut courted controversy after she recently likened Mumbai to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and said she feared the city police more than the ”movie mafia”. ”The decision (to demolish the alleged illegal alterations at Ranaut’s office) was taken by the BMC and the state government had nothing to do with it,” Pawar told reporters here.

Earlier this week, the NCP chief had said undue importance was being given to the statements of the actress. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has also hit out at the Maharashtra government after the apex court stayed the implementation of reservation for the Maratha community in education and jobs. Countering the BJP, Pawar said the decision on Maratha reservation, which has been stayed by the Supreme Court, was taken by the then Devendra Fadnavis government.

”They (BJP) do not have any interest to find a solution to the problem. It seems that their idea is to disturb the social fabric of the state,” the former Maharashtra chief minister said.

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Even though you may have taken full care to find best funds for investment, make sure to review them periodically

Naveen Kumar

September 11, 2020
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Diversification is key when it comes to mutual fund investment

Getting an Ideal Number of Funds

By investing in new schemes every year people end up with a large MF portfolio
It leads to duplication of investments and over-diversification of portfolio
Difficult to track, review and manage a large MF portfolio
Low number of funds may not provide essential diversification
Ideal number of funds depends on age, income, risk appetite and desired diversification
In a normal case 5-10 funds can give ideal diversification into various assets and risk categories
Stick to a fund once selected; replace it only if it's a consistent non-performer

Have you accumulated a good number of mutual fund schemes over a period and wonder if you should cut down? You are not alone. "Average number of schemes an MF investor holds with us is four. Many investors add funds to their portfolio based on peer recommendations or because the ratings are good," says Harsh Jain, Co-founder and COO, Groww.

Why do people hold high number of funds in their MF portfolio? Reasons are aplenty. More often than not they invest in a new fund when they have some surplus amount. Some of them start a new SIP when their income increases. This is still fine. Investing in every other new fund offer (NFO) is what creates trouble. "Some people have the misconception that buying a mutual fund with Rs 10 NAV is a profitable strategy. These people normally end up investing in every NFO of a mutual fund house over 10-15 years, ending up with 30-40 schemes. This is not a profitable strategy. Some investors start multiple folios in the same fund house as every investment goes into a new folio, this makes the portfolio unwieldy," says Suraj Shroff, Founder of Infiniti Investments.

Diversification is key when it comes to mutual fund investment. "There are positive reasons to have multiple schemes / folios based on core & satellite approach that involves different goals, minor child investments and efficient tax planning. All these can be well thought out reasons to have multiple schemes and can work well for investors too," says Shroff of Infiniti Investments.

Too many schemes

Diversification is important, but should be analysed at opportune times to avoid over-diversification. "Over diversification or adding more funds from the same category slows down growth, minimises overall returns and fails to spread out risks," says Jain of Groww.

The biggest issue is when investors have too many schemes in similar asset classes and categories. "By adding too many funds from the same category, investors tend to lose the opportunity of investing in better schemes. Despite investing in multiple mutual funds, if news or macro-economic developments have a disproportionate impact on your overall mutual fund portfolio, it is likely that your mutual fund portfolio is over-diversified," says Jain of Groww.

Too many schemes make it difficult to review and rebalance portfolios effectively. "The main problem with an investor having multiple schemes is that tracking it becomes difficult and many a times they invest in similar schemes from different fund houses that lead to a portfolio overlap and do not add value," says Shroff of Infiniti Investments.

Tax planning also becomes difficult if you have too many schemes in the portfolio. The introduction of long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax in equities has made it tougher. The problem amplifies when you have a large number of SIPs in your portfolio, because timing the exit from taxation point of view is cumbersome.

Ideal number of schemes

There can't be a suitable number that fits fall. Individual circumstances of each investor differ from one another. "The number can vary based on the goals of the investor, family members, tax status, size of the portfolio, investment strategy and mindset, among other factors," says Shroff of Infiniti Investments.

Mutual funds allow you to take exposure not only in equities but also in debt, gold and real estate. If you use it for asset diversification, you can have relatively higher number of MF schemes. "Ensure that your portfolio is balanced across asset classes and also diversified within an asset class. Make sure your portfolio has the right asset allocation based on your risk appetite," says Jain of Groww.

If we have to put a range to it, Jain of Groww says: "There can't be a magic number, but five to eight well-performing schemes are enough to build a healthy portfolio."

Shroff suggests that for a person with a reasonable size of portfolio with goals ranging from short-term to long-term, the number of funds could range between 5-10 schemes. He further suggests having three-four equity schemes, two debt funds, one liquid fund, one gold fund and one to two international equity funds.

The number of schemes can vary over the investment journey. "As the corpus size grows over the years, there is no harm in adding a few funds tactically in the portfolio though you will get advice saying the lesser the better. There is no point investing in a single scheme and worrying how it is performing every day. Managing a portfolio is not difficult with all information being readily available," says Shroff of Infiniti Investments.

Review regularly and replace the underperformers

Even though you may have taken full care to find best funds for investment, make sure to review them periodically.

"Once in a year a review of the funds and asset allocation is essential. Building a diversified portfolio with different assets and rebalancing ensures stable returns. Don't worry about short-term market movements and increase allocation during market falls. Do not invest in closed ended funds. Do not choose a fund based on its 12-month performance (top performers). Say no to new funds unless you have a strong reason to look at a specific theme," says Shroff of Infiniti Investments.

If you are not satisfied with your old fund, rather than channelising the fresh investment into a new fund you can close the old fund and switch the entire corpus into the new fund and thus keep the number of funds unchanged.

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Auto Sales August 2020: Car Sales Back On The Growth Trajectory As Lockdown Eases Off

The increase in sales is primarily attributed to a low base last year and the pent-up demand that's adding to the sales after easing off of the lockdown.

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Passenger vehicle sales witnessed double-digit growth in August 2020.

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Passenger vehicle sales witnessed double-digit growth in August 2020.

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PV segment has witnessed a double-digit growth in August 2020
Demand of entry-level and compact cars have gone up.
Two-wheeler sales are up by 3 per cent in August 2020

Auto sales have finally got back on track recording a double digit growth in August 2020. The revival comes after four months of dwindling sales since the nation went into the lockdown that took a massive toll on the auto industry. The passenger vehicle segment has recorded a growth of 14.16 per cent at 2,15,916 units as compared to 1,89,129 units sold a year ago. Sales of passenger cars went up by 14.13 per cent at 1,24,715 units against 1,09,277 units sold in the same month last year. The UV segment recorded an uptick of 15.54 per cent selling 81,842 units as compared to 70,837 units sold a year ago. The van segment also witnessed an increase 3.82 per cent at 9,359 units as compared to 9,015 units sold in the same month last year.

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Demand of compact vehicles have gone up.

Kenichi Ayukawa, President- Society Of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said, "We are beginning to observe growth which is instilling confidence back into the industry, especially in the Two-wheeler and the Passenger Vehicle segments. Even though the industry witnessed year-on-year growth in August 2020, it is to be recognized that the base figures in August 2019 itself was very low, as Industry had shown a de-growth of about (-) 32 per cent for passenger vehicles and (-) 22 per cent for two-wheelers in 2019, over 2018, then. Still, 14 per cent growth of passenger vehicles and 3 per cent growth in two-wheelers in August 2020 indicates trends of recovery for the Industry, though it is on the backdrop of pent-up demand and beginning of the festive season this month."

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Sales of two-wheelers also went up by 3 per cent last month at 15,59,665 units as compared to 15,14,196 units while three-wheelers sales are still tumbling recording a decline 14,534 units as compared to 58,818 units sold in the same month last year. The increase in sales is primarily attributed to a low base last year and the pent-up demand that's adding to the sales after easing off of the lockdown. People have also been shifting their preference toward personal mobility leading to an increase in the demand of entry-level and compact vehicles.

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Micromax Canvas A1 Review

Micromax Canvas A1 Review

By Prasid Banerjee | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

78 _/100

design
72
performance
72
value for money
92
features
81

User Rating : 3.6363636363636/5 Out of 11 Reviews

PROS
Unexpectedly smooth performance
Light and comfortable build
Will be one of the first to get Android L update

CONS
Lack of screen protection
Needed to be priced lower

Verdict

The Micromax Canvas A1 is a very good smartphone and provides surprisingly good performance, but it needed to be priced a bit lower. The magic price point for these devices would have been lower than Rs. 5,000 in order to really make an impression in the Tier I markets. It is a godsend for Tier II and Tier III markets though and provides top of the line performance at a considerably low price point.

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Micromax Canvas A1 detailed review

When Google announced the first three Android One devices, we all noticed how they were all practically the same. Still, out of Karbonn, Micromax and Spice, it is Micromax that boasts better brand recognition than the others, which is why we picked it first. But there’s more to it than just the brand.

The Android One project announced by Google at the I/O this year was important for India for a few reasons. Firstly, the first three manufacturers partnering with Google were all Indian. Secondly, the project would start in India. But third and perhaps most importantly, the competition in the smartphone market today has shifted from the flagships to the budget smartphones.

We have already reviewed several elements of the Android One devices, but here’s what we thought of the Micromax Canvas A1.

Build and Design

The build quality of this smartphone is what you would expect from an inexpensive smartphone. There are no creaks or unwanted crevices in the body and the phone is relatively light. The 4.5 inch screen makes it comfortable to use as well and the bar design, though uninspiring, is satisfactory.

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There’s one problem though — the lack of screen protection. I’m not a fan of screen protectors, so I usually want my phones to have some kind of Gorilla Glass on it. In a budget smartphone I wouldn’t expect Gorilla Glass 3, but I would want at least the first generation Gorilla Glass. Actually, that is too generous. Motorola has proved with the Moto E that Gorilla Glass 3 is doable in this price range, so it isn’t much to ask. Even the Xiaomi Redmi 1S offers Dragontrail glass protection at a lower price point.

In fact, the lack of Gorilla Glass 3 or any other screen protection is the first thing that makes me question the price that Micromax is asking for this smartphone. I don’t have complaints about the body or the design and I actually quite like how the matte finish feels on the plastic back. But I’m constantly fussing over my screen, trying to protect it from any kind of scratch or impact.

If this is a smartphone that is aimed at the Tier II and Tier III markets, then I doubt a case is a viable option. It would have been though, had the device been priced at Rs. 4,999 instead of Rs. 6,499.

Display and UI

There's not much to say about the display on this smartphone. The 4.5 inch IPS display has 480p resolution, which is not exactly very impressive. But then again, there is only one other phone in this range that offers a 720p display and that is the Xiaomi Redmi 1S. Point in fact, the display on this one seemed much brighter and offered better sunlight visibility than both the Moto E and the Redmi 1S. The only concern I had with the display is the lack of Gorilla Glass as mentioned above.

The Canvas A1 runs stock Android, like the other two Android One devices. The UI is smooth and shows no lags whatsoever. Being a fan of stock Android, I quite enjoyed what I got on this device. In fact, the smoothness of the software is one of the reasons why I say Micromax hasn't made a better device in the budget segment before this.

Performance

There is where Google’s involvement in the Android One project becomes very apparent. The Micromax Canvas A1 runs on stock Android, but performs like no other device that Micromax has ever sold in this range. The stock UI is smooth and snappy and app response times are minimal. Also, there was absolutely no lag or sluggishness in navigating around the UI. In fact, you will wonder why this Android stock OS can't come on every smartphone.

The device has a 1.3 GHz MediaTek quad-core SoC inside, which warrants the performance, but I can think of many of the best devices that cost more and not deliver such performance with similar processors. I even tried playing Asphalt 8 and Injustice: Gods Among Us on the device, with no hassles and minimal heating.

The performance of the Micromax Canvas A1 was very impressive and at par with the Moto E. But that’s where the problem lies again, at Rs. 4,999, this would have been mighty impressive. But at the asking price, this isn’t exactly new now is it? I keep going back to the Moto E comparison because it asks for it.

Camera

The Canvas A1 has the same camera that the Moto E does, but this is one department where this phone outperforms the Moto E. The fixed focus camera on the Moto E is the weakest point of that smartphone. The Canvas A1 has the same 5 MP camera as the Moto E, but with auto-focus. Pictures taken are satisfactory and while they aren’t as good as what you get from a Xiaomi Redmi 1S, they are definitely better than the Moto E. I really like the colour reproduction and white balance on the pictures.

The camera UI is also fast and easy to understand. The shutter button for some reason takes up a substantial area at the bottom of the screen, but other than that, the UI is easy to use. You can swipe from the right to get Panorama, Lens Blur, Video and Photo Sphere modes, while there is also a small button to access settings.

There was one confusing aspect though. The camera doesn’t allow you to take pictures unless you insert a memory card into your smartphone. It means that the primary storage for the camera is your SD card, but more importantly, it means that you absolutely have to get a SD card. This essentially adds a few bucks to the smartphone’s price, taking it closer to the Moto E and further defeating its purpose.

We have done detailed benchmarks, camera performance and battery comparison on these devices before, which you can read here.

Bottomline

There’s absolutely no way that the Micromax Canvas A1 can be called a bad smartphone. What’s good about the Android One devices is that they are inexpensive despite the marketing efforts. I’m sure everyone has seen the full page advertisements in newspapers and the TV ad on YouTube. In Tier II and Tier III markets, they should do very well. Also, these would be some of the first devices to get the Android L update, which works in its favour. While the Moto E is expected to give timely updates, with Google directly involved, Android L would come much faster on these smartphones.

So, if you want an inexpensive smartphone that will get the Android L update even before the Moto E, then this is a good choice.

Micromax Canvas A1 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 4995
Release Date:	26 Jul 2015
Variant:	4GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
4.5" (480 x 854)
Camera
5 | 2 MP
Memory
4 GB/1 GB
Battery
1700 mAh

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Veteran rockers The Rolling Stones topped the British album charts once again on Friday, creating history by becoming the first band to score a number one album across six different decades, the Official Charts Company said.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 11:06 PM IST

LONDON: Veteran rockers The Rolling Stones topped the British album charts once again on Friday, creating history by becoming the first band to score a number one album across six different decades, the Official Charts Company said.

The band, who first began performing in 1962, went straight to the top spot with a remastered version of their “Goats Head Soup” album, which was originally released in 1973 when it also reached number one.

The Stones, who still regularly tour despite their members such as singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards being well into their seventies, have now scored 13 UK chart-topping albums, the same number as Elvis Presley and Robbie Williams.

Only The Beatles have managed more with 15, the Official Charts Company said.

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These funds have a lock-in period to discourage early withdrawals and help you stay committed to the goal

Children’s funds offered by mutual funds are one avenue which can be looked at for long term wealth creation.

By DP Singh

As parents, one thing that you would want for your child is to get the best of everything in his or her life. Given the kind of exposure that children get today, they are likely to explore unconventional career paths and aspire to become a coder, a gamer, an artist, an entrepreneur at a young age or make a career in sports. All these unconventional career paths do not yield immediate and regular income and thus need better financial planning at parents’ end.

Like for every other goal in your life, preparing an investment plan to meet the financial needs that may arise at different stages of your child’s growth, can help avoid stress in future. For this it is essential that you start early and invest in appropriate investment avenues that have the potential for long-term wealth creation.

You may have planned for these expenses through traditional investment avenues but at the same time investments in market linked instruments such as mutual funds are also needed. That’s not it, you should invest in your child’s name so that you don’t end up disturbing these savings in times of need and the money is only utilised for the intended purpose. Premature withdrawals from the fund allocated for your child can disturb the target corpus that you plan to achieve.

Children’s funds offered by mutual funds are one avenue which can be looked at for long term wealth creation. These funds also have a lock-in period, say of five years, to discourage early withdrawals and to help you stay committed to the goal. You should start investing at the earliest and in a systematic manner as it can help you build the required corpus by investing a smaller amount on a regular basis. This is because the longer you stay invested, higher is the compound effect, eventually helping you build a higher corpus.

Children’s funds offer different plans which cater to different investor risk profiles. The decision to choose from either an equity-oriented fund or debt-oriented fund should be based on your risk profile, investment horizon and the corpus you intend to build. You can invest in these funds until the child turns 18. So, if you are starting early and have a longer investment horizon it is advisable to invest in a fund that has higher allocation to equities.

The writer is chief business officer, SBI Mutual Fund

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Coolpad Note 3 Lite Review

By Hardik Singh | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

77 _/100

design
72
performance
84
value for money
60
features
91

User Rating : 1/5 Out of 1 Reviews

PROS
Good Display
Reliable performance
Super fast fingerprint sensor
Excellent battery life

CONS
Average camera

Verdict

The Coolpad Note 3 Lite is undoubtedly one of the best phones in the sub-7k smartphone category. It offers good build, a fingerprint sensor, reliable performance and stellar battery backup. Where it lacks is with the camera.

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While 2015, was a good year for the sub-7k smartphone market with the launch of some really good phones such as the Meizu M2 and the Acer Liquid Z530, 2016 has brought a new smartphone which can stand tall amongst the above mentioned devices. Yes, I am talking about the Coolpad Note 3 Lite, the smaller and lighter version of the Coolpad Note 3 which was launched last year. The recipe of the phone is kept same for the most part but to add some flavour, there is a nifty fingerprint sensor at the back and for the first time in this price range, 3GB of RAM. There are some other welcome changes which I will talk about in this review.

Build and Design
The Coolpad Note 3 Lite is just the like original Coolpad Note 3 for the most part. The build quality of the Note 3 Lite is quite good. The phone carries forward a similar simple candy bar design. The phone also gets the chrome strip which runs around the edge of the smartphone. My review unit we received has a light gold polish on it which adds to the overall design quotient. The phone offers a 5-inch display which makes it quite ergonomic to hold. In comparison, the original Coolpad Note 3 was a bit unwieldy thanks to its 5.5-inch display. A nice addition to the mix is the new textured back cover which give the phone a nice grip. The button position and depth also remains unchanged and they give appropriate feed back when pressed.

Display and UI
The Coolpad Note 3 Lite does not skimp on the display either and the 7K smartphone features a very good display. The 5-inch IPS LCD has good colour saturation and colour vibrance. The viewing angles good too. Sunlight legibility hasn't been improved from the original Coolpad Note 3 but in our experience, it definitely seems better.

Talking about similarity between the Coolpad Note 3 and the Coolpad Note 3 Lite, the UI hasn't changed either. The UI is filled with bright icons and remains simple. As we’ve mentioned earlier, the fingerprint scanner is at the back of the smartphone. It is undoubtedly one of the best I have come across. It is fast, accurate and lets you unlock the phone in any orientation. The deja vu doesn't end here, the awful Xploree keyboard remains. Check out my Coolpad Note 3 review to know more about it.

Performance
Mediatek seems to be the choice of SoC for budget phones. The MT6735 which beats inside the Coolpad Note 3 Lite was also there in two of the best phones we have see in the sub-7K smartphone segment — Meizu M2 and the Acer Liquid Z530. On the Note 3 Lite, this 1.3GHz quad-core SoC churns out some great performance for the money and is able to keep up with most tasks required from the smartphone. Using the phone as a daily driver, we found that it could handle daily tasks such as calling, video watching, surfing and even multiple page surfing. I even tried browsing the web while streaming music in the background and found out, the phone worked without a hitch. Gaming performance is also quite good and the phone can easily handle less demanding games. The phone lags slightly with graphically intensive games, but nothing which can’t be overseen at this price. Coolpad has optimised both the SoC and the 3GB RAM well and the phone never felt like a budget offering.

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Calling capabilities are good as well and the earpiece is clear, although it could have been louder. The same cannot be said about the rear speaker which felt muffled. However, the sound quality via headphones is the best in this category and definitely louder.

Camera and battery
The 13MP rear shooter isn't that great though. Images taken in normal lighting conditions have oversaturation and while they look good on the phone’s display, they look pixelated on a larger display. Images quality further deteriorates in low light conditions. There is a lot of visible noise which makes images taken in dim light sometimes unusable. The front facing 5MP camera does a decent job in outdoor light but produces average images in low light.

While the battery on the Coolpad Note 3 Lite is small by today’s standards at just 2500mAh, the phone can easily last you one day. In our normal battery test where we loop a 1080p FullHD video on loop until the battery dies, the phone was able to stay up for 12 hours, which is pretty good considering the price point and specs on offer. Using the phone as a daily driver with minimal gaming, the battery lasted till sundown but you will need to plug it in before you hit the bed. Gaming however, does consume the battery rather quickly and in an hour of gaming on the Coolpad Note 3 Lite, I lost about 20 percent battery. The phone does have very good standby time and offers faster charging compared to its rivals.

(L-R) Images taken in outside light, low light and (3-4) fluorescent light

Bottomline
The Coolpad Note 3 Lite is undoubtedly one of the best phones in the sub-7k smartphone category. It has a good build, a nice orthodox design, the display is good, performance is reliable and the battery is more than capable of lasting you for a day. You even get a fingerprint sensor at the 7K price point. What the phone lacks is a good camera. Coolpad has done a fabulous job with the Note 3 Lite but I would like to see more Google apps preloaded on the smartphone, especially the Google keyboard. If a good camera is not your priority, then the Coolpad Note 3 Lite is the phone to buy in the sub-7k smartphone segment. However, if a camera on the smartphone is important to you in this price segment, then the Meizu M2 might be the phone to consider.

Coolpad Note 3 Lite Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 9500
Release Date:	11 May 2017
Variant:	16GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
5" (720 x 1280)
Camera
13 | 5 MP
Memory
16 GB/3 GB
Battery
2500 mAh

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Auto Sales August 2020: Car Sales Back On The Growth Trajectory As Lockdown Eases Off

The increase in sales is primarily attributed to a low base last year and the pent-up demand that's adding to the sales after easing off of the lockdown.

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Passenger vehicle sales witnessed double-digit growth in August 2020.

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PV segment has witnessed a double-digit growth in August 2020
Demand of entry-level and compact cars have gone up.
Two-wheeler sales are up by 3 per cent in August 2020

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Demand of compact vehicles have gone up.

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One Killed In Tehran Blast, Buildings Damaged: Report

A fire triggered by the explosion "was so severe that a worker immediately died and 10 residents from 25 apartments in the building were lightly injured", an official said.

More than 20 cars and some nearby buildings were damaged: Police (Representational)

Tehran:

An explosion in a battery workshop near the Iranian capital Friday killed one person, injured 10 others and damaged apartment buildings and cars, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported.

The blast struck at 5:15 pm (1245 GMT) on the ground floor of a three-storey residential building in Tehran province's Nasimshahr county, local fire brigade chief Iraj Torkamani told IRNA.

A fire triggered by the explosion "was so severe that a worker immediately died and 10 residents from 25 apartments in the building were lightly injured", he said.

More than 20 cars and some other nearby buildings were also damaged, he added.

Torkamani told Tasnim news agency that the cause of the explosion was still unclear and investigations were underway.

A local crisis management chief, Mansour Darajati, told state television that a malfunctioning cutting tool may have been the cause.

The broadcaster showed walls of a building's ground floor seemingly blasted open and several cars with broken windows damaged by falling debris.

The incident is the latest in a series of fires and explosions that have hit military and civilian sites across Iran since June.

On July 2, a building at Iran's Natanz nuclear complex was badly damaged, at the end of a week marked by two explosions in Tehran, including one near a military site.

Officials have said the blasts were accidents, but some Iranian media suspected covert Israeli operations were responsible.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council announced on July 3 that the "cause of the accident" at Natanz had been "accurately determined" but declined to elaborate for security reasons.

At the end of July, Mojtaba Zolnour, head of parliament's national security and foreign affairs committee, ruled out drone or missile attacks as the cause.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Karbonn Titanium Mach Five Review

By Sameer Mitha | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

63 _/100

design
66
performance
60
value for money
56
features
74

PROS
Good display
Good battery life
Decent camera

CONS
Inconsistent typing performance
Google Maps refused to work

Verdict

For a price of Rs. 6,000 the smartphone has 2GB RAM, a good display and great battery life in its favour. Where it lacks is with the inconsistency of the touchscreen and the inability to run Google maps smoothly. If you are looking for a smartphone under Rs. 6000 you have the likes of the Moto E along with the Micromax Canvas Xpress 2 to consider. The Xpress 2 performed better in our benchmarks despite its limiting 1GB RAM. If built-in storage is important to you, then the Mach Five is the one for you. But if you are looking for a phone with better overall performance and some Bappi Lahiri level swag, then we suggest you take a look at the Canvas Xpress 2

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If you are looking for a phone under 7K, then there are a lot of options for you to consider. We have the likes of the Xiaomi Redmi 2, Micromax Canvas Xpress 2 and the YU Yuphoria offering a bang for the users' buck. Today we have with us another contender for the same price point – the Karbonn Titanium Mach Five. Does this device triumph amongst the competition or are you better off looking elsewhere?

Build and Design

The Karbonn Titanium Mach Five is your run of the mill average looking phone. The back of the smartphone has a textured matte grey finish making it comfortable to hold. The front on the other hand is standard, what you’d expect from a device in in this price range.

Below the display we have the standard capacitive buttons for back, home and menu. The multitasking can be brought up by double tapping the home button. Above the display you have the earpiece with the ambient light sensor and the front facing camera with a flash. Yes, for all you selfie addicts, there is a flash with the front facing camera. The right of the smartphone has the power button along with the volume rocker.

Remove the back cover and you have the removable battery along with the micro-SD card slot and the two SIM card slots (one full SIM and one micro SIM).

Overall the build of the smartphone is standard what you’d expect from a sub 7K smartphone. It doesn’t add any accents like the Micoromac Canvas Xpress does with the gold rim and we think that’s OK. Sometimes there is elegance in simplicity.

Display and UI

The 5-inch display on the Karbonn Titanium Mach Five is as good as the one we saw on the Micromax Canvas Xpress 2, if not better. It is a 720p display with a black border surrounding the display. This makes it look smaller than it actually is. For what it offers, it’s a good display. The first thing that you will notice is that at its lowest brightness setting the display is still quite bright. There were times when I used the phone in broad daylight and the brightness was at its lowest and I could still see the display clearly and that is a very good thing.

Coming to the cons of the display, the touch is inconsistent. There are times when I was playing a game, navigating YouTube and answering a call and the response of the touch was perfect. Then there were times, and this happened more during typing, that the touchscreen didn’t respond or rather it couldn’t keep pace with my typing. This was very evident with the pre-installed SwiftKey keyboard. Start typing on the keyboard and there was a noticeable delay in the text appearing on screen.

Coming to the colour reproduction, it was good. No complaints here. I watched a few MP4 videos and a lot of YouTube and the smartphone held up quite well. The viewing angles aren’t the best. You can turn the phone around a bit and the display is fine, but beyond a point, the colours will start looking off.

For the UI, the Karbonn Titanium Mach Five has stock Android with a light skin overlaying it. The smartphone runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop straight out of the box and comes with a bunch of preloaded apps like clean master, DU battery saver, hotstar, Hungama Play redBus and a few games – nothing you cant find on the play store.

Overall, the UI is stock, which I prefer when compared to the skinned UI especially on budget devices.

Performance

Before we get into the performance lets quickly run through the specifications. The Karbonn Titanium Mach Five has a 5-inch 720p display that we have already covered. Under the hood, the device is powered by a MediaTek MT6582 1.3GHz quad-core processor coupled with 2GB RAM. It has 16GB built-in storage expandable via a microSD card. The rear has an 8MP camera and the front has a 5MP camera. Both the cameras are accompanied with a flash. A 2200mAh battery powers the entire package.

For everyday use the phone worked just fine. The call quality was good at both ends but the earpiece does leak a lot of audio at full volume. The speaker is positioned at the back of the device and that isn’t the great especially if you are someone that placed the phone on a table while listening to music through the loudspeaker.

Coming back to multitasking, you can have quite a few apps open and running in the background and so long as they aren’t memory hungry, the phone will run fine.

Moving on to gaming, it ran most games without any hiccups but don’t expect to run graphically heavy beasts on this phone.

Moving on to raw performance, here is a look at the benchmark of the smartphone.

Despite having more RAM than the Canvas Xpress 2, the Karbonn Smart Titanium Mack Five couldn’t outperform it in the benchmarks.

The battery life the smartphone lasted for about 4 hours of screen on time and that is a standard with smartphones these days. Although with very light usage, the smartphone can cross a day of use.

I however am a YouTube and social media addict and with the exception of the clunky keyboard, the device worked fine for me.

There is one place where I faced a major issue – Google Maps. Navigating for a weekend trip was a pain on the phone. To begin with, identifying my current location was difficult on the device and even when it recognized my position, the cursor refused to move with my moving car. I tried everything – reinstalling Google maps, resetting the phone, praying to God, EVERYTHING! Google maps refused to run. This could be a device specific problem but it was a problem nonetheless.

The smartphone has a gesture app preinstalled where you can customize gestures to perform a particular action. For example, I customized drawing the letter “C” to launch the camera and it worked every time.

Coming to the cameras, the rear snappers performance was in tandem with expectations. The images are good enough if you want to post them on social networking websites but when you zoom into them they lack detail. The low light performance isn’t the best but there are a few images that we clicked in the night that looked good.

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The front facing camera is average. The flash does help but don’t expect to get your next profile picture from the front camera of this smartphone.

One annoying thing is that the camera tutorial pops up every time you launch the camera app. You can exit the tutorial by simply pressing the back button but it is still annoying.

Verdict

Karbonn Titanium Mach Five Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 7690
Release Date:	15 May 2017
Variant:	16GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
5" (720 x 1280)
Camera
8 | 5 MP
Memory
16 GB/2 GB
Battery
2200 mAh

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Apple One Subscription Bundles Spotted in Apple Music App Code: Report

The Apple One bundles are expected to have a tiered approach, with Apple Music and Apple TV+ in the cheapest tier.

By Tanishka Sodhi | Updated: 11 September 2020 12:26 IST

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Apple One Subscription Bundles Spotted in Apple Music App Code: Report

Apple One subscription bundles were spotted in Apple Music app code

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Apple One subscription bundles were spotted in Apple Music app code
The subscription bundles are expected to offer tiered approach
Apple may launch Apple One at the September 15 event

Apple's unified “Apple One” subscription that will bundle its services together, as previously reported, has been spotted in Apple Music's latest beta version for Android, through strings of code, by 9to5Google. The bundles are expected to have a tiered approach, with Apple Music and Apple TV+ in the cheapest tier, and Apple Arcade, Apple News+, and extra iCloud storage, along with the services offered in the basic tier, in the most expensive plan.

Apple One's mentions aren't viewable in the app itself, but 9to5Google broke down Apple Music's APK to find it. As per the strings in the app, Apple Music will be included with Apple One when it launches. The code also clarifies that Apple One and Apple Music subscription will not overlap – in the sense that you will not be required to pay twice.

Apple's aim seems to be to offer a bunch of services at lower prices than if customers subscribe to each of them individually. The bundles may also encourage customers to subscribe to more Apple services. The code suggests that you won't be able to manage or renew the Apple One subscription from Apple Music's Android version, and will have to use an iOS device to do so.

Some parts of the code read as following:

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“Aristotle” is likely the internal code name used by Apple for the upcoming product.
Last month, Bloomberg had reported that Apple was working on a series of bundles that would allow customers to subscribe to several of Apple's digital services at a lower monthly price. A basic tier would include Apple Music and Apple TV+, while a pricier variation will have those two services and the Apple Arcade gaming service. The next tier, according to the report, will add Apple News+ too, and the more expensive variation will include all of that, plus extra iCloud storage for files and photos.

No pricing details have been hinted at yet. It is possible that Apple will launch Apple One at the company's ‘Time Flies' event on September 15, where the new Apple Watch and iPad Air model are expected to be launched. It will be livestreamed from 10am PDT (10:30pm IST).

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In Congress Shake-Up, Team Rahul Scores, Ghulam Nabi Azad Loses Post

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) has been reconstituted and P Chidambaram, Tariq Anwar, Randeep Surjewala, and Jitendra Singh have been named as its regular members.

Ghulam Nabi Azad remains a part of the Congress Working Committee

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Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad, the most prominent of the "dissent" letter writers seen to have questioned the leadership of the Gandhis, has lost his post in a major shake-up seen to promote Rahul Gandhi's squad. Ghulam Nabi Azad has been dropped as a general secretary though he remains a part of the Congress Working Committee, the party's top decision-making panel.

Motilal Vora, Ambika Soni and Mallikarjun Kharge have also been removed as general secretaries of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in the Friday shuffle by Congress president Sonia Gandhi. The Congress Working Committee (CWC) has been reconstituted and P Chidambaram, Tariq Anwar, Randeep Surjewala, and Jitendra Singh have been named as its regular members.

Randeep Singh Surjewala, a Rahul Gandhi loyalist, is among the biggest gainers of the shuffle. He has been named general secretary in charge of Karnataka, a member of the special committee to oversee organizational changes and he remains chief spokesperson. Like him, KC Venugopal is also a member of most committees. Another member of Team Rahul, Jitendra Singh, is now in charge of Assam.

Tariq Anwar, who quit the Congress along with Sharad Pawar and PA Sangma over Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin but returned before the national election last year, has also been made general secretary in charge of Kerala, where elections are due next year.

The reshuffle comes a month after a group of 23 party leaders, in a stunning act of revolt, wrote a letter to Sonia Gandhi calling for an overhaul of the party, internal elections and a "full-time, visible leadership". The letter also suggested that the Gandhi family would always be a part of collective decision-making.

In a token move, another leader who was among the letter-writers, Mukul Wasnik, has been made a general secretary in charge of Madhya Pradesh.

Mukul Wasnik has also been named among the six leaders who are to "assist the Congress president in organizational and operational matters as expressed by her in the CWC meeting on August 24". The others are AK Antony, Ahmed Patel, Ambika Soni, KC Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjwala. This special committee is the only sign of any impact of the dissent letter, which split the party down the middle and left the letter writers isolated in the party. The signatories are reportedly unhappy with what they believe are "cosmetic changes" in the party.

Jitin Prasada, another signatory to the letter, has been moved from Uttar Pradesh as in-charge of Bengal, where elections are due next year. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra remains the general secretary in charge of UP.

The dissent letter was seen to be a veiled attack on the Gandhis, especially Rahul Gandhi, who quit as president last year over the Congress's election defeat. Over the past few months, the Congress has been sharply divided with the veterans ranged against what is known to be Rahul Gandhi's core group, which is rooting for his return to the top job.

Mr Azad and other signatories to the letter were attacked as "traitors" at the August 24 meeting of the CWC, in which both Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were present.

The meeting ended with the Congress declaring that Sonia Gandhi would remain interim chief until an AICC session in the next six months. It was reportedly also decided that the party would examine the grievances of the letter writers. The special committee announced today is meant to address that promise.

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Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro With 14-Day Battery Life, Over 100 Sports Modes, SpO2 Monitoring Launched | Technology News

Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro With 14-Day Battery Life, Over 100 Sports Modes, SpO2 Monitoring Launched

Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro has a 1.39-inch AMOLED display with 454x454 pixels resolution. It supports touch and swipe gestures.

By Vineet Washington | Updated: 11 September 2020 11:43 IST

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Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro With 14-Day Battery Life, Over 100 Sports Modes, SpO2 Monitoring Launched

Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro is available in Sport and Classic strap options

Highlights

Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro price starts at EUR 329 (roughly Rs. 28,600)
Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro will go on sale later this month
The smartwatch has 100+ sports modes

Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro has been announced as the latest entry into Huawei's smartwatch lineup and a follow up to the Huawei Watch GT 2 from last year. It comes in a single size and boasts of features like 14-day battery life, titanium and sapphire glass construction, and heart rate monitoring. It also gets some additional workout modes compared to the Huawei Watch GT 2 and VO2 max measuring capabilities. The Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro is offered in two strap options.

Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro price

The Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro is priced at EUR 329 (roughly Rs. 28,600) for the Sport strap variant and EUR 349 (roughly Rs. 30,400) for the Classic strap variant. The smartwatch comes in Nebula Grey and Night Black colour options and will go on sale later this month in Europe. As of now, Huawei has not shared details on availability outside Europe for the Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro.

Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro specifications, features

The Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro features a 1.39-inch AMOLED display with 454x454 pixels resolution. It is powered by the Kirin A1 + STL4R9 processor. The smartwatch comes with 4GB of storage and uses Bluetooth 5.1 for connectivity. You also get GPS support, accelerometer, gyroscope, geomagnetic sensor, ambient light sensor, air pressure sensor, capacitive sensor, and an optical heart rate sensor.

Huawei says the Watch GT 2 Pro can last up to 14 days on a single charge with typical use. It also features 5ATM water resistance and wireless charging. The smartwatch works with Android 4.4 or later and iOS 9.0 or later. In terms of dimensions, it measures 46.7x46.7x11.4mm and weighs 52 grams without the strap.

The titanium body and sapphire glass give the Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro a premium look and feel. It tells you sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset times and also tracks 8 types of moon phases. You can chose from more than 200 watch faces, and there are two physical buttons on the side. It can provide comprehensive data for skiing, snowboarding, and golf. The Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro comes with more than 100 sports modes with 17 professional modes and 85 custom modes. It can automatically detect the workout and track it accordingly. There is a VO2 Max sensor, Route Back feature that help you find your way back, weather alerts, SpO2 and heart rate monitoring, as well as sleep monitoring. The Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro uses Huawei TruSeen 4.0+ technology to more accurately track all the aforementioned activities and your health.

It can also perform regular smartwatch functions such as calling, notifications, remote shutter, controlling your music, and more.

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When he first got word the trade was going down and he was on the move, Jamal Adams grabbed his phone and reached out to one of his closest friends.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 5:30 AM IST

RENTON, Wash.: When he first got word the trade was going down and he was on the move, Jamal Adams grabbed his phone and reached out to one of his closest friends.

It happened to be Quandre Diggs, the guy Adams will line up next to Sunday when he makes his Seattle Seahawks debut in the opener against Atlanta.

Hes like a brother to me, and weve known each other for a very long time, Adams said. We always talked about, Man, what if we played together?

Diggs was Seattles midseason acquisition a year ago, while Adams’ arrival was the result of an aggressive move the Seahawks made in July to acquire what they saw as a missing piece. They are part of a back-seven that should be among the best in football.

Its going to start with the DBs. We set the tone, Adams said. Any time we step on the field, we set the tone.

The bond between Adams and Diggs was established years ago when Diggs was in college and Adams was still in high school. Diggs was a starter at Texas and was tasked for one weekend with hosting Adams then a star prep player in the Dallas area on his official visit to Austin.

I think the official (visit) was dope, Diggs said.

Or as Adams recalled, Quandre wanted me to come (there) very bad. He was my host. We had a great time on Sixth Street. Ill never forget it. We had a great time.

Eventually, Adams opted to play his college ball at LSU, bypassing his chance to stay in his home state and play alongside Diggs. But the connection made during that visit has lasted into their NFL careers.

I feel like Quandre tries to treat Jamal like a little brother, Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner said. They go back and forth about that. But its cool to have guys like that back there communicating, seeing what you see, understanding what you understand. It definitely allows you to play a little faster.

The duo gives Seattle the most versatility it has had at the safety position since the combo of Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas anchored the Legion of Boom secondary that took the Seahawks to consecutive Super Bowls.

Diggs can play the single-high free safety spot that allowed the Seahawks to play as much man coverage as they did when Thomas was patrolling the back end. Adams is more than happy to be a thumper near the line of scrimmage in the same way as Chancellor, but he may bring even more versatility because of his knack as a blitzing pass rusher.

Combined with Shaquill Griffin and some combo of Tre Flowers or Quinton Dunbar at the cornerback spots, the Seahawks’ base secondary has a chance to be exceptional.

Defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. praised Diggs for being the leader of the group.

This is gonna be probably one of the best secondaries weve had in a long time, Norton said. Just for the fact that (Diggs) has been so calm, collected and smart and works well with everybody. Great communicator. So Im really excited about the development weve had so far.

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Catalan separatists used an annual festival in their region on Friday to urge the Spanish government to agree to a referendum on independence and an amnesty for jailed and selfexiled leaders.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 8:09 PM IST

BARCELONA: Catalan separatists used an annual festival in their region on Friday to urge the Spanish government to agree to a referendum on independence and an amnesty for jailed and self-exiled leaders.

Protesters vandalised Catalonia’s rail network ahead of a series of pro-independence rallies planned across the wealthy northeastern region later in the day, forcing multiple train cancellations before traffic was resumed.

In Catalonia, Sept. 11 marks “La Diada”, the anniversary of the fall of Barcelona to Spanish forces in 1714, and has been marked in recent years by major separatist rallies.

“We need a political response to what is a political conflict,” Catalan government spokeswoman Meritxell Budo told reporters, calling for an amnesty for nine leaders jailed for their role in a failed 2017 independence bid and for others who fled Spain then.

The government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has ruled out any amnesty or referendum but has backed talks with Barcelona.

“We will keep working to achieve reconciliation in Catalonia from a dialogue within the constitution,” Sanchez said in a Tweet on Friday.

Opinion polls show people in Catalonia are split on the issue of independence. The latest survey shows more respondents in favour of their region remaining part of Spain.

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Early on Friday protesters set fires in seven or eight places along Catalonia’s rail network, forcing widespread cancellations, a rail operator spokesman said.

A conventional train line around Girona and the high-speed line between Barcelona and Figueres, which connects to France’s TGV network, were interrupted for around four hours, rail operator ADIF tweeted.

Despite appeals from health officials to avoid gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, grassroots organizer Assemblea Nacional Catalana said last week it wanted to hold Europe’s largest coronavirus-adapted protest.

It has planned for later on Friday over 100 gatherings in 82 locations around Catalonia, in which people would need to keep a distance, wear a mask and have previously registered to attend.

The region’s public health secretary and the head of a doctors’ association discouraged such gatherings.

Spain has recorded 554,143 cases since the onset of the pandemic, more than any other western European nation. It reported 13 deaths on Thursday, taking the overall toll to 29,699.

While Catalonia’s separatism drive has dominated Spanish politics for years, it has largely taken a back seat over the past months, both because of the coronavirus crisis and divisions among separatists.

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Dominic Thiem, of Austria, stretches for a return against Alex de Minaur, of Australia, during the quarterfinal round of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times EDT):

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 10:15 PM IST

NEW YORK: The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times EDT):

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The men’s semifinal matches will be played after the women’s doubles championship is awarded at the U.S. Open.

Play began with the third-seeded team of Xu Yifan and Nicole Melichar playing the unseeded duo of Vera Zvonareva and Laura Siegemund.

They were to be followed by Alexander Zverev against Pablo Carreno Busta, along with 2019 runner-up Daniil Medvedev facing No. 2 seed Dominic Thiem. None has won a Grand Slam title.

Comfortable weather returned after the women’s singles semifinals were played with the Arthur Ashe Stadium roof closed Thursday night because of rain.

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Trump told veteran journalist Bob Woodward earlier this year that he'd been intentionally downplaying the severity of the virus.

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Sept. 10, 2020, 9:33 PM UTC / Updated Sept. 11, 2020, 2:29 AM UTC

By Dareh Gregorian and Adam Edelman

President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted "I didn't lie" to the American public about the severity of coronavirus, despite having told journalist Bob Woodward in March that he'd been intentionally downplaying the virus's potential impact.

Immediately after telling reporters he hadn't lied, the president seemed to acknowledge painting a rosier picture than the reality. "What I said is we have to be calm. We can't be panicked," Trump said.

He then sidestepped a question about why he'd continued to tell the public that the virus was "like a flu" when he knew in February that it was five times more lethal.

"What I went out and said is very simple: I want to show a level of confidence, strength as a leader," Trump said.

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Trump told Woodward in a Feb. 7 phone call that the virus was airborne, which was not known to the general public at the time. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said in March one reason he wasn't closing the city's school system was that there was no evidence the virus was transmitted through the air.

Trump, who continued holding political rallies throughout the month of February— including one where he referred to the virus as a "hoax"— insisted it was common knowledge.

"This is stuff that everyone knew," Trump said. "People knew it was airborne. Everyone knew it was airborne," he said, adding "I assumed it early on."

The president said Woodward hadn't had an issue with his comments, because if he had "he would have gone to the authorities."

Trump continued to downplay his comments to Woodward at a rally in Michigan on Thursday. He called the veteran journalist a "whack job." The president again also compared the contradiction between his private concerns and public statements to other leaders who faced a national crisis.

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At the rally, Trump used the phrase uttered by Franklin D. Roosevelt — “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" — during his 1933 inauguration. He also invoked the phrase "Keep Calm and Carry On," which is from a motivational poster produced by the British government at the onset of World War II.

"That’s what I did,” Trump told the crowd. “This whack job that wrote the book, they wanted me to come up and scream, people are dying,” but Trump added, “We have to be calm.”

The veteran journalist interviewed Trump 18 times for his new book, "Rage," which goes on sale next week. Trump said he spoke to Woodward, who wrote another book about the Trump administration called "Fear," because he "is somebody that I respect," despite "not knowing too much about his work" and "not caring about his work."

Excerpts from the interviews were posted on The Washington Post's website.

Trump claims he 'didn't lie' by playing down coronavirus threat

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In the March 19 call, Trump told Woodward of the virus, “I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down because I don't want to create a panic."

The Feb. 7 phone call with Woodward came one day after Trump spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping about the novel coronavirus and a little over a week after he was briefed on the virus's dangers by national security adviser Robert O'Brien.

"You just breathe the air and that’s how it’s passed," Trump told Woodward, according to The Post. "And so that’s a very tricky one. That’s a very delicate one. It’s also more deadly than even your strenuous flu."

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris blasted Trump over his comments to Woodward during a campaign event in Miami, where she accused the president of showing a "reckless disregard" for the health and livelihoods of Americans.

"This is the same man, Donald Trump, who for days weeks, if not months thereafter called it a hoax, dismissed the seriousness of it to the point that he suggested people not wear masks," Harris said. "He knew it was airborne. That people would breathe it," she said.

"Yet he held rallies. He suggested to wear a mask was a sign of weakness as opposed to a sign of strength," Harris said, calling that "examples of the fact that this is an individual who is not concerned about the health safety and well-being of the American people.”

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Harris’ remarks were just the latest in a long line of Democrats who’ve offered scathing criticism about Trump’s comments. Harris’ trip was her first to Florida as the vice presidential nominee, where an NBC News poll released this week showed a tight race.

It’s also the first time either member of the Democratic ticket has visited the state for a campaign event since September 2019. Biden is scheduled to travel to Florida on Tuesday.

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Dareh Gregorian is a politics reporter for NBC News.

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Sebastian Vettel says he has no regrets over the time he has spent with Ferrari in Formula 1 despite failing to win a world championship with the Scuderia.

Four-time F1 world champion Vettel announced on Thursday that he had signed for Aston Martin in 2021, replacing Sergio Perez.

Ferrari opted back in May not to enter talks with Vettel over extending his existing contract beyond 2020, ending his time at Maranello after six seasons.

Vettel joined Ferrari in 2015 with the goal of winning its first drivers' title since 2007, but fell short of the target as challenges in 2017 and 2018 fell apart.

Vettel's final year with Ferrari has proven difficult amid ongoing struggles with the SF1000 car, limiting him to a finish of no higher than sixth in any of the races.

Asked how his relationship with Ferrari has changed this year, Vettel said the current struggles did little to dim the significance of his time with the team in his career, even if they had failed in their target to win a title.

"Naturally I joined Ferrari not just to join Ferrari and not just win races, but win championships and win it in the right way," Vettel said.

"Obviously, in that regard, you can say we have failed, we didn't win the championship. I think we had good moments and highlights moments that I wouldn't want to miss.

"I've got to know people that really helped me. I've got to make friends, potentially for life. So I wouldn't want to miss.

"I don't regret the years that I've spent with Ferrari. They are a big part of my life. In the very beginning Ferrari has a special place, the way I grew up looking at Michael [Schumacher], him racing at Ferrari.

"For sure, I wanted to do better than what I did. But I've certainly tried everything.

"We had good times, also bad times, but it's probably part of it and now probably for both sides, it's time to move on."

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Vettel is relishing the opportunity to help further and develop the current Racing Point squad upon its rebrand as Aston Martin for 2021, believing the foundations are in place for a successful project.

"The team has huge potential," Vettel said. "I think there's some really good people on board, clever people, and I'm looking forward to help and show that those qualities are there and demonstrate that as well with the results.

"It's always great if you have great results straight away, but everything is sort of a bit of the first time, so I'm looking forward to help make that growth possible and, and enjoy the work that there is ahead of me."

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U.S. stocks gave up an early gain and moved steadily lower all day Thursday, erasing nearly all of a rally from a day earlier and extending their losses for the week.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 2:39 AM IST

U.S. stocks gave up an early gain and moved steadily lower all day Thursday, erasing nearly all of a rally from a day earlier and extending their losses for the week.

Technology and energy companies led the broad sell-off. The slide follows a wild stretch where the S&P 500 careened from its worst three-day slump since June to its best day in nearly three months.

Apple, Microsoft and chipmaker Nvidia all fell. Treasury yields and oil prices fell.

On Thursday:

The S&P 500 fell 59.77 points, or 1.8%, to 3,339.19.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 405.89 points, or 1.5%, to 27,534.58.

The Nasdaq composite gave up 221.97 points, or 2%, to 10,919.59.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller company stocks lost 18.73 points, or 1.2%, to 1,507.75.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is down 87.77 points, or 2.6%.

The Dow is down 598.73 points, or 2.1%.

The Nasdaq is down 393.54 points, or 3.5%.

The Russell 2000 is down 27.55 points, or 1.8%.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 108.41 points, or 3.4%.

The Dow is down 1,003.86 points, or 3.5%.

The Nasdaq is up 1,946.99 points, or 21.7%.

The Russell 2000 is down 160.72 points, or 9.6%.

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September 11, 2020 7:30 AM

Approximately 10% of the firms have more than doubled their payout in 2019-20; the promoter group held a stake of over 60% in these companies.

The reason for the high payout is that the dividend distribution tax (DDT) was abolished in the FY21 Budget.

The dividend payout for the Nifty 500 universe has risen to 42.5% in 2019-20 — the highest in at least seven years, data from Capitaline shows. While the top 500 companies distributed 34.9% of their earnings as dividends in 2018-19, the ratio for 2017-18 was higher at 38.5%. The five-year average through FY19 is 36.4%.

Unsurprisingly, the rise in dividend payout was seen in companies where the promoter holding is significantly high. Approximately 10% of the firms have more than doubled their payout in 2019-20; the promoter group held a stake of over 60% in these companies.

The reason for the high payout is that the dividend distribution tax (DDT) was abolished in the FY21 Budget. The rules have been amended such that the dividend income is now taxable in the hands of the receiver as per the tax rate applicable to their income slabs.

Earlier, the companies were taxed. As per the new taxation rule, an individual who earns more than Rs five crore of total income in a year will end up paying as much as 43% tax on dividend income against the earlier effective rate of 33% (DDT of 21% + additional 14% on the net dividend above Rs 10 lakh).

Of the 500 companies, 403 distributed a combined dividend of Rs 1.83 lakh crore for 2019-20. Interestingly, even as the total dividend distributed by these companies rose by 14.1%, their combined net profit camedown by 6% to Rs 4.3 lakh crore. While most companies advanced their dividend announcement to avoid paying extra tax following the change in the treatment of dividend tax there were many that have not only advanced it, but also enhanced the payout.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) distributed the highest amount of Rs 27,375 crore followed by Hindustan Zinc which paid out Rs 13,943 crore and ITC which distributed Rs 12,477 crore. While the dividend per share (DPS) of TCS increased to Rs 73 from Rs 30 a year ago, ITC paid Rs 10.15 per share against Rs 5.75 per piece.

With the change in dividend distribution tax, the dividend income is now taxable in the hands of investors as per the tax rate applicable to their income; earlier the companies were taxed.

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Bollywood actor Vidyut Jammwal just confessed that he is dating someone and that he "really likes" her. The actor did not reveal the name though. The actor, in a recent episode of his talk show X-Rayed By Vidyut, made the confession. Speaking to the episode's guest actor-fighter Michael Jai White, the Force actor said, "I've just started seeing this girl. By the way, you (Michael) are the first person I am saying it to. I have just started seeing somebody. I really like this girl and before you get to know through other sources, I think Michael has inspired me to say it."

What prompted Vidyut to talk about his relationship was a question from Michael Jai White. He asked Vidyut, "How do you find someone who sees you for who you actually are?" The actor's response to the question was, "You are right. It is difficult to find somebody who gets you." A shy Vidyut added, "I am not supposed to do this right? Okay you can edit it (the segment where he is talking about his relationship)." The actor, then revealed that he is seeing someone.

Vidyut Jammwal, a few months ago, provided financial aid to Bollywood stuntmen by donating to the Movie Stunt Artists Association after the shooting of films and TV shows was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic. "Our stunt artistes need our support and all those who can help please step forward. It is my humble request to everyone, especially my colleagues to donate so that their livelihood is assured," he told news agency PTI.

Vidyut Jammwal is best-known for his performances in high-octane action films like Force and the Commando series. He recently featured in the film Khuda Haafiz, which was one of the seven big films to release on OTT platform Disney+Hotstar.

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अगर आप लॉन्ग डिस्टैंस रिलेशनशिप (Long Distance Relationship) में हैं, तो आपके लिए बहुत सी चीजें और भी ज्यादा मुश्किल हो जाती हैं. अपने लॉन्ग डिस्टैंस रिलेशनशिप को अच्छा और मजबूत बनाना किसी के लिए भी आसान नहीं है.

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हर किसी की लाइफ में कोई न कोई मुश्किल जरूर होती है. वहीं. अगर आप लॉन्ग डिस्टैंस रिलेशनशिप (Long Distance Relationship) में हैं, तो आपके लिए बहुत सी चीजें और भी ज्यादा मुश्किल हो जाती हैं. अपने लॉन्ग डिस्टैंस रिलेशनशिप को अच्छा और मजबूत बनाना किसी के लिए भी आसान नहीं है. लेकिन, अगर आप अपने लॉन्ग डिस्टैंस रिलेशनशिप को मजबूत बनाए रखना चाहते हैं और किसी भी तरह से उसमें कहीं कोई मुश्किल या दूरी नहीं पैदा होने देना चाहते हैं, तो इसके लिए आपको कुछ टिप्स को फॉलो करना चाहिए. अगर आप इन्हें फॉलो करेंगे तो आपका रिश्ता हमेशा मजबूत बना रहेगा....

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बहुत ज्यादा शांत रहना भी अच्छा नहीं होता, लेकिन अगर आप चाहते हैं कि आपका रिश्ता हमेशा चलता रहे तो आपको एक दूसरे से बहुत ज्यादा या हर समय बात नहीं करना चाहिए. बहुत ज्यादा बात करके आप यह जताने की कोशिश न करें कि एक दूसरे से दूर हैं. क्योंकि कई बार ज्यादा बातचीत से रिश्ते खराब होते हैं. ज्यादा बात करने से अच्छा है कि आप अपने दोस्तों के साथ भी समय बिताए. इससे आप खुश भी रहेंगे और आपका रिश्ता भी अच्छा रहेगा.

- अपना सारा वक्त और एनर्जी सिर्फ अपने पार्टनर पर ही न फोकस करें

अगर आप अपना सारा वक्त और अपनी सारी एनर्जी सिर्फ अपने पार्टनर पर ही ध्यान देने में लगा देंगे, तो आपकी चीजें बिगड़ सकती हैं. कई बार हर किसी को यह बात पसंद नहीं आती कि आप अपना सारा ध्यान उस पर लगा रहे हैं. इसलिए ऐसा करने से अच्छा है कि आप अपने दोस्तों के साथ पार्टी और डिनर पर भी जाएं.

- पार्टनर के साथ ईमानदार और भरोसेमंद बनिए

पार्टनर के साथ अपने खास पलों को जरूर शेयर करें. अगर आप एक दूसरे को देख नहीं पा रहे, तो भी ऐसा एहसास दिलाइए कि वह आपके लिए खास है. ऐसे छोटी मोटी कोशिशें आपको अपने लॉन्ग डिस्टैंस रिलेशनशिप को मजबूत बनाने के लिए बहुत जरूरी हैं.

- अगर मैसेज पर बात करके मन नहीं भरता तो वीडियो कॉल करें

अपने रिश्ते को मजबूत बनाने के लिए एक दूसरे से फोन पर बात करना बहुत जरूरी है, अगर हो सके तो हर रोज एक दो बार वीडियो कॉल करके भी बात जरूर करें. इससे आप दोनों ही अच्छा फील करेंगे.

- किसी भी रिश्ते में जलन की भावना होना आम बात है

थोड़ी बहुत जलन की भावना भी आपके रिश्ते को इंट्रेस्टिंग बनाती है और उसमें नयापन भी लाती है. लेकिन, बहुत ज्यादा जलन भी आपके रिश्ते में नाराजगी, लड़ाई-झगड़ा, असुरक्षा और अपमान को पैदा करती है. इसलिए अगर आपके मन में किसी भी चीज को लेकर अपने पार्टनर के प्रति जलन की भावना पैदा होती है, तो उसे आपस में बात करके बढ़ने से पहले ही ठीक कर लें. यह आसान तो नहीं है, लेकिन किया जरूर जा सकता है.

- पार्टनर को नाराज न होने दें

ऐसी परिस्थितियों को हमेशा नज़रअंदाज़ करें, जिससे आपके पार्टनर को गुस्सा आए. इससे अच्छा है कि आप पहले ही अपने पार्टनर से उस बारे में खुलकर बात करें, जिससे नाराज़ होने की नौबत ही न आए.

- महीने में एक बार एक-दूसरे से जरूर मिलें

रिश्ते को अच्छा बनाने के लिए जरूरी है कि आप कुछ दिनों में आपने पार्टनर से मिलते रहें. इससे आप किसी भी बात को लेकर ज्यादा परेशान नहीं होंगे और न ही मन में ही कोई बात रह जाएगी. क्योंकि जब आप अपने पार्टनर से मिलकर कोई भी बात करते हैं या उससे मिलते हैं तो उसका आपके रिश्ते पर एक अलग और अच्छा प्रभाव पड़ता है. कई बार तो जब आप परेशान होते हैं, तो आपके पार्टनर का साथ होना ही आपकी समस्या का हल होता है.

- परेशान न हों, अगर हर बार मिलने पर आप एक दूसरे से अच्छे से बात न कर पाएं

कई बार जब आप एक दूसरे से मिलते हैं, तो आपके पास उस ट्रिप की ढेरों अच्छी यादें और बातें होती हैं, जो आपको बहुत खुशी देती हैं. लेकिन, कई बार ऐसा भी होता है कि आप जब मिलते हैं तो आपके बीच बहस और लड़ाई-झगड़े भी होते हैं, तो ऐसी चीजों से ज्यादा परेशान नहीं होना चाहिए. क्योंकि अच्छे रिश्तों में भी ऐसे उतार-चढ़ाव आते रहते हैं.

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Someone Wrote a Clever Obituary for Media and a Newspaper Published it Too

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Someone Wrote a Clever Obituary for Media and a Newspaper Published it Too

Not sure if the newspaper saw what he was trying to say and published it deliberately or they too were confused by the smart wordplay.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 2:48 PM IST

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Sensationalism, yellow journalism, jingoism have been plaguing journalism for long. For Indian media, things have gone from bad to worse only. And recently the slump has been even more steep. A reporter was caught using expletives during live reporting, panelists on live debates use abusive language, everyone speaks at the same time, the civility of the debate has been lost.

The flurry of reporters outside Rhea Chakraborty's house and then Kangana Ranaut's demolished office in Mumbai grabbing almost everyone to speak on the issue show the sorry state of affairs. All this and much more could possibly be the reason that a person was compelled to write an obituary for journalism which got published in a leading English newspaper. The person was indeed surprised that the obituary for the media got published in a newspaper.

Not sure if the newspaper saw what he was trying to say and published it deliberately or they too were confused by the smart wordplay. "With profound regret we announce the demise of Ms M.E. Dia, beloved daughter of Mr E.E Dom (F.R.) and wife of Mr T.ruth in New Delhi on 8 September 2020. Mourned by family and friends." the obituary reads.

For those of you wondering what the names mean, here it is. Ms M.E.Dia is media, Mr E.E.Dom (F.R.) is freedom and Mr T.Ruth is truth, not a hard guess on the last one.

Surprised, confused yet thankful that @the_hindu decided to carry my listing#MediaCircus #media #democracy #india pic.twitter.com/raeTnlSWbJ
— Kartik Sahni (@kartiksahni) September 11, 2020

People are awed by the creativity of the obituary, even though Mr E.E.Dom (F.R.) confused a lot of people with its not-so-direct wordplay. But nonetheless, this obituary has its fans now!

Just Brilliant
— chaordic123 (@ChaordicNow) September 11, 2020

Which edition? Which date?Bravo, by the way!
— Pankaj Sethi (@PankajSethi00) September 11, 2020

This is jokes. Well done!
— Latoya Ferns-Advani (लटाँया) (@LatoyaFerns) September 11, 2020

Brilliant.
— mac@roon (@dr_madras) September 11, 2020

With Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide case, the media has been accused of diverting attention from more pressing issues like spike in coronavirus cases, slump in economy, standoff with China in Ladakh. Prime time debates are mostly about Rhea Chakraborty, her relationship with late Sushant Singh Rajput and even her personal chats from past few years.

Few weeks ago, tongues clicked in condemnation as reporters hounded a delivery boy outside Rhea's home asking him who had ordered the food and who had made the payment (as if all that was relevant to the case, even remotely). Her watchman was faced with questions too, so were other people living in her neighbourhood.

When Kangana's office was being demolished in Mumbai, a man was surrounded by reporters asking him why the building was being razed. The questions didn't stop even when he repeatedly said that he is a postman.

The show of TRP-thirst was out in open recently when Rhea was being taken for questioning. Mics and cameras followed her, reporters forced their way close to her for questions even as she raised her elbows to keep a safe distance. The frustration and disturbance was visible on her face.

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Donald Trump says he will put down 'INSURRECTION' if opponents threaten to riots on election night | Daily Mail Online

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Donald Trump says he will put down 'INSURRECTION' if he is declared winner and there are riots on election night

The president vowed to crush any rioting should opponents 'threaten riots' if they lose on Election Night
Trump said it was 'called insurrection' and vowed to 'put it down within minutes'
Trump has inveighed against mail-in ballots and says the results should be known Election Day

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President Donald Trump is vowing to crush any 'riots' that occur among opposition should he be declared the winner on Election night – saying he would 'put it down within minutes.'

Trump was asked about the hypothetical scenario by Fox News host Jeanine Pirro – who mentioned 'threats' of riots without providing specifics.

'Let's say there are threats. They say that they are going to threaten riots if they lose on election night, assuming we get a winner on election night. What are you going to do?' the host asked him.

President Donald Trump said he would put down any election night riots 'within minutes' if they were to occur and he is announced the winner that night

'We'll put them down very quickly if they do that. We have the right to do that. We have the power to do that if we want,' said Trump, sitting for an interview at the White House during a week when his team was rocked by bombshell recordings by author and journalist Bob Woodward.

Rather than downplay the possibility, Trump took the hypothetical, continuing: 'Look, it's called insurrection. We just send in, and we do it very easy. I mean, it's very easy. I'd rather not do that because there's no reason for it, but if we had to, we'd do that and put it down within minutes. Within minutes,' Trump said, in a clip posted by Politico.

Trump has repeatedly gone after 'rioters' and 'looters' who he said are rival Joe Biden supporters.

He has sent in federal agents to cities suffering rioting and property destruction in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd.

He famously posed with a bible outside St. John's Church across from the White House after authorities deployed tear gas on peaceful protesters.

Trump's use of the term 'insurrection' recalls his administration's threat to use the Insurrection Act to use military forces put down disturbances.

Fox News host Jeanine Pirro asked Trump how he would respond if opponents 'threaten riots if they lose on election night'

A protester dances around a fire set by protesters while burning a peace sign near the Federal Courthouse in Portland, Oregon during another night of protests in the city. Portland Protest, Oregon, U.S. - 19 Jul 2020

'If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them,' Trump said in June.

Last month, after declaring mail-in voting 'fraudulent,' Trump tweeted: 'Must know Election results on the night of the Election, not days, months, or even years later!'

Some election experts have begun giving warnings that the president could try to declare victory on election night based on in-person votes, even as millions of mail-in ballots get counted. Mail ballot requests and early voting in battlegrounds is already revealing a pronounced advantage for Democrats in those categories.

Biden currently leads in polls nationally as well as in key battleground states.

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‘I Was Compared To Ajmal Kasab In Jail,’ Says Anti-CAA Activist Sharjeel Usmani

September 11, 2020

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Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act activist and Aligarh Muslim University student Sharjeel Usmani, who was released from jail last week after being granted bail by the Aligarh sessions court, says the movement will bloom again.

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Sharjeel Usmani, a third-year political science student was arrested in July in connection with violence that broke out during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests on 15 December last year at Aligarh Muslim University. While speaking to Outlook, Usmani said that he doesn’t consider his release as a legal victory and urged the State to compensate and apologize for allegedly framing innocent citizens and putting them behind bars.

Q) You were released from Aligarh district jail after two months. Do you consider your release as a legal victory?

I will not call it a victory. There is nothing to celebrate because I lost three months and missed my exams. I didn’t commit any crime but the State did everything to keep me in prison. The State should not only compensate for my loss but also take action against the police officers who were involved in my illegal arrest.

There are many innocent people languishing in prison for many years. We have the example of Jamia Millia Islamia student Safoora Zargar. The state used the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) to keep her in jail for many months. She was released because of pressure from certain sections of the society. The State should be held responsible for putting innocent persons behind bars.

The courts and the judges have to ponder over the reason they are losing respect in the eyes of the public. I consider myself lucky that I was granted bail by the lower court. They couldn’t establish any charges against me. (But) For every privileged Sharjeel who comes out, hundreds of unprivileged innocent persons go to jail.

Q) Will you talk about your experience in jail? How has it changed you?

It’s well documented how Muslims are treated in prisons. I was treated in the same way as Muslim prisoners are treated in police custody. I don’t want to delve into details. I was kept in a barrack meant to host 42 people, along with 145 other inmates. Most of them were charged with rape, murder and other gruesome cases. The inmates recognised me from local newspapers and they used to refer to me as the “Shaheen Baghwala.” Once, when the inmates were watching a movie based on the 26 /11 Mumbai attack, some of them compared me with terrorist Ajmal Kazab and also commented that I will indulge in similar activities. I have realized that prison is a microcosm of the outer world in its crudest form.

Q) You were slapped with multiple charges and arrested by Anti- Terrorism Squad (ATS). Why do you think it was unfair?

The terror squad has nothing to do with anti- CAA protests or the cases that were slapped against me. Every Muslim youth in India is a potential terrorist in the eye of the State and it considers us as a threat to national security. My arrest was also a part of the larger witchhunt against activists from the Muslim community, who were part of the anti-CAA movement. After the AMU violence in December, the UP government charged me with the Goonda Act, which banned me from entering Aligarh district for six months. I never went into hiding and led a public life. I was active with anti-CAA protests and relief work for migrants. On July 8, I was arrested by policemen in plain clothes from my relative's place in Azamgarh. The police took me away to Lucknow when I stepped out of my house with friends. My family wasn’t even informed about the arrest or my whereabouts and all my belongings were confiscated.

Q) You were interrogated by ATS for almost 15 hours. What was the line of questioning?

Though they questioned me for long, it came as a shocker that they barely touched issues regarding anti-CAA protests or the AMU violence. They questioned me at length about my friends from Kashmir and my opinion on the Kashmir issue. They took the name of one Mujahedeen recruit from Nepal and inquired whether I knew him. I have also realized that there is no scope for personal privacy anymore. They had accessed my call recordings, chats, emails, bank account, and everything else. They probed me about the relationship with lawyers such as Rebecca John and Colin Gonsalves since I mentioned them in my phone conversations. They also asked me about Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi and journalist Rana Ayyub.

Q) Why do you feel that the Muslim community is being targeted?

There are more than one lakh cases registered against Muslims in connection with the anti- CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh alone. Even in the North-East Delhi riots, Muslims were killed and their houses were burnt. However, it’s the Muslims who are being framed for the violence. The State doesn’t see any value for our lives. We have to negotiate our rights with the State.

Dr. Kafeel Khan was arrested for the speech he delivered at AMU. At that particular event, Yogendra Yadav also gave a speech on similar lines. They came in the same car and they spoke at the same event. The fact that Kafeel Khan was charged with NSA for the speech shows the State’s prejudice against Muslims.

Q) Did the arrest dampen your spirits? Will you carry on the fight against the citizenship law?

If the witch-hunting was meant to scare, it has only made me bolder and stronger. I don’t regret my actions even for a moment. I am positive about the future of the anti-CAA movement. This isn’t a fight only to scrap the black law. It is also a struggle to restore our self-esteem. I am sure the movement will bloom again like wild mushrooms. Everyone has to come together in this battle.

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US Open 2020 Women's Semi final HIGHLIGHTS: Victoria Azarenka Beats Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka Reaches 2nd Final - News18

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US Open 2020 Women's Singles Semi-finals HIGHLIGHTS: Victoria Azarenka defeats Serena Williams 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 to reach her third US Open final. Victoria Azarenka took the second set 6-3 against Serena Williams to level the match and made her way back in the semi-final. Serena took the first set 6-1 with absolute ease as Azarenka failed to find her range at all. Earlier, Naomi Osaka advanced to her second US Open final with a 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-3 win over American Jennifer Brady, whose dream run came to an end.

Follow the News18 Sports' live blog on the US Open women's singles semi-finals, which will start with Brady and Osaka and will be followed by Serena and Azarenka. Osaka, who is in her second US Open semi-final, is eyeing a second win at Flushing Meadows and a third Grand Slam title. For Brady, it is uncharted territory as this is her first Grand Slam semi-final. Serena is still eyeing Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam titles while Azarenka, who recently won Western & Southern Open, is a former world No.1 in New York, she has reached two finals but has no title to show.

Sep 11, 2020 9:27 am (IST)

Here are the full match statistics of the women's singles semi-final between Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka, which the latter won. Shows how close the match was!

Sep 11, 2020 9:23 am (IST)

"It's been seven years, it's my favourite number, so I guess it's meant to be. I am very grateful for this opportunity. I am grateful to be playing against such champions.

"(Had never defeated Serena in Majors) I knew it's never over till I have another chance. I knew it wasn't over at 5-3 as well. I held on. (Back when she lost a final to Serena) I was young, my ego was way bigger back then.

"It is the daily work I have been doing to keep calm mind but keep moving my body for energy. There was no crowd for energy so I had to do it myself. She dug me a big hole in the first set, I am glad to have turned it around.

"I hope it inspires women to go out and chase their dreams. You don't have to be just one thing. I am a mother but also a tennis player and fighter on court. I want to inspire my kid. I hope women know they can do anything.

"So excited to play against her (Naomi Osaka), we didn't get to play last week. She is super powerful. I have to stay super strong. Playing in the final is a blessing and I am going to take all the fun out of it."

Sep 11, 2020 9:21 am (IST)

Victoria Azarenka beats Serena Williams 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 to reach her third US Open final. It was an incredible turnaround for Azarenka, who looked completely down and out after the first set but managed to turn it around brilliantly to give herself the opportunity to win her first US Open.

Challenge and ... into the final with an ace!

Victoria Azarenka has all the emotions after this three-set classic. @vika7 | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/yXyxJsmYc0
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 11, 2020

Sep 11, 2020 9:13 am (IST)

Set 3: Serena 6-1, 3-6, 3-5 Azarenka* | Serena holds her serve 40-15 and leaves it to Victoria Azarenka to serve out the match. The two-time US Open finalist, who lost to Serena on both occasions, can she do it?

Sep 11, 2020 9:08 am (IST)

Set 3: Serena* 6-1, 3-6, 2-5 Azarenka | Another good service hold from Azarenka, a comfortable one and now she is just a game away from her third US Open final. Azarenka movement on the court, the quality of her strokes and the punch in them is top-class right now. Serena is finding it difficult to deal with the intensity.

Sep 11, 2020 9:05 am (IST)

Set 3: Serena 6-1, 3-6, 2-4 Azarenka* | An easy service hold for Serena there, even though she made a double fault while 40-0 love. Azarenka is returning so well right now that it is forcing Serena to go bigger.

Sep 11, 2020 9:01 am (IST)

Set 3: Serena* 6-1, 3-6, 1-4 Azarenka | Net cord helping Azarenka when she was 15-30 down and then she slams a down-the-line forehand to go up 40-30. A big first serve and then a backhand to the other side gets Azarenka over the line and she holds her serve. Azarenka survives another Serena push and this is edgy action at the Arthur Ashe Stadium now.

Sep 11, 2020 8:56 am (IST)

Set 3: Serena 6-1, 3-6, 1-3 Azarenka* | Lots of "c'mon" and screams at the Arthur Ashe Stadium right now as Serena Williams works hard to hold her serve and stay in the semi-final.

Sep 11, 2020 8:53 am (IST)

Set 3: Serena* 6-1, 3-6, 0-3 Azarenka | Some nervous vibes from Azarenka at 30-30 but she gets to 40-30 and then serves up an ace to close down the game to take a 3-0 lead in the deciding set.

Sep 11, 2020 8:51 am (IST)

Set 3: Serena 6-1, 3-6, 0-2 Azarenka* | Azarenka has punched it down! Serena, unable to hold her lines, was broken and Azarenka has a solid lead in the match now.

Sep 11, 2020 8:45 am (IST)

Serena has her ankle strapped completely and after Victroria Azarenka makes her hustle on the court a lot, she held her ankle in pain and called for a trainer. The trainer checked and she took a medical timeout, wherein her ankle was further strapped.

The momentum was all with Azarenka, will this break her rhythm? Will Serena will able to move well on the court?

Sep 11, 2020 8:41 am (IST)

Set 3: Serena* 6-1, 3-6, 0-1 Azarenka | Oh that huge Serena scream! Serena comes to the net and wins the first point of her service game with a kill at the net. From 40-0 up, Azarenka stormed right back to take it to deuce with her backhand firing. After a lot of hustle on the court, Serena worryingly held her strapped ankle called for the trainer.

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Sep 11, 2020 8:37 am (IST)

Set 3: Serena* 6-1, 3-6, 0-1 Azarenka | Azarenka starts the decider on a good note as she grinds out to hold her serve. She is making Serena move on the court now and Serena has been misfiring while Azarenka seems more agile and consistent now.

Sep 11, 2020 8:33 am (IST)

Victoria Azarenka has found a fresh rhythm as she breaks Serena Williams once more to take the second set 6-3 and force a deciding set. This just got very interesting!

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Sep 11, 2020 8:31 am (IST)

Set 2: Serena* 6-1, 3-5 Azarenka | Azarenka holds her serve with ease. She is in her rhythm now, showing her range of strokes, consistent backhand and attacking Serena up front.

Sep 11, 2020 8:21 am (IST)

Set 2: Serena 6-1, 3-4 Azarenka* | Two break points come and go for Azarenka but she is playing so much better now and creating pressure on Serena. Serena has lost all seven of her second serve points so far. Serena, though, shows her composure once again and holds her serve.

Sep 11, 2020 8:18 am (IST)

Set 2: Serena* 6-1, 2-4 Azarenka | Another love hold for Azarenka, her second straight. This is finally turning right for Azarenka. Serena will now have to just dig in.

Form 52 per cent first serves in and a just a 40 percent win ratio in the first set, Azarenka has bettered her first serve in percentage to 81 and is winning 77 per cent of them. That is how better Azarenka is now!

Sep 11, 2020 8:13 am (IST)

Set 2: Serena 6-1, 2-3 Azarenka* | 0-30 down, Serena gets a big first serve in and let's out a "c'mon" to pump herself up. But Azarenka brings her A return game and beautiful backhand to get herself two break points. She converts in just her first point to get right back in this semi-final.

Sep 11, 2020 8:10 am (IST)

Set 2: Serena* 6-1, 2-2 Azarenka | Azarenka holds her serve to love. She is playing better now, giving herself some chance here. She has even put 10 out of 12 first serves in this set and that has been a huge help for her.

Sep 11, 2020 8:07 am (IST)

Set 2: Serena 6-1, 2-1 Azarenka* | A brilliant last point as both players exchange angled, powerful groundstrokes. Serena shows excellent movement on the baseline to stretch and bang the forehand to get the last point.

Sep 11, 2020 8:03 am (IST)

Set 2: Serena* 6-1, 1-1 Azarenka | Azarenka holds her serve even as Serena pushes on. Azarenka let out a scream after holding her serve and she has to stay in this to give herself any chance.

Sep 11, 2020 8:00 am (IST)

Here are the statistics from the first set of Serena Williams vs Victoria Azarenka.

Sep 11, 2020 7:59 am (IST)

Set 2: Serena 6-1, 1-0 Azarenka* (* denotes next server) | A dominant service hold by Serena as she hold her serve 40 to love. It is all Serena right now and even though the American is playing good tennis, it is more about how weak and patchy Azarenka is right now.

Sep 11, 2020 7:57 am (IST)

Set 1: Serena 6-1 Azarenka | From 40-0 up, Serena takes Azarenka to deuce. Azarenka was really good in the first three points but not so much in the next three. She is so inconsistent right now that it is just playing in Serena's hands. Serena then converted her second set point to ease through the first set.

SERENA WILL NOT BE STOPPED 😤

One set away now. pic.twitter.com/wd5L4j1ppQ
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 11, 2020

Sep 11, 2020 7:46 am (IST)

Set 1: Serena 5-1 Azarenka* | Azarenka is finally getting into her elements, she is opening up the court, coming to the net, going for the winners, and stretching Serena. She is able to bring up a break point but then sprays her backhand to get it to deuce. Serena, then, gets to advantage with a big first serve. However, Azarenka's consistent returns make Serena send a forehand wide. An unforced error from Azarenka as she hits the net despite a couple of massively attacking strokes that stretched Serena. She holds her serve!

Sep 11, 2020 7:39 am (IST)

Set 1: Serena* 4-1 Azarenka | Azarenka is having to work so hard for every single point right now, she could be heard cursing, "it's f*****g s**t," she said in the middle of her service game. But she finally gets on board as well. Azarenka shows her range, plays some powerful shots to the line to get '1' against her name.

Sep 11, 2020 7:36 am (IST)

Set 1: Serena 4-0 Azarenka* | Another easy hold of serve for Serena Williams to open up a 4-0 lead. This first set looks like it will be a walkaway for the six-time champion. Azarenka just can't find her length yet.

Sep 11, 2020 7:32 am (IST)

Set 1: Serena* 3-0 Azarenka | Serena, who has had slow starts at US Open, will not mind this. Azarenka has literally gifted her an ideal start with two breaks of serve.

Sep 11, 2020 7:27 am (IST)

Set 1: Serena 2-0 Azarenka* | Serena starts her service game with a double fault but then holds with ease by taking the next four points to close out the game. An ideal start for the six-time champion.

Sep 11, 2020 7:24 am (IST)

Set 1: Serena* 1-0 Azarenka (* denotes next server) | What a terrible start for Azarenka as Serena rights away breaks her without even doing much. Surely, this is nerves speaking for Azarenka. After all, this a rematch of the two US Open finals she has lost!

Azarenka vs Serena on Ashe.

Let's do this (again) 😤 pic.twitter.com/yVnUUT9ngQ
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 11, 2020

US Open 2020 Women's Semi-final HIGHLIGHTS: Victoria Azarenka Beats Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka Reaches 2nd Final

Naomi Osaka (L) and Victoria Azarenka. (Photo Credit: US Open Twitter)

Osaka has two Grand Slam titles to her name while Brady had never been past the fourth round at any major tournament until this week even though she won her first WTA title at Lexington, Kentucky after lockdown. She and Osaka have played twice, each winning once by a 6-4, 6-4 score, although Brady’s victory came six years ago.

Williams vs Azarenka is a rematch of US Open 2012 and 2013 finals, both of which were won by Serena. Williams is closing in on what would be her seventh U.S. Open championship and record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title overall. She has made it to the semifinals in each of her past 11 appearances in New York. Azarenka is a two-time Australian Open champion on a 10-match winning streak and back in a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time in seven years. Williams leads Azarenka 18-4 head-to-head.

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‘You are not going anywhere’: Lalu pens emotional letter to Raghuvansh Prasad Singh hours after latter’s resignation from RJD

By: FE Online |

Updated: Sep 11, 2020 10:40 AM

Raghuvansh Prasad Singh was once considered Lalu's close aide. He resigned from the RJD on Wednesday.

Jailed RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has made an emotional appeal to Raghuvansh Prasad Singh not to leave the party. Lalu’s letter comes hours after Raghuvansh sent his resignation to Lalu who is undergoing treatment at RIMS, Ranchi.

In his reply, Lalu said that his family needs him and told him that “you are not going anywhere”.

“…I cannot believe (that you have resigned from the RJD). My family and I want you to recover fast, and to see you standing among us. For the last four decades, we have sat together to make political, social, and even family decisions together. You should first recover, and we can then talk it out. You are not going anywhere. I am telling you,” he wrote.

Raghuvansh Prasad Singh was once considered Lalu’s close aide. He was reportedly sidelined by the party since his 2014 general election loss from Vaishali seat.

Raghuvansh wanted Rajya Sabha berth but the RJD denied him on many occasions. After the 2019 elections which Raghuvansh had lost, the politician wanted the RJD to nominate him to the Upper House.

Raghuvansh was also miffed over the leadership of Lalu’s son Tejashwi Yadav. He had in June resigned from the RJD’s national vice-president post after his rival Rama Singh met Tejashwi to pave his entry into the party.

While in 2014, Raghuvansh lost his stronghold Vaishali seat to LJP’s Rama Singh, he contested unsuccessfully in 2019 against LJP’ Veena Devi. Notably, Raghuvansh had won all the parliamentary elections since 1996 from Vaishali.

Raghuvansh and Rama Singh belong to the same caste — Rajput. They draw on support from the same political constituency.

According to reports, Rama Singh wants his wife to contest the Assembly election on the RJD’s symbol.

Raghuvansh has also been upset with Lalu’s eder son Tej Pratap Yadav who had dismissed him as “just a potful of water in the ocean of the RJD”.

Raghuvansh, 74, is undergoing treatment at AIIMS with a persistent cough after recovering from Covid-19.

Following Raghuvansh’s resignation from the RJD, the BJP said that it is a matter of concern for the RJD that its senior leaders are quitting.

“Raghuvansh Babu is a leader who commands respect of all parties. Why he quit the RJD is a matter of concern. Such a senior leader was not getting due respect from Lalu Prasad’s sons,” party spokesperson Nikhil Anand said.

JD(U) MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh said that it is unfortunate that RJD was not able to respect one of its tallest leaders.

“Raghuvansh Babu represents the legacy of socialists, but RJD could not respect him,” he said.

Meanwhile, reports suggest that Raghuvansh could join Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United).

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National Education Policy Aims To Remove Marksheet Pressure: PM Modi

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NEP will reduce the syllabus and make learning a fun-based and complete experience, PM Modi said

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that school students should have a new curriculum, which is in sync with the new National Education Policy, by 2022 when the nation celebrates its 75th year of Independence.

Noting that marksheet has become "pressure sheet" for students and "prestige sheet" for families, the Prime Minister said the new policy aims to remove this pressure.

The NEP will reduce the syllabus and make learning a fun-based and complete experience, he said.

The new curriculum framework will be developed and be ready by 2022 when the nation celebrates its 75th year of Independence, he said addressing the "School Education Conclave" organised by the Ministry of Education.

The new curriculum will be a future-ready and scientific. It will have new skills to promote critical thinking, creativity, communication and curiosity, PM Modi said.

The Prime Minister noted that the Ministry of Education has received over 15 lakh suggestions from teachers on the implementation of NEP within a week through the MyGov portal.

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Huawei FreeBuds Pro TWS, FreeLace Pro Neckband Earphones With Active Noise Cancellation Announced

Both new Huawei earphones will be available in multiple colours.

By Roydon Cerejo | Updated: 11 September 2020 18:41 IST

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Huawei FreeBuds Pro TWS, FreeLace Pro Neckband Earphones With Active Noise Cancellation Announced

The Huawei FreeBuds Pro feature 11mm dynamic drivers

Highlights

The FreeBuds Pro will offer 30-hour battery life with the charging case
The FreeBuds Pro can connect to two devices at the same time
The FreeLace Pro are IP55 rated

Huawei FreeBuds Pro true wireless earphones and FreeLace Pro neckband earphones were announced at the company's ‘Seamless Ai Life' event, among many other products. The FreeBuds Pro are said to be the world's first true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones to support intelligent dynamic noise cancellation. The Huawei FreeLace Pro feature 14mm drivers and noise cancellation of up to 40dB.

Huawei FreeBuds Pro, FreeLace Pro pricing and availability

The Huawei FreeBuds Pro are priced at EUR 199 (roughly Rs. 17,280) and will be available in October. The Huawei FreeLace Pro are priced at EUR 119 (roughly Rs. 10,330) and will go on sale this month.

Huawei FreeBuds Pro features

The Huawei FreeBuds Pro are true wireless earphones, featuring active noise cancellation for blocking out ambient noise. The earphones' hybrid noise cancellation technology includes inward and outward facing microphones that is said to reduce noise by up to 40dB. The earphones are also able to dynamically switch between different noise cancellation modes, based on the amount of ambient noise. For voice calls, there's a bone voice sensor that is claimed to deliver better voice clarity.

The Huawei FreeBuds Pro will be offered in Ceramic White, Silver Frost, and Carbon Black colours. The earphones feature interchangeable eartips, and a short stem that supports touch gestures, similar to the AirPods Pro. The earphones are said to have a battery life of up to seven hours on one charge (up to four and a half hours with ANC), and up to 30 hours in total from the case.

These also feature 11mm dynamic drivers, and support Bluetooth 5.2. Huawei hasn't specified the types of codecs that are supported. The company says the earphones can connect to two devices at once, includes Mac, Windows, Android, and iOS devices.

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The Huawei FreeLace Pro is a neckband-style earphone

Huawei FreeLace Pro features

The Huawei FreeLace Pro are neckband earphones, similar to the Huawei FreeLace but with active noise cancellation. These feature 14mm dynamic drivers in each earbud, with a magnesium-alloy diaphragm and an independent bass tube. The FreeLace Pro are said to offer up to 40dB noise cancellation performance and better call quality thanks to the three microphones and AI voice enhancements.

The earphones can last a full day with continuous playback on one charge, according to Huawei. The built-in USB Type-C port in the neckband supports Huawei's HiPair feature that offers five hours of playback with a five minute charge. The earphones will be offered in Graphite Black, Spruce Green, and Dawn White colours. These support Bluetooth 5 and are IP55 rated for dust and water resistance.

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Asus F570 Review

By Vignesh Giridharan | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

68 _/100

design
54
performance
51
value for money
92
features
74

PROS
Butter-soft keyboard
Decent gaming performance
Ryzen runs cool

CONS
Colourless display
Performance marred by slow HDD
Not easy to upgrade

Verdict

The Asus F570 would have ticked all the right boxes, had it used a faster storage option. Nevertheless, it's a fine affordable gaming laptop for the newbie gamer in you.

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	Available	49990
	Out of Stock	46999

Asus F570 detailed review

The Asus F570 is a rather unique gaming laptop in that it’s easily one of the most affordable ones out there in the market. It uses an all-plastic construction but doesn’t feel visibly too flimsy or delicate. The body sports a neat, brushed metallic finish that’s easy on the eyes. The keyboard is easily one of the best Asus has ever made outside of its ROG lineup; the keys are soft and precise and include the long-lost context menu key.

There’s an AMD Ryzen 5 processor on the inside that runs cool most of the time. Accompanying the AMD Vega 8 internal GPU is a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 GPU with 4GB of video RAM. The RAM is a healthy 8GB but the hard drive is a sluggish 1-terabyte unit. How does all of this sum for a gaming machine that’s aimed at students and first-time gamers? Let’s find out.

Build and Design

The Asus F570 is only made of plastic on the outside but feels strong enough for everyday use. The top cover feels like it can take scratches and minor bumps but not big drops. The top cover and the area around the keyboard have a brushed metallic finish, which lends the laptop an attractive look. While the body itself is in black, some of the borders and the Asus logo are neatly accented in teal.

The display can be opened with the push of a single finger but takes some effort, and it will only go a maximum angle of 120 degrees. But be careful not to wrestle the lid open because it's quite slim and flimsy. We hope you don't mind bezels because the ones around the F570's display are thick. The build and design of the Asus F570 seems commensurate with its reasonable price of Rs 52,990.

Display, Audio, and IO

The display on the Asus F570 is a 15.6-inch Full HD unit with an aspect ratio of 16:9. At 60Hz, the refresh rate is less than half of that offered by the Asus TUF series displays, but given the laptop’s price, that's forgivable. But what's not forgivable is the display’s worrisomely low contrast. The white from the backlight bleeds through the colours badly, to a point where one begins to wonder if Asus has forgotten to add colours to the display altogether. According to our display test, the Asus F570’s display covers only 58 percent of the colours in the sRGB colour scale and 43 percent of the colours in the Adobe RGB colour scale.

Audio on the Asus F570 comes through Asus SonicMaster speakers co-developed by the Asus Golden Ear team. The speakers are neither too loud nor too feeble. At max volume, you can listen to instrumental music quite clearly when the cubicles around you in the office are empty. If there’s a noisy gathering around you, you’ll have trouble. These speakers are best reserved for vocals and music that’s not too heavy on bass, because you’ll hear or feel none of it. In summary, they’re a slightly better than the usual concealed, downward-firing speakers you’d find on most affordable laptops.

The Asus F570 isn’t shy to offer ports for connectivity. On the left side, we see two USB 2.0 Type-A ports and a 3.5mm jack for headsets, along with a lock slot. On right side, we see the power port, a LAN port, a USB 3.1 Type-A port, an HDMI port, a USB 3.1 Type-C port, and a microSD card slot. What’s not on offer is a fingerprint scanner. Your quickest sign-in method on Windows 10 is a four-digit PIN.

Keyboard and Touchpad

Despite a few oddities, this keyboard is one of the best you’ll ever see from Asus. The keys on it are large and soft to press. Even though they seem a bit too soft for accurate feedback sometimes, I find myself having little trouble registering a keypress. The backlighting is single-zone and there are no borders around the WASD keys. This may make some gamers grumble but I’m quite happy with the simplicity of it. What’s a bit peculiar is that Asus has chosen to make what’s usually an Enter key on that super-slim numpad, a Delete key and the right Ctrl key extra long. No, seriously, that Ctrl key is half the width of the space bar. On the bright side, the context key makes a return on the Asus F570. Hurray!

The touchpad on the Asus F570 is a standard precision unit, which makes swiping and clicking a breeze. Multi-finger gestures can be controlled directly through Windows Settings. The physical touchpad keys beneath require some force to be clicked, but are otherwise responsive.

Performance and Gaming

The Asus F570 is powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 processor and 8GB of RAM. Taking care of the graphics department is an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 graphics card with 4GB of GDDR5 RAM. The only odd one out in this setup is the storage drive: a Toshiba one-terabyte SATA 3 hard drive spinning at 5,400 rpm. It’s also what I believe makes the F570 more sluggish than it actually is.

The review unit scored on the lower side on most of our performance benchmark tests. Working with everyday applications like Google Chrome, Microsoft Excel, and iTunes is mostly a pleasant experience but there are times the laptop stalls for a few good seconds. A cold boot to desktop takes over to a minute to happen. Opening a rarely used context menu within applications or clicking the Wi-Fi icon in the taskbar makes the system hang for a few seconds. Exporting a hundred files in Adobe Lightroom takes close to ten minutes. In my observation, the hard drive is almost always thrashing even when other resources seem available.

Do yourself a favour and upgrade to a solid-state drive, or even a hybrid solid-state drive, at the time of purchase. But a word of advice to those of you looking to upgrade later: go straight to an Asus service centre; do not try to open the laptop up by yourself. Not only will the process of opening it up void your warranty, it’ll test your patience quite a bit.

The motherboard is screwed tightly to the inside of the rear cover, which is not a design you see on too many laptops. So, simply unscrewing the rear cover won’t give you access to anything. You’ll have to turn the machine over, open the display up, and take the keyboard off to gain access to the innards. Remember, you can’t just pull the keyboard out without disconnecting the ribbons that run beneath it. Once you’ve meticulously done that, you’ll have access to the battery, the hard drive, and the fan. RAM replacement is a far more complicated affair as it can’t be reached by just opening the keyboard up; you’ll have to get to the other side of the motherboard, which requires a complete disassembly of the elements inside.

Gaming performance is surprisingly better than expected on the Asus F570. During our test, Doom ran on Full HD resolution and Ultra graphics settings at around 50 frames per second, and dropped to 40 frames per second during action sequences. Lowering the settings to Medium bumped the frame rate up and locked it at 60 frames per second for most of the gameplay. Metro: Last Light, on the other hand, ran rather badly on the Asus F570. Regardless of the graphics settings, the frame rate did not cross 20 frames per second. This game, sadly, is best played on Low settings. What’s nice about the F570 is that at no point does the package temperature of the AMD Ryzen 5 processor cross 50 degrees Celsius. There’s no apparent heat on the keyboard surface or the base. Remember that the AMD Ryzen 5 has a TDP of 15W and is rated for a max temperature of 95 degrees Celsius, but it probably stays so cool because of the single fan on the inside.

Battery

Battery performance on the Asus F570 can be described as average at best. The review unit scored 5 hours, 20 minutes on our standard battery benchmark test. On daily usage tests, where Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are turned on, the screen brightness is set to 60 percent, and CPU usage is on the higher side, the Asus F570 lasted about three and a half hours on a single full charge. Charging from 20 percent to full took two straight hours. If you’re using it for some light web browsing, expect about four hours of battery life at most.

Bottom Line

The Asus F570 is definitely a model to consider if you’re a student looking to play lightweight game titles on an affordable laptop that you can also take to college. It’s built decently and has enough power for video-editing tools. That said, be mindful of the F570’s poor display; it looks practically colourless. Considering everything, you needn’t think twice about buying the Asus F570. You just need to get that hard drive replaced with a solid-state drive through Asus.

Asus F570 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 46999
Release Date:	20 Dec 2018
Variant:	None
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

OS
Windows 10
Display
15.6" (1920 X 1080)
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 | NA
Memory
1 TB SATA/8GB DDR4

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Yu Yureka Black Review

By Prasid Banerjee | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

70 _/100

design
81
performance
58
value for money
57
features
83

User Rating : 5/5 Out of 1 Reviews

PROS
Looks good and different

CONS
Camera isn't dependable
Battery life could be better

Verdict

The Yureka Black is a decent smartphone, but it lacks in the camera and battery departments. The Xiaomi Redmi 4 is a better purchase, although the Yureka Black will perhaps suit those who put looks above all else. Of course, the really right choice would be a phone that brings such features on top of Android Nougat, but OEMs seem reluctant to make such phones right now.

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Yu Yureka Black detailed review

Micromax needs a win. In fact, it needs a big win, and for that it’s pulling out the big guns. The company’s sister concern, Yu Televentures, had its biggest and probably only win with the Yureka smartphone (review) some years ago. So, to bring back the Yu brand, Micromax is also reviving the Yureka line of devices, with what it calls the Yureka Black.

There’s a stark change in philosophy this time. The Yureka Black feels more like a Micromax phone than one by Yu Televentures. It’s not the price breaking, spec-focused device the company has been known for. Instead, Micromax is focusing on design and delivering the specs/features that most of its competitors are bringing. That means there’s nothing really new or ground breaking about this device. Yet, it’s one of the many smartphones contending for your attention and a portion of your hard earned money. So, here’s the Yureka Black review.

Build and Design

Much like the Yu Yureka, the Yureka Black is essentially a phone called the Wiko uFeel Prime with the Yu logo instead of Wiko’s. You could criticise the company for that, but really it makes Micromax no different than any other, with their similar looking smartphones. For what its worth, the Yureka Black at least doesn’t look and feel like any of its competitors in the Indian market. It’s a sad fact, but the smartphone market literally has no innovation anymore.

On the flipside, the Yureka Black’s metallic back feels distinctly more premium than competing devices. It feels more like glass than metal, same as the Jet Black variant of the iPhone 7 (review). That though means that the Yureka Black is the most slippery smartphone in the budget segment. It feels slippery when you’re holding it, and tends to slide off your lap or table. It’s a difficult phone to handle, especially with one hand. Things are easier when holding it in vertical position, but it’s a nightmare when held horizontally, for shooting photos, watching movies etc. The slippery back also makes it difficult to prop up against other objects, since it tends to slide off them too. Lastly, as with the iPhone 7, the body is prone to scratches and smudges.

There are chrome antenna lines on the back with the camera at the top-centre and a flash below it. The Yu logo is parallel to the camera on the bottom and the sides are rounded, as are the corners. There’s 2.5D Gorilla Glass 3 on the front and true to its name, the entire device is as black as it gets. In fact, it’s so black that I found it difficult to spot the micro-USB orientation in dimly lit rooms. The bezels are hard to spot too, because of this black treatment, and the entire design becomes more seamless due to that.

That said, I’m not a big fan of the black shadows (on the home screen) near the top and bottom edges of the display. It looks like light leak, but is actually an UI element that disappears when you’re using other apps.

Overall, the Yureka Black chooses looks over ergonomics, and like every other smartphone you’ll need a cover for this one. If that works for you, you’ll enjoy this device.

Display

The black shadows I mentioned above make the display somewhat underwhelming at first glance. A closer look suggests that Yu has tuned the colours to pleasantly warmer levels, but contrast is certainly lower than usual. It’s a nice looking display and touch performance is good as well, but higher black levels would have been warranted, especially for a phone that plays on the whole “black” thing. In fact, deeper blacks would have blended well with the design as well.

Viewing angles are fine, but a yellowish tone appears when you’re not looking at the display head on. The angles don’t have to be too extreme either and as a result, photos, movies and videos sometimes look quite unnatural on the screen. The display is also slightly on the dimmer side, which means you’ll have to squint a little bit when you’re out and about.

Moving on, I’ve said this often in my reviews recently: Android Marshmallow is simply unacceptable on any smartphone today. Micromax isn’t the only offender, but it must be penalised for this. If you really skip all Marshmallow-powered phones, Motorola and (upcoming) Nokia phones are the only ones you’ll be left with.

The fact is that Android is a fragmented ecosystem, and you do not get updates often. So, by buying a device that’s running a two-year-old OS now, you’re simply reducing your phone’s life cycle. Moreover, you’re missing Google’s security patches from an entire generation of Android, which should matter to even the most basic user today. Simply put, consumers have to demand phones with the newest version of Android and companies have to provide it. Period.

Now that you’ve read all that and ignored it, the UI on the Yureka Black is quite stock like. There are cosmetic changes to the icons and navigation bar, but there are no big changes or surprises here.

Micromax is promoting the fact that the phone supports something called “Smart Gestures”. That basically consists of some regular gestures, like double tap to wake/lock, Flip to mute, pocket protection and more. These are all gestures we’ve seen before and while they do work, I’m personally better off without them. Also, there’s a “Draw Gestures” box that appears when swiping from the top. I often brought this up when pulling down the notification shade, which is poor UI design. The gestures are a nifty gimmick, but nothing that you couldn't do without.

Performance

Going with industry trends, Micromax chose the Snapdragon 430 to power this smartphone. The company is using the Snapdragon 430 and 435 interchangeably, since the two aren’t all that different in any way. However, Snapdragon 435-powered smartphones will have better LTE support, which means they’re more versatile as far as connectivity is concerned.

AnTuTu Benchmark

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On regular usage, you should expect some lags and stutters. Games are playable, but not at their best. Games like Injustice and WWE Champions will run a couple of frames over 30fps, but won’t ever hit 60. That’s about the performance you can expect from smartphones under Rs. 10,000 today, and it qualifies as usable too. As with most other aspects of this phone, the performance is neither surprising, nor does it impress anymore than other smartphones. App load times are high and I saw stutters when toggling the brightness meter at times. The performance is fine for basic users, but it's not a speedy or smooth device by any margin.

Camera

The rear camera is the only real disappointing aspect of the Yureka Black. I took some good photos at times, but the camera is far from dependable. Colour saturation is sometimes too high and sometimes on the lower side, details are very low and focus often goes wrong. The camera is slow to focus in both well lit and low light conditions. The phone also finds it difficult to separate closely matched colours, like a dark and light shade of green placed close to each other. There was even some colour noise in low light photos, something I haven’t seen in smartphone cameras in years.

On the other hand, the front camera is more dependable. It softens facial textures a little bit, but not enough to make them look unnatural. However, details here are still low and photos lack sharpness still. There's a front flash that can be used in low light conditions, but it won't change any of the basic elements of the images. If selfies matter to you, the flash will probably add some value proposition here, but I'd recommend spending a little more for far better selfies.

Battery

Driving all of the above is a 3000 mAh battery and you’ll get about 10-12 hours of battery life from this. You can game for over an hour on 20% charge and high brightness, while the camera isn’t very tough on battery life either. The Yureka Black’s battery life lies in the industry average today. You’ll charge it every morning and charge again after a 10-hour work day. It’s not going to last you till the night, though, so the Redmi 4 does provide almost 50% more battery life.

Bottom line

When you make a comeback, you want a phone that sticks out and garners consumer attention. In that, the Yureka Black is successful as far as design in concerned. But, there’s nothing to set this phone aside from its competitors and its camera and battery life are actually inferior to the Xiaomi Redmi 4 (our current budget favourite). If you put good looks above all else, the Yureka Black will suit your fancy, but gun to my head, the Redmi 4 is a far more balanced and better device than this. Of course, the really right choice would be something with Android Nougat, but unfortunately no OEM wants to give you that in this price range.

Yu Yureka Black Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 7099
Release Date:	01 Jun 2017
Variant:	32GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
5" (1080 x 1920)
Camera
13 | 8 MP
Memory
32 GB/4 GB
Battery
3000 mAh

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9/11 anniversary highlights Trump's failures as America faces a new crisis — from within

Trump represents an existential threat to our Constitution. That's why hundreds of my fellow former Bush administration officials have pledged to support Biden instead.

President George W. Bush embraces a firefighter during a visit to New York on Sept. 14, 2001.Smith Collection/Gado / Getty Images file

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By Kristopher Purcell, former Bush communications aide and a co-founder of 43 Alumni for Biden

On Sept. 11, 2001, I was a junior communications aide in George W. Bush's White House. It was my first full-time job; I was barely old enough to buy a beer.

That morning, with America under attack, my colleagues and I were evacuated from the White House. We ran through Lafayette Square, across Pennsylvania Avenue. In the afternoon, after rallying in a makeshift office downtown, my roommate and I were sent walking through the empty streets of downtown Washington to FBI headquarters to assist with a media briefing. We rode with our boss back to an eerily quiet White House and worked with a news crew to set up the Oval Office for the president's address to the nation.

We were in the Oval Office when the president walked in from Marine One on the South Lawn. As he rehearsed his speech, I was struck by his resolve.

I sat behind the president's Resolute Desk as his stand-in and read through his remarks, imagining the momentous decisions he would have to make in that chair in the coming weeks.

We were in the Oval Office when the president walked in from Marine One on the South Lawn. As he rehearsed his speech, I was struck by his resolve and focus, the intensity in his eyes. The nation needed to see strength but also needed reassurance that we would be OK, that we would make it through the crisis and build back better.

In the coming days, Bush would bring the nation together in prayer at the National Cathedral and visit a mosque in solidarity with Muslim Americans. Believing a second-wave attack on the White House to be imminent, the Secret Service would take the president down to the White House "bunker" multiple times.

From the archives: George W. Bush’s Oval Office speech on 9/11

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This year, on Sept. 11, 2020, our nation faces multiple crises simultaneously. But behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, we have a man incapable of resolve, incapable of focus, incapable of strength, incapable of reassurance.

In Lafayette Square, the same place we were evacuated to 19 years ago, armed agents were sent to attack American civilians with gas and rubber bullets. With that gas still hanging in the air, President Donald Trump emerged from the White House to march through the park to another national church — not for prayer or to urge national unity but for a photo op.

Around the time I walked to the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building on this fateful day in 2001, Donald Trump bragged in a live interview that with the Twin Towers in smoldering ruins, he was now the owner of the tallest building in lower Manhattan. He lamented the loss of the skyline but spared little sympathy for the loss of human life.

Communications staffer Kristopher Purcell sits in the Oval Office as White House staff members prepare for President George W. Bush to address the nation after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 1, 2001.White House Photo Office

Today, after millions of Americans have fallen ill and almost 200,000 people have died, Trump again seems more focused on damage control and his personal finances than helping regular people. We now know that Trump knew the danger we faced with COVID-19 but intentionally played it down. More than 55 million Americans have sought unemployment benefits, and countless small businesses are failing, yet Trump spent valuable time trying to push through $1.75 billion in relief funds for a gleaming new FBI building across the street from his Trump International Hotel.

Americans don't expect our presidents to be perfect; we know they will make mistakes. But they do expect our leaders to work to ease tensions and calm fears and to be honest about the challenges we face. Instead of bringing us together, addressing racial injustice and presenting a national strategy to stop the spread of the virus, Trump has intentionally sowed division, encouraged white nationalists and vigilantes while downplaying the threats they pose to society, stoked fear and spread misinformation with dangerous consequences.

9/11 wasn't just an attack on American citizens; it was an attack on the very idea of American democracy. That democracy is under attack again today.

Around 1,000 are dying every single day from COVID-19 in the U.S. That means every three days, this nation is experiencing a 9/11-level loss of life under Trump's "reign."

9/11 wasn't just an attack on American citizens; it was an attack on the very idea of American democracy. That democracy is under attack again today, not just from a foreign adversary (Russia) or a foreign-born virus (COVID-19) but from behind the very desk where presidents since Rutherford B. Hayes have made life-and-death decisions.

Donald Trump represents an existential threat to our Constitution, our security and our health. That's why hundreds of my fellow former Bush administration officials have openly pledged to support his Democratic opponent in November.

You don't need to support the full Joe Biden-Kamala Harris agenda; I don't. But the nation cannot survive another four years of Donald Trump's chaos, corruption, incompetence and lies. On Nov. 3, or earlier if you vote by mail, I urge you to vote for the only candidate who will help this nation to heal.

Our nation will not be safe until Joe Biden sits behind the Resolute Desk.

Kristopher Purcell

Kristopher Purcell served in the administration of George W. Bush for eight years, including six years at the White House and one year with the State Department in Iraq. He is a co-founder of 43 Alumni for Biden.

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China Denies Cyberattacks On US Election Campaigns

Microsoft warned it had detected attempts at election interference from overseas, including Russia, Iran and the China-based "Zirconium", which targeted people linked to Joe Biden's campaign.

Beijing denied trying to meddle in US election saying it is their internal affair. (Representational)

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Beijing on Friday denied trying to meddle in US presidential election after American tech giant Microsoft said it had parried cyberattacks from overseas groups -- including from China -- against both the Republican and Democratic campaigns.

Microsoft warned it had detected attempts at election interference from overseas, including Russia, Iran and the China-based "Zirconium", which targeted people linked to Democratic candidate Joe Biden's campaign.

But China batted away the allegation, accusing Microsoft of "fabrication" and "creating trouble".

"The US presidential election is the US' internal affair," said Zhao Lijian, spokesman of the Chinese foreign ministry.

"We have no interest to interfere in it, and we never interfered in it."

China and the United States are trapped in a sprawling power struggle reaching into trade, the origins of the coronavirus, defence ambitions and tech security.

Washington has called out Chinese tech firms -- from Huawei to Tik Tok -- as state actors working for the Communist Party of China, claims Beijing and the companies vehemently deny.

Zhao returned fire on Friday, warning that the world should instead be on "high alert" for American tech companies "installing back doors" and harvesting personal data for security services.

With the US presidential election two months away, Twitter, Google and Facebook have all said they are reinforcing protections to curb the spread of misinformation.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Prime minister Narendra Modi will address the conference on school education organized under the National Education Policy - PM मोदी करेंगे राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति के तहत स्कूली शिक्षा पर आयोजित सम्मेलन को संबोधित | Education News in Hindi

PM मोदी करेंगे राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति के तहत स्कूली शिक्षा पर आयोजित सम्मेलन को संबोधित

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) शुक्रवार यानी आज राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति- 2020 (NEP) के तहत ‘21वीं सदी में स्कूली शिक्षा' पर आयोजित एक सम्मेलन को वीडियो कांफ्रेंस के माध्यम से संबोधित करेंगे.

PM मोदी करेंगे राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति के तहत स्कूली शिक्षा पर आयोजित सम्मेलन को संबोधित

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प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) शुक्रवार यानी आज राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति- 2020 (NEP) के तहत ‘21वीं सदी में स्कूली शिक्षा' पर आयोजित एक सम्मेलन को वीडियो कांफ्रेंस के माध्यम से संबोधित करेंगे. प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय (पीएमओ) से जारी एक बयान के मुताबिक शिक्षा मंत्रालय ‘‘शिक्षा पर्व'' के एक हिस्से के रूप में 10 और 11 सितंबर को इस दो दिवसीय सम्मेलन का आयोजन कर रहा है. बयान में कहा गया, ‘‘शिक्षकों को सम्मानित करने और नई शिक्षा नीति 2020 को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए 8 सितंबर से 25 सितंबर तक शिक्षा पर्व मनाया जा रहा है. देश भर में राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति 2020 के विभिन्न पहलुओं पर विभिन्न वेबिनार, वर्चुअल सम्मेलन और सभाएं आयोजित की जा रही हैं.''

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Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji will address the Teachers & educationists in the national conclave on "School education in the 21st century" today at 11 am. Watch Live: https://t.co/FQvmw3Xhsq #ShikshakParv
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इससे पहले प्रधानमंत्री ने सोमवार को एनईपी- 2020 (NEP 2020) के तहत उच्च शिक्षा में परिवर्तनकारी सुधार पर आयोजित एक सम्मेलन में उद्घाटन भाषण दिया था. उन्होंने राज्यपालों के सम्मेलन को भी संबोधित किया था. बयान के मुताबिक एनईपी- 2020 इक्कीसवीं सदी की पहली शिक्षा नीति है, जिसे पिछली राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति 1986 के 34 वर्षों के बाद घोषित किया गया है. एनईपी-2020 में स्कूली और उच्च शिक्षा दोनों स्तरों पर बड़े सुधारों के लिए निर्देश दिया गया है.

सरकार का कहना है कि नई राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति का उद्देश्य भारत को एक न्यायोचित और ज्ञान आधारित उद्योगी समाज बनाना है. इसमें भारत केंद्रित शिक्षा प्रणाली को लागू करने की सोच है, जो देश को वैश्विक महाशक्ति में बदलने में सीधे योगदान करेगा. बयान में कहा गया, ‘‘एनईपी में लक्षित व्यापक परिवर्तन देश की शिक्षा प्रणाली में प्रतिमान बदलाव लाएगा और प्रधानमंत्री द्वारा परिकल्पित एक नए आत्म-निर्भर भारत के लिए एक सक्षम और सुदृढ़ शैक्षिक पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र का निर्माण करेगा.''

(इस खबर को एनडीटीवी टीम ने संपादित नहीं किया है. यह सिंडीकेट फीड से सीधे प्रकाशित की गई है।)

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PM Modi gives 'mantra' for 'New Age Learning', stresses on effective NEP-2020 implementation

ANI | Sep 11, 2020, 12:31 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stressed on effective implementation of National Education Policy (NEP)-2020.

PM Narendra Modi (file photo)

NEW DELHI: Education, when connected to the students' surroundings positively, affects their lives, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and also gave the five principles for "New Age Learning". He also stressed on effective implementation of National Education Policy (NEP)-2020.

Apart from the Prime Minister, Union Minister for Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Minister of State (MoS) Sanjay Dhotre, among others from various States, also took part in the two-day conclave on School Education in 21st Century under National Education Policy (NEP)-2020, which began today.
"When education is connected to the surroundings it has an effect on the life of the student, and also the whole society. We should promote easy and new techniques which will be the basis for New Age Learning, with Engage, Explore, Experience, Express, and Excel as its roots," the Prime Minister said.

He said that every region in the country has some speciality, some traditional art, workmanship which requires "deep skills" and are very famous and the students residing in those areas should see and learn how they are produced so that they form an emotional bonding, respect and in future can also join these industries.

The Prime Minister said that the NEP has been prepared in such a fashion that the "syllabus can be reduced and the focus can be on fundamental things."

"For learning to be integrated, inter-disciplinary, fun-based and for it to give a complete experience, a National Curriculum Framework will be developed," he said.

The Prime Minister stressed upon the need for developing "mathematical thinking and scientific temperament" in the students and asserted that it was a way of thinking and not the ability to solve Maths problems that needed to be developed.

He reiterated that making the NEP-2020 was just the beginning of the long process and its success would be determined by its effective implementation in the coming days.

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Mahant Kanhaiya Das, head of the Ayodhya Sant Samaj, accused the Maharashtra government of shielding those who are involved in anti-social activities and warned the Maharashtra Chief Minister against coming to Ayodhya.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 12:58 PM IST

The saints of Ayodhya and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) have announced that Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief, Uddhav Thackeray, "is no more welcome in Ayodhya", following the Kangana Ranaut episode.

Mahant Raju Das, priest of the Hanuman Garhi temple, questioned the BMC's demolition of Ranaut's office and said, "Uddhav Thackeray and Shiv Sena are no more welcome in Ayodhya. Now, the Maharashtra Chief Minister will face stiff opposition from seers of Ayodhya if he comes here."

He further explained, "The Maharashtra government acted without wasting any time against the actress. But the same government is yet to take action against the killers of two seers in Palghar."

Sharad Sharma, regional spokesperson of VHP, said, "It is very clear that the Shiv Sena is deliberately targeting the actress because she is supporting nationalist forces and has raised her voice against drug mafia of Mumbai."

He said that the Maharashtra government was acting with malafide intention against Kangana Ranaut.

Mahant Kanhaiya Das, head of the Ayodhya Sant Samaj, also accused the Maharashtra government of shielding those who are involved in anti-social activities and warned the Maharashtra Chief Minister against coming to Ayodhya.

"Now, Uddhav Thackeray is no more welcome in Ayodhya. Why is the Shiv Sena is attacking Ranaut? Everyone can understand. It is not a mystery. The Shiv Sena is not the same what it used to be under Balasaheb Thackeray," said Mahant Kanhaiya Das.

Uddhav had visited Ayodhya on November 24, 2018, then on June 16 last year and again in March this year after becoming the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

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IPL 2020: CSK Bowler Deepak Chahar Gets BCCI Clearance To Start Training

Deepak Chahar, who entered the team's bio-bubble on Wednesday after returning two negative coronavirus tests, had to undergo a cardio vascular test as per BCCI protocol before he could hit the nets

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Chennai Super Kings pacer Deepak Chahar will start training from Friday, having got the necessary BCCI clearance following his recovery from COVID-19. (More Cricket News)

Chahar, who entered the team's bio-bubble on Wednesday after returning two negative tests, had to undergo a cardiovascular test as per BCCI protocol before he could hit the nets.

"He will start training from today. He has got necessary clearance from BCCI. The team is training hard and in good shape. We are looking forward to our first game," CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan told PTI.

READ: Chennai Super Kings - Schedule And Squad

Last year's runners-up CSK face defending champions Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener on September 19.

Another player, a batsman, who was tested positive shortly after the team's arrival in Dubai, will be tested on Saturday.

CSK were the last team to start training after 13 members of their contingent tested positive. Another setback was Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh pulling out of the tournament due to personal reasons.

"We will miss our senior players but at the same time, it is an opportunity for others to stand up and prove themselves. We are confident of doing the job well with what we have," he added.

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Effective Back Pain Remedies: कमर दर्द से राहत पाने के लिए रोज करें ये स्ट्रेचिंग एक्सरसाइज, आज से ही करें शरू

Back Pain Remedies: आप इस स्ट्रेचिंग सेशन को अपनी सुबह के रुटीन में शामिल कर सकते हैं. कई लोग कमर दर्द (Back Pain) से परेशान होते हैं. इसे हर दिन करने की कोशिश करें और यह लचीलापन, गतिशीलता में सुधार करने और शरीर की कठोरता को कम करने में मदद कर सकता है.

Back Pain Remedies: ये व्यायाम शरीर की खटास और जकड़न को कम कर सकते हैं

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यह स्ट्रेचिंग रूटीन सिर्फ 5 मिनट में पूरा किया जा सकता है
कमर दर्द और शरीर की जकड़न को रोकने के लिए लंबे समय तक बैठने से बचें.
यह स्ट्रेचिंग सेशन आपको अधिक ऊर्जावान महसूस करवा सकता है.

How To Reduce Back Pain: अगर आप सुबह उठकर पीठ दर्द, गर्दन में दर्द, मांसपेशियों में ऐंठन (Muscle Cramps) या शरीर में अकड़न के साथ उठते हैं, तो कुछ स्ट्रेचिंग व्यायाम (Stretching Exercises) आपकी बहुत मदद कर सकते हैं. डेस्क जॉब में लोग आमतौर पर लंबे समय तक बैठे रहते हैं. बैठना, धूम्रपान करना आपके स्वास्थ्य को कई तरह से नुकसान पहुंचा सकता है. यह आपके मेटाबॉलिज्म को धीमा कर सकता है. आपकी मुद्रा बिगाड़ कर पुराने पीठ दर्द (Back Pain) को उभार सकता है. बैठने के प्रत्येक 30 मिनट के लिए, आपको खड़े होना चाहिए, अपने वजन को दोनों पैरों पर समान रूप से आराम करना चाहिए. या तीन मिनट के लिए कुछ गतिविधि करनी चाहिए.

लंबे समय तक बैठने और पीठ दर्द को रोकने के लिए स्ट्रेचिंग व्यायाम

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आप अपने फोन पर उस सीट से उठने का समय याद दिलाने के लिए अपने फोन पर रिमाइंडर या अलर्ट सेट कर सकते हैं. इसके अलावा, कई अभ्यास हैं जो आप इस समय के दौरान कर सकते हैं जब आप बैठने से छुट्टी लेते हैं.

बैठने के लंबे घंटों के कारण शरीर की जकड़न को कम करने का एक और विकल्प कुछ स्ट्रेचिंग व्यायाम हैं जिन्हें आप अपने दिन के साथ शुरू कर सकते हैं.

How To Reduce Back Pain: बैठने के लंबे घंटों से जुड़े जोखिम को कम करने के लिए कुछ स्ट्रेचिंग व्यायाम करें

इन अभ्यासों के बारे में बात करते हुए इंस्टाग्राम पर फिटनेस ट्रेनर कायला इटिनेस कहती हैं कि "क्या आप कभी भी गले में खराश और तंग महसूस करते हैं? अगर आप अपना बहुत सारा दिन डेस्क पर बिताते हैं, तो एक अच्छी स्ट्रेचिंग रुटीन होने से मांसपेशियों की जकड़न को रोकने में मदद मिल सकती है. यह स्ट्रेचिंग दिनचर्या में शामिल करें. यह केवल 5 मिनट में ही पूरा हो जाएगा.

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आप इस स्ट्रेचिंग सेशन को अपनी सुबह की दिनचर्या में शामिल कर सकते हैं. इसे हर दिन करने की कोशिश करें और यह लचीलापन, गतिशीलता में सुधार करने और शरीर की कठोरता को कम करने में मदद कर सकता है. सत्र भी आपको अधिक ऊर्जावान महसूस करवा सकता है.

तो आप किसका इंतज़ार कर रहे हैं? अगर आपको 5 मिनट मिल गए हैं, तो इस स्ट्रेचिंग रूटीन को करें!

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Chiranjeevi Shares Pic Of His New Look. Ram Charan's Reaction Is Priceless

"Can I think like a monk?" read Chiranjeevi's caption

Chiranjeevi shared this image. (courtesy: chirnjeevi konidela)

Highlights

"Urban monk," Chiranjeevi captioned the post
"Appaaaaaaa! What did I just see?" commented Ram Charan
Varun Tej also dropped a comment on his uncle's post

New Delhi:

Chiranjeevi surprised his fans on Thursday and how. The veteran actor shared a picture of his brand new look on the photo sharing application. Chiranjeevi posted a picture, in which he can be seen with a shaved head and black sunglasses. He summed up his look in two words: "Urban monk," and added, "Can I think like a monk?" The actor's Instafam was amazed and compliments kept popping up in the comments section. However, one comment that caught our attention was from Chiranjeevi's son and actor Ran Charan. "Appaaaaaaa! What did I just see?" he wrote. Chiranjeevi's nephew Varun Tej also left a comment. "Woah! Looking great daddy," he wrote.

Check out the post here:

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#UrbanMonk Can I think like a monk?
A post shared by Chiranjeevi Konidela (@chiranjeevikonidela) on Sep 10, 2020 at 7:25am PDT

Here's a screenshot of comments on the post:

Screenshot of comments on Chiranjeevi's post.

During the lockdown earlier this year, the actor shared videos from his cooking diaries on Instagram. He once tried his mother's special fish recipe. The other time, he prepared Pesarattu (a crepe-like dosa), especially for his mother. Check out the videos here, you can thank us later:

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#SundaySavors
A post shared by Chiranjeevi Konidela (@chiranjeevikonidela) on Aug 9, 2020 at 9:36pm PDT

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A post shared by Chiranjeevi Konidela (@chiranjeevikonidela) on Apr 22, 2020 at 11:09pm PDT

Chiranjeevi is one the most revered actors in Telugu cinema. He has also worked in Tamil, Hindi and Kannada films. Chiranjeevi, who debuted on the big screen in 1978, has acted in over 150 films. He has featured in several Telugu movies some of which are Swayam Krushi, Rudraveena, Indra and Aapathbandavudu.

He was last seen in the 2019 film Raa Narasimha Reddy, which also starred Amitabh Bachchan in a significant role. He will next be seen in Telugu film Acharya, directed by Koratala Siva. It will be the 152nd movie of his career.

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Apple AirPods 2 Review

By Shubham Sharma | Updated Nov 04 2019

DIGIT RATING

76 _/100

design
71
performance
75
value for money
76
features
85

PROS
Ample bass
Peppy highs with smooth roll-off
Low distortion
Improved battery life over first-gen AirPods

CONS
Recessed mids
Long charging times
Prone to scratches

Verdict

The new Apple AirPods sound good, not great, but good. While the earphones produce relatively deep bass that's not highly accurate, it handles the highs quite well but the mids are slightly dampened. With a slew of features that will cater to most users’ needs, the AirPods would make an excellent package if it weren’t for the premium one has to pay for them. The value for money factor weighs in heavily as the new AirPods are steeply priced at Rs 18,900 when you buy them with the new wireless charging case. However, buying them with a standard case that costs you Rs 14,900 feels like a better proposition since wireless charging is still a ways away from taking on wired charging and the company is not providing a wireless charger either.

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Apple AirPods 2 detailed review

The second generation of Apple AirPods is touted to come equipped with numerous new features. While the most notable change is a new wireless charging case, the audio capabilities and battery life of the earphones are also apparently improved. However, it remains to be seen whether, or how, the addition of new features has affected the new AirPods’ audio capabilities.

In the box

Apple AirPods
Wireless charging case
Standard Lightning cable

Build and design

AirPods take the cake when talking about build and design. The earphones are made of hard plastic that is not only durable but also glossy and quite shiny. They are made to turn heads and while reviewing, I observed people noticing them dangling from my ears. However, the only qualm with their design is their fixed shape without the ability to use eartips. While the AirPods are shaped in a manner to fit almost everyone, I experienced discomfort after using them just 15 minutes, which is certainly an anomaly. Trying to fit them properly in my ears to get the best audio experience was literally a painful experience. This could’ve been a one-off problem because of my smaller ear canals, as none of my colleagues who tried them out, faced the same problem. Still, I would suggest that one try them out before buying to ensure that they are not uncomfortable.

They were a good fit for all my team members but hurt my ear, and my feelings in the process

The cans are not water or sweat resistance and there’s very low passive noise sealing due to the design. Ambient noise creeps in easily, which might be a good or bad thing depending on the use case scenario. If you’re using them at work, or while jogging, the ambient sound leaking in might be a good thing. If you are on a flight, sitting next to a crying toddler, well, then not so much. However, we would’ve personally preferred a better fit to ensure a better listening experience since the Live Listen feature on an iPhone can be used to amplify ambient noise. The dual-beamforming mics on the cans were capable of picking up one’s voice in a fairly noisy environment and we faced no issues while taking calls through the AirPods. Additionally, one can use only one earphone, if need be, and this has proved to be a great option for me when I want to be more aware of what’s happening around me but still listen to some tunes.

Moving on to the charging case, it is small, compact and similar to the cans with a glossy complexion. It is compact enough to fit in your pants without being prominently visible and is extremely convenient to open with one hand. We highlight this because some other charging cases for truly wireless earphones, like the Jabra Elite Active 65T, are quite difficult to open with a single hand.

Small and compact AirPods case

The hinge on the AirPods charging case is also magnetic, which opens and closes smoothly without any problem. Additionally, the build quality suggests that there shouldn’t be any problem in using the case for a very long time. However, a major caveat of the AirPods and their case is that they are prone to scratches and attracting grime and dirt. We found the seams and edges of both the case and the earphone capturing dirt after being used for a day.

Those shiny scrathes ain't so pretty

The lightning connector sits on the bottom of the charging case, while a small button to pair it with devices is on the back. The new wireless charging supported case features a small LED light on the front, which vaguely indicates the battery life of the earphones and the case, unless you have the device paired with an iPhone.

Audio Performance

After listening to the second generation Apple AirPods for a couple of weeks, it’s clear that they sound their best when reproducing lower mid and higher mid frequencies. With a slightly relaxed V-shaped sound signature, the earphones noticeably put more emphasis on the lower and higher end of the audio frequency spectrum. However, what’s surprising is that the cans still manage to preserve the mids without losing too much accuracy, most of the time. The overall sound output of the earphones varies depending on what genre of music one listens to, and it can be understood by breaking down the new AirPods’ audio performance into different segments.

Starting with lower frequencies, the new AirPods feature strong bass but without a fast response. This characteristic can be observed in titles like Chris Rea’s Call on Me, where some details in the lower audio segment are lost due to the faintly booming bass, causing the bass guitar’s riff’s decay to slightly extend. As a result, there is some loss in detail that is mostly because of the boomy bass that envelops the lower-mid audio range. This causes Chris Rea’s gravel-like voice to sound diluted at times. However, we did listen to other bass rich tracks like Lose Yourself to Dance by Daft Punk or in the track Rude by Magic!, where the singer’s vocals linger between upper-mid and lower-high audio range and are rendered succinctly. While the bass in these tracks ranges from sub-bass to the lower-midrange spectrum, it does so without overpowering the vocals or most other mid-range frequencies.

While we’ve already observed how the second gen AirPods’ bass output affects its mid-range frequency reproduction, there are some more observations to be added here. As mentioned, the V-type sound signature of AirPods should downplay the mid-range segment and it does so when we talk about the lower-mids. However, the mid and upper-midrange are less affected by the device’s sound signature and boomy bass. Singers like Micheal Jackson and Adele sound pleasant and peppy without any shrillness when hitting high notes in their songs, Billie Jean and Hello respectively.

The new AirPods are tuned to boost the upper range of audio frequency but the tuning is such that they aren’t harsh or shrill. The sound in this segment is fairly accurate and fast. However, It is also slightly relaxed with the upper-highs rolling off smoothly and toned down when compared to the upper-mids. The smooth roll-off is observed while listening to Earthquake by Labrinth, while Yellow by Coldplay sounds a bit more relaxed. However, very slight fatigue starts building up after listening to music via the earphones continuously for a couple of hours, which is us nitpicking. Coming to soundstaging, it’s neither too wide not to shallow on the AirPods. The cans manage to provide just about enough spacing between instruments when listening to Hunter by Bjork, without mashing them up.

Controls

The new AirPods feature touch-based controls, same as its predecessor. We paired the earphone with both Android phones and an iPhone and the controls worked well in both the cases. However, these controls can be customised only when the AirPods are connected to an iPhone. When connected with an iPhone, you get a number of options such as the ability to invoke Siri, play/pause audio, and skip or go back a track. Unfortunately, there’s no option to control the volume but as the new AirPods support Siri and as we surprisingly discovered, also works with Google Assistant, you can ask the digital assistant to do that for you, along with numerous other commands like setting a reminder, an alarm or calling a contact.

Alonside the dirt, you can also see the tiny, circular IR sensors that on the sides of the AirPods

The AirPods also come equipped with dual optical sensors that pause the audio playback when you take one of the earpieces out of your ear. This feature is limited to iOS devices and doesn’t work when the cans are paired with an Android phone.

Battery Life

In terms of battery life, the new AirPods fair rather well and last more than the original AirPods. We were able to get around five hours of audio playback from them, with the volume set at 70 percent, and around 4.5 hours when placing a couple of 20 minute calls in-between. The case is capable of fully charging the AirPods almost four additional times, meaning the new AirPods can deliver slightly over 20 hours of usage. It takes around one and a half hours to fully top up the charging case when the earphones are also fully depleted, which is in line with other truly wireless earphones.

When you pair the AirPods with an iPhone, you get to see the case's and the AirPods' charge

Bottomline

The Apple AirPods 2 comes with a host of new features like the new H1 chip. These new additions make for a genuinely great truly wireless earphones both, in terms of design and usability. While the audio experience is not as good as what you would get from a pair of wired earphones (in this price range), the new AirPods can be considered a well-rounded package for a truly wireless earphone.

While the new AirPods are not a device audio purists will flock to, it is good enough for the average users and to cater to one’s day-to-day audio needs, given you have about Rs 18,900 to spend. The value for money proposition may be far from ideal for Android users but, for an iOS user, the convenience factor is enough to justify the price. If the Rs 18.990 price tag is too high, then you could just get the second generation AirPods without the charging case and save some money.

However, if you are an Android smartphone, there are better options to explore like the Jabra Elite Active 65T (review) or the RHA TrueConnect (review).

Apple AirPods 2 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Release Date:	24 Apr 2019
Variant:	None
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Playback Time
NA
Frequency Range
NA
Channels
NA
Dimensions
NA

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लखनऊ। कोरोना वायरस के कारण दुनियाभर की आंख की किरकिरी बने हुई चीन ने संबंध सुधारने के लिए अपनी वैक्सीन का दांव खेलना शुरू कर दिया है। इस दांव में वैक्सीन खरीदने के लिए लोन और मुफ्त खुराकें देने की बात शामिल है। चीन ने बहुत जल्द कोरोना वैक्सीन देने का संकल्प जताते हुए फिलीपींस, ब्राज़ील समेत लैटिन अमेरिका और कैरेबियन देशों पर डोरे डालने शुरू किए हैं।

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Delhi Metro's Magenta Line and Grey Line resumed operations on Friday after being closed for 173 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said.

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नियमित रूप से किए जाने वाले योग आसन, प्राणायाम और ध्यान यह सुनिश्चित करते हैं कि आप एक आरामदायक नींद का आनंद लें, और अधिक तरोताजा, कायाकल्प और आराम महसूस करें. योग का अभ्यास करने से आप गहरी नींद का आनंद ले सकते हैं, नींद की बीमारी जैसे स्लीप एपनिया, नींद की चिंता, अनिद्रा आदि को दूर कर सकते हैं. अगर आप अपने स्वास्थ्य के लिए चमत्कार करना चाहते हैं, तो हर दिन सिर्फ 15-20 मिनट तक का समय बिताना आपकी शारीरिक और मानसिक स्वास्थ्य दोनों को बेहतर बना सकता है. आपके लिए अनुशंसित आसन, प्राणायाम और ध्यान तकनीक के बाद इनका अभ्यास करें. आप प्रत्येक मुद्रा को 30 सेकंड के लिए पकड़ सकते हैं और 3 सेटों के लिए दोहरा सकते हैं, प्राणायाम और ध्यान शुरुआत में 2-3 मिनट के लिए किया जा सकता है, और धीरे-धीरे 10 मिनट या इसके बाद तक बढ़ सकता है.

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1. परवथासन (पर्वत मुद्रा)

- सुनिश्चित करें कि हथेलियां कंधे और घुटनों से नीचे कूल्हों के नीचे हैं.
- अपनी हथेलियों और पैर की उंगलियों से धक्का देकर अपने श्रोणि को ऊपर उठाएं.
- अपने शरीर के साथ एक उल्टे 'वी' आकार के घुटनों और कोहनियों को सीधा करें.
- हथेलियों को कंधे की चौड़ाई से अलग रखा जाना चाहिए.
- अपने पैरों को पास लाएं और अपनी एड़ी को ऊपर उठाएं.
- आपके शरीर का वजन आपके पैर की उंगलियों और हथेलियों के बीच बांटें.
- अपना ध्यान अपने बड़े पैर की उंगलियों पर रखें.

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2. वज्रासन (वज्र मुद्रा)

यह एकमात्र मुद्रा है जिसे पूर्ण पेट पर किया जा सकता है। वास्तव में, यह भोजन करने के ठीक बाद किया जाना चाहिए।

- धीरे से अपने घुटनों को नीचे करें.
- अपनी एड़ी को एक-दूसरे के करीब रखें.
- पैर की उंगलियों को दूसरे के ऊपर न रखें, इसके बजाय दाएं और बाएं एक दूसरे के बगल में होना चाहिए.
- अपनी हथेलियों को अपने घुटनों पर ऊपर की ओर रखें.
- अपनी पीठ को सीधा करें और आगे देखें.

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3. दंडासन (स्टाफ पोज)

- अपने आराम के अनुसार जमीन पर, या बिस्तर पर बैठें.
- सुनिश्चित करें कि आपकी पीठ सीधी है.
- अपने पैरों को अपने सामने की ओर इशारा करते हुए पैर की उंगलियों से बाहर लाएं.
- अपनी श्रोणि, जांघों और बछड़ों की मांसपेशियों को कस लें.
- अपनी हथेलियों को फर्श पर अपने कूल्हों के पास रखें क्योंकि यह आपकी रीढ़ को सहारा देती है और आपके कंधों को आराम देती है.

4. अडवासन (रिवर्स पोज पोज)

- अपने पेट के बल लेट जाएं.
- अपनी बाहों को फैलाएं.
- अपनी हथेलियों को कंधे की चौड़ाई से अलग रखें.
- माथा जमीन पर रहता है

प्राणायाम और ध्यान

आसन के साथ, आप हिमालय प्राणम की गतिशील और प्राचीन प्रथा को भी शामिल कर सकते हैं. यह पूर्ण शरीर की कसरत यह सुनिश्चित करती है कि आप आगे की तरफ मुड़े, कोमल पीठ झुकें और तरह-तरह की हरकतें करें जो आपकी गतिशीलता को बेहतर बना सकें. योग की सबसे बड़ी क्षमता है मन में शांति लाना. यह चिंता, तनाव और मानसिक थकान को कम करता है.

ब्रह्माय प्राणायाम जैसे प्राणायाम को मूड को बेहतर बनाने के लिए भी जाना जाता है, और यह आपके फेफड़ों के कामकाज में सुधार करता है और पाचन संबंधी विकारों को खत्म करता है. प्राणायाम और ध्यान आपके ध्यान को बढ़ाने और शरीर से विषाक्त पदार्थों को निकालने में मदद करता है. जब उचित श्वास के साथ जोड़ा जाता है, तो यह तनाव से राहत देता है और एकाग्रता को बढ़ाने में मदद करता है.

योग आसन, प्राणायाम और ध्यान तकनीक आपको अपने विचारों के प्रवाह के पर्यवेक्षक बनने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करते हैं. उनका विरोध करने के बजाय, आप उन्हें बहने देना सीखते हैं. यह मन के साथ-साथ शरीर के लिए बहुत आराम है और बेहतर नींद में सहायता कर सकता है. जबकि अपने आप में नींद एक पुनर्स्थापनात्मक प्रक्रिया है, इसे योग के अभ्यास से बढ़ाया जा सकता है चाहे आप इसे प्रत्येक सुबह करें या दिन के अंत में नियमित रूप से हवा में करें.

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Tripura High Court Asks For Reports On State's Coronavirus Management

Till now, 172 people have died in Tripura of coronavirus and more than 17,000 have been infected.

Tripura has a fatality rate of 1 per cent, highest in the northeast. (File)

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Tripura is receiving serious glares for its COVID-19 management after the state showed poor statistics in various parameters. Tripura has a fatality rate of 1 per cent, highest in the northeast with a 59 per cent recovery, second-lowest after Meghalaya.

Within a day of a central team of three health experts reaching the state to take stock of its covid measures, the Tripura High Court on Friday sought various reports from the state government regarding its coronavirus measures and infrastructure, and wants them submitted within a week, before September 18.

The order was passed by a division bench of Chief Justice of Tripura High Court AA Kureshi and Justice Subhasis Talapatra, while hearing a PIL.

In the hearing through video conferencing, the court said, "Recent newspaper reports particularly published in vernacular language have reported the plight of the patients and relatives of those who have been tested positive of the virus. Certain shortcomings in the public health care system are projected."

However, it did not like to be "guided solely by these newspaper reports and would like to gather further information from the Government"

The court said that besides the newspaper reports, it has also noticed from the state's official figures that on a day when the Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) and GBP hospital in the state capital had shown 240 beds available for the COVID patients, "there were 279 patients at the said centre."

"In other words, the number of patients admitted at the said centre was higher than the total number of beds available," the judgment mentioned.

The court also said that the state only had 14 ventilators, all in its capital region due to which, "shifting the patient from a remote area would be a challenge" if the patient develops respiratory trouble.

In the order, the court sought reports on the number of health workers, availability of PPE Kits, oxygen and other medical facilities, break up of fund allocation and utilisation, district wise break-up of COVID patients and COVID centres along with details on the various amenities they have.

An official of the Health and Family Welfare Department said that three experts, Daisy Panna, Consultant Epidemiologist, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), PK Verma, Assistant Professor, Respiratory Medicine, Lady Hardinge Memorial College (LHMC) and Satyajit Sen, Regional Director of Health and Family Welfare Ministry have reached Tripura and are making rounds of coronavirus-hit districts for 10 days and would submit a suggestion to the state government and a report to the Centre.

Till now, 172 people have died in Tripura of coronavirus and more than 17,000 have been infected.

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CARE Ratings Projects Sharper GDP Contraction of 8-8.2 per cent for FY21

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CARE Ratings Projects Sharper GDP Contraction of 8-8.2 per cent for FY21

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The decline in GDP growth by around 8 per cent would also be associated with a decline in the gross fixed capital formation, the agency said.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 7:52 PM IST

Domestic rating agency CARE Ratings said the country's economy is likely to see a sharper contraction of 8-8.2 per cent in the current financial year compared to a decline of 6.4 per cent it had projected earlier. "We have further revised downwards our GDP forecast for the year to a range of (-) 8-8.2 per cent under the assumption of there being no fiscal stimulus from the government," the rating agency's Chief Economist Madan Sabnavis said.

This would imply that there would be no increase in capital expenditure (capex) during the year beyond what is provided in the Budget, he said. The decline in GDP growth by around 8 per cent would also be associated with a decline in the gross fixed capital formation, the agency said.

The same would hold for consumption growth that will be affected by lower growth in income across all categories of consumers. "The sharp fall in GDP growth in FY21 would however provide the cushion of a faster pace of growth in FY22 depending on the rate at which various sectors get back on track," it said.

The rating agency had a projection of 6.4 per cent de-growth in GDP for FY21. It was based on the expected progress of the lockdown and unlock processes which were prevalent in the country at that time, the agency said. It further said the GDP fall of about 24 per cent in the first quarter was slightly higher than its expectations of a 20.2 per cent contraction. The element which came in as a surprise was the growth in the public administration, defence and other services segments at (-) 10.3 per cent, it said.

The factors that are working well in the economy are more in the agricultural sector as well as the financial domain where a good monsoon as well as the efforts of the government and the RBI to enhance the flow of credit have shown some positive tendencies, the rating agency said. The unlock process has been gradual, and it needs to be seen whether there is continuity in the approach which will have a bearing on the resumption of some services and the attainment of minimum capacity utilisation in these sectors, it added.

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Rugby Championship Moved From New Zealand To Australia

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Rugby Championship Moved From New Zealand To Australia

Australia is set to host the Rugby Championship in November and December after a late change of mind by governing body SANZAAR.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 9:24 AM IST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand: Australia is set to host the Rugby Championship in November and December after a late change of mind by governing body SANZAAR.

The tournament had been expected to be staged in New Zealand between Nov. 7 and Dec. 12 because of New Zealands success in containing the coronavirus pandemic.

But SANZAAR decided Friday after a conference call among members from Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to move the event because of Australias more relaxed quarantine requirements. The decision has been criticized by New Zealands Prime Minister.

SANZAAR chief executive Andy Marinos said organizers were delighted to put an end to the continued speculation about the tournaments format and location.

SANZAAR ultimately determined that based on government-required quarantine protocols and commercial underwriting the Rugby Australia submission was the most desirable and workable in terms of tournament logistics for the essential pre-tournament preparation period and the six-week tournament itself,” Marinos said in a statement.

Matches in Sydney might be able to be played in front of crowds of up to 20,000 fans observing social distancing. New Zealands current protocols do not allow crowds at major sports events, although those rules will likely have been relaxed by November.

Australias regulations are also expected to make it easier for teams to train while in mandatory isolation. Offers of financial support for the tournament from the Australian and New South Wales state governments also helped swing the decision.

Several hurdles remain before the tournament can go ahead. An outbreak of COVID-19 within Argentina’s national squad reportedly has seen 10 players and coach Mario Ledesma infected. Those players and Ledesma likely will have to test negative before being allowed to travel to Australia. Its possible the tournament will go ahead without the Pumas.

The participation of World Cup winner South Africa has also been questioned because domestic rugby is suspended there, creating doubt around the match fitness of the Springboks.

The Springboks participation will be dependent on the relaxation of that suspension as well as overcoming a number of other logistical challenges including the opening of international air borders, Marinos said. South Africa is only expected to return to competitive play next month, leaving a relatively short time to prepare.

If the six-week tournament goes ahead, visiting teams will have to be based in Australia for up to 10 weeks and will have to quarantine on their return home. That would mean All Blacks players, several of whom have young children, will be in quarantine on Christmas Day.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, whose government has been working with New Zealand Rugby to allow the tournament to find measures which would allow the tournament to remain in New Zealand, criticized the decision to move the event as SANZAAR politics.

New Zealand has very successfully hosted tournaments of this nature on a larger scale before, Ardern said. I have every confidence that the facilities we were proposing were up to scratch and the ability to play within three days of arrival was an important part of that pitch.

New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson said he was disappointed but accepted the decision.

Now that the decision has been made were looking forward to seeing the All Blacks again take on the best of the Southern Hemisphere,” he said. “We worked incredibly hard behind the scenes with a whole range of stakeholders, including SANZAAR and the New Zealand government, to ensure we were ready and able to host the Championship and we felt we were.

Marinos said SANZAAR hopes to announce match dates and venues in the very near future.

Australia and New Zealand will also meet in Bledisloe Cup tests, likely in Wellington and Auckland, on Oct. 17 and 24 before traveling to Sydney for the Rugby Championship.

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China, India Agree To Disengage Troops On Contested Border

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China and India said they had agreed to deescalate renewed tensions on their contested Himalayan border and take steps to restore "peace and tranquillity" following a highlevel diplomatic meeting in Moscow. Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi and Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met in Moscow on Thursday and reached a fivepoint consensus, including agreements the current border situation is not in their interests and that troops from both sides should quickly disengage and ease tensions, the two countries said in a joint statement.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 7:51 AM IST

BEIJING/NEW DELHI: China and India said they had agreed to de-escalate renewed tensions on their contested Himalayan border and take steps to restore “peace and tranquillity” following a high-level diplomatic meeting in Moscow. Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi and Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met in Moscow on Thursday and reached a five-point consensus, including agreements the current border situation is not in their interests and that troops from both sides should quickly disengage and ease tensions, the two countries said in a joint statement.

The consensus, struck on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting, came after a clash in the border area in the western Himalayas earlier this week.

China and India accused each other of firing into the air during the confrontation, a violation of long-held protocol not to use firearms on the sensitive frontier.

Wang told Jaishankar during the meeting the “imperative is to immediately stop provocations such as firing and other dangerous actions that violate the commitments made by the two sides,” China’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday.

Wang also told Jaishankar all personnel and equipment that have trespassed at the border must be moved and that frontier troops on both sides “must quickly disengage” in order to de-escalate the situation.

China’s Global Times, an influential tabloid published by the official newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party, said in an editorial published late Thursday that any talks with India should be paired with “war readiness”.

“The Chinese side must be fully prepared to take military action when diplomatic engagement fails, and its frontline troops must be able to respond to emergencies, and be ready to fight at any time,” the newspaper said.

“India has an abnormal confidence in confronting China. It does not have enough strength. If India is kidnapped by extreme nationalist forces and keeps following its radical China policy, it will pay a heavy price.”

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ज्योतिरादित्य सिंध‍िया ने कमलनाथ पर साधा न‍िशाना, कहा - उन्होंने तो एक पैसा भी...

मध्यप्रदेश में 27 विधानसभा सीटों के लिए होने वाले उपचुनाव को लेकर बीजेपी और कांग्रेस की तरफ से तैयारी तेज हो गयी है.

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मध्यप्रदेश में 27 विधानसभा सीटों के लिए होने वाले उपचुनाव को लेकर बीजेपी और कांग्रेस की तरफ से तैयारी तेज हो गयी है. कांग्रेस छोड़कर बीजेपी में शामिल होने वाले ज्योतिरादित्य सिंध‍िया (Jyotiraditya Scindia) लगातार कांग्रेस पार्टी पर हमलावर रहे हैं. राज्यसभा सांसद ज्योतिरादित्य सिंध‍िया ने पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री कमलनाथ (Kamalanath)पर हमला बोला है. सिंध‍िया ने कहा है "कमलनाथ ने फसल बीमा योजना के एक भी पैसे का वितरण नहीं किया. वर्तमान मुख्यमंत्री ने पद ग्रहण करते ही इस योजना के तहत 15 लाख किसानों के खातों में 2,990 करोड़ रुपये जारी किए." साथ ही उन्होंने कहा कि मुख्यमंत्री की ग्वालियर में 15 दिन पहले एक आधिकारिक बैठक हुई थी. उन्होंने राज्य में अवैध रेत खनन को रोकने की दिशा में काम करने के लिए बहुत सख्त आदेश दिए हैं. कानूनी उद्यमों को प्रोत्साहित किया जाएगा लेकिन अवैध लोगों को पूरी तरह से रोका जाएगा.

Mr Kamal Nath did not disburse a single penny of the Fasal Bima Yojana. The current Chief Minister released Rs 2,990 crores to the accounts of 15 lakh farmers under this scheme as soon as he assumed office in the govt: Jyotiraditya Scindia, BJP https://t.co/HA91mmaLiP
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Cybersecurity experts warn user credentials are more vulnerable now than in 2018

To date, reports show that over 15 billion user credentials sourced from more than 100,000 security breaches are now being distributed online.

September 11, 2020 09:47 BST

Amid the ongoing health crisis, not only are new COVID-19 cases rising, but also the risk of cybercrime. With more people connected to the internet daily, hackers are taking advantage of vulnerable systems and passwords that can easily be cracked by the use of certain tools. Tech pundits acknowledged that there is apparently a thriving business online wherein personal information is traded in exchange for cryptocurrency and other modes of payment. As such, users are encouraged to follow certain guidelines to prevent exposure.

"The average person uses some 191 services that require them to enter passwords or other credentials. That's a lot to keep on top of, and it presents a huge problem if a compromise occurs, particularly if a person uses the same credentials across multiple services," notes cybersecurity outfit Digital Shadows. As cybercriminals develop advanced methods to crack encryptions and other security protocols, usernames, passwords, and other credentials are at risk of being compromised.

To date, reports show that over 15 billion user credentials sourced from more than 100,000 security breaches are now being distributed online. This is an alarming increase of about 300 percent since 2018, which indicates the need for improved protection. Further research shows that around 5 billion out of the 15 billion are unique, while the rest is the same information used for different accounts or services.

Rick Holland, the CISO and VP of Strategy at the aforementioned cybersecurity firm said: "The message is simple – consumers should use different passwords for every account." It appears cybercriminals are specifically targeting accounts that have tags related to accounting, payments, invoices, and other related subjects. The report even goes on to share an estimated breakdown of how much these credentials are being traded for in the dark web.

Hacker — A projection of cyber code on a hooded man is pictured in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. Capitalizing on spying tools believed to have been developed by the U.S. National Security Agency, hackers staged a cyber assault with a self-spreading malware that has infected tens of thousands of computers in nearly 100 countries. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration

Credentials that provide access to the world's leading organisations can fetch up to $140,000 at an auction with an average of $3,139. Next up are for financial accounts which can be sold for about $70.91 each. What follows is access to antivirus applications or services which amount to $21.67. Finally, those for social media, file sharing, media streaming, and virtual private networks (VPNs) go for below $10.

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Intex Cloud Q11 4G Review

By Hardik Singh | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

59 _/100

design
55
performance
59
value for money
55
features
65

PROS
VR works

CONS
Sub-par performance
Irritating UI
Battery takes too much time to charge
Poor camera

Verdict

The Intex Q11 is a sub-par smartphone in all respects. It fails in terms of performance, camera and almost everything else. We would recommend spending a little more, to buy the Xiaomi Redmi 3s.

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Smartphone makers have been relentlessly innovating in the budget segments. Unfortunately, the innovations we’ve seen in the sub-20K or sub-15k segments haven’t yet trickled down to phones that cost even lesser. To be precise, most sub 7K smartphones still feature 2-year-old hardware and negligible performance boosts compared to last generations. So, when the Intex Q11 4G was dropped off at my desk, I was a tad unsure about how it would fare. Frankly speaking, the phone doesn’t seem very competent on paper.

Interestingly, its main feature is the VR capabilities built into it. But, we’ll get to that later. For now, let’s begin with the look and feel.

Build and Design
The design and build quality of the Intex Q11 4G is pedestrian. The glossy back on the phone feels odd and somewhat cheap. It also looks low-end, but seems sturdy enough, considering the price. There’s a certain heft to it and even though the surface looks fragile, it’s not easily scratched, and can withstand an occasional knock or two. Intex does provide an additional clear-case and screen protector in the box, but I believe there’s definitely room for improvement.

Beside the two physical power and volume rocker keys, there is a silent toggle on the left side of the phone. All three physical keys work as intended, but they don’t respond at times. Also, the buttons feel shallow, as they would if the phone was inside a case.

Also, the phone looks like a carbon copy of the Intex 5.5VR smartphone, which was launched a few months back. The two devices share features as well.

Display and UI
Even the displays on the two devices are the same. The 5.5-inch screen on the phone seems quite good, considering the price. Touch response is wonky, though, it’s more like a hit and miss at times. It works sometimes and at others, takes more than a single tap.

Slow performance makes the sub-par touch performance feel worse, which I shall explain in the performance section. The colour reproduction is quite good, but again, viewing angles are just about average. Sunlight visibility isn't great either and there is a visible colour shift from not so wide angles.

The UI remains the same as well. It bears a stock like facade, which is then integrated into an advert-ridden ecosystem. There are almost a dozen pre-loaded apps, most of which can't be uninstalled. The camera app has shortcuts to a shopping app and editing app. Intex’s own app aggregator will also keep popping up on the device’s notification panel and can be dismissed only after you open it and install a few apps. If you don’t want to, you just have to live with it.

The leftmost homescreen include some weather and current news info from partner apps. While some may like this, and it works as intended, all this together makes it seem like the phone is made primarily to sell apps, rather than providing a good experience.

Performance
The performance of the phone was quite disappointing too. Firstly, there isn’t enough space on, with only 8GB of internal storage. With less than 4GB available to the user, the phone refused to install my regular set of test applications. Further, thanks to Intex’s app aggregator, I ended up installing more unwanted apps, which I then uninstalled.

Interestingly, the phone does not handle apps well either. It lags in simple navigation tasks, like opening recent tabs. This is partly due to the fact that it has only 1GB of RAM and partly because the UI lacks optimisation. It became quite apparent, as simpler games, such as 32 Secs hung a couple of times, when it was the only active task. While the phone does manage to run apps such Facebook, Gmail and Chrome, the experience here is sluggish.

VR is supposed to be a redeeming feature here, and while it does run, it’s not flawless. You can play 360 degree videos via YouTube or watch a pre-loaded videos, but that’s pretty much it. The gyroscope often loses alignment and there isn't much space to install VR games either. Here are some synthetic benchmarks, which do not truly justify the phone’s performance in day-to-day performance.

Given its performance otherwise, it’s confounding why Intex wants to sell it on VR capabilities. While lower tier markets may not be privy to things like the Samsung Gear VR (which are not perfect either), this is not the first taste of VR that you should get.

Battery
The PC Mark battery test returns 7 hours and 23 minutes of battery life, which is the industry average today. Using the phone as a daily driver with a Jio SIM, it made it through a normal work-day with over half a dozen calls, about an hour of video streaming, and heavy Facebook and browser usage.

I didn't game much on the device, though, due to unplayable frame rates. Looking past that, there was a drop of 18% in an hour of gaming, with Breakneck.

At one time, while testing the device, it was showing wrong info about the remaining battery percentage. The battery percentage dropped from 30% to 14% suddenly, and then went back up to 35% in the span of less than a minute. This could be an UI issue, or may even be a sign of larger problems. Regardless, it’s not something you want on a phone you just bought.

Once discharged, the 2800mAh removable battery takes about 4-5 hours to charge back, which is inconvenient.

Camera
The 8MP rear shooter is again sub-par. Images taken during daytime are dull, lack details and have softer focus, which ruins image all together. Colour reproduction is way off the mark and dynamic range is poor. This also means the camera is unable to process different shades of the same colour properly. As a result, objects lose appeal and pictures lose composure. Image quality further deteriorates as you move indoors and under low light. Under fluorescent light, images appear hazy, with softer focus. Photos are underscored by low details and visible noise. Low light images are almost unusable.

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Bottomline
The Intex Q11 4G is a sub-par phone, despite its low price. Its performance is inadequate, the UI is irritating, the camera is unsatisfactory and build quality and design are pedestrian. It’s VR elements aren’t flawless either. I would suggest you raise your budget to about 7K and get the Xiaomi Redmi 3S, which is a much better phone than this.

Intex Cloud Q11 4G Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 7800
Release Date:	25 Jan 2017
Variant:	8GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
5.5" (720 x 1280)
Camera
8 | 5 MP
Memory
8 GB/1 GB
Battery
2800 mAh

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AstraZeneca's pause of an experimental vaccine for the coronavirus after the illness of a participant is a "wake-up call" but should not discourage researchers, the World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist said on Thursday.

"This is a wake-up call to recognise that there are ups and downs in clinical development and that we have to be prepared," Soumya Swaminathan told a virtual briefing from Geneva.

"We do not have to be discouraged. These things happen."

Governments are desperate for a vaccine to help end the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused more than 900,000 deaths and global economic turmoil, and the WHO had flagged AstraZeneca's, being developed with Oxford University, as the most promising.

However, the drugmaker suspended late-stage trials this week after a participant in Britain suffered from neurological symptoms.

"It's a race against this virus, and it's a race to save lives. It's not a race between companies, and it's not a race between countries," added WHO's head of emergencies Mike Ryan.

More than 27.95 million people have been reported infected globally, according to a Reuters tally.

WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove said a combination of factors is helping reduce death rates in Europe, including finding cases earlier and better clinical care.

"We are in a better position to prevent the virus from infecting vulnerable populations," she said, cautioning, however, that the disease's long-term effects were still not known.

WHO General Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who on Thursday upped his fundraising plea to $38 billion for the agency's ACT Accelerator programme to fight COVID-19, declined to comment directly on reports that U.S. President Donald Trump had downplayed the virus's dangers while criticizing the WHO's response.

"What worries me the most is what I have been saying all along: a lack of solidarity," Tedros said. "When we are divided, it is a good opportunity for the virus."

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By Zoe Zaczek For Daily Mail Australia

Warning for families at Bunnings as 'sex creep' is accused of following little girls around and secretly taking their photograph – including an eight-year-old shopping with her mum

A man allegedly photographed little girls at a Bunnings store in Queensland
Police said the 25-year-old man allegedly took pictures of an eight-year-old girl
The little girl was shopping with family at the North Mackay store on Saturday

Published: 01:48 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 02:10 BST, 11 September 2020

A man has been accused of indecently photographing a little girl while she was shopping at Bunnings with her family - as police warn there are other victims yet to be identified.

The eight-year-old girl visited the North Mackay store in Queensland on Saturday September 5, police said.

Police alleged the 25-year-old man took pictures of the girl while she browsed the warehouse with her family.

A man has been accused of indecently photographing a little girl while she was shopping at Bunnings with her mum (stock image)

Detectives from the Mackay Child Protection and Investigation Unit arrested the man at his Ball Bay home.

They searched the property and allegedly found several images of other girls at the store on a mobile phone.

Police said further alleged victims are yet to be identified.

Investigators are now asking for anyone who was at the store on Saturday between 11am and 12pm and 'in the company of female children aged between five and 15 years' to come forward.

The 25-year-old man was charged with one count each of indecent treatment of a child under 16, possessing child exploitation material, breach of bail and fail to comply with reporting conditions.

He appeared in Mackay Magistrates Court on Monday where he was remanded to reappear on December 2.

Investigators are now asking for anyone who was at the store on Saturday between 11am and 12pm and 'in the company of female children aged between five and 15 years' to come forward (stock image)

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Madhya Pradesh Man Gives Forest Minister Vijay Shah A Haircut, Gets Rs 60,000 For Barber's Shop: Report

Madhya Pradesh Man Gives Minister A Haircut, Gets Rs 60,000 For Barber's Shop: Report

Rohidas, wearing a mask, cut the minister's hair and gave him a shave; in return the forest minister Vijay Shah handed over to him Rs 60,000

The money was paid from the minister's discretionary fund, the minister said. (Representational)

Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh:

A young man who had asked for help to set up a barber's shop was asked by a Madhya Pradesh minister to demonstrate his skill on dais during a function.

Satisfied with the job he did, forest minister Vijay Shah paid the man Rs 60,000 on the spot.

The incident took place at Gulaimal in Khandwa district on Thursday. Rohidas, a local resident, had asked the minister for financial help to start a hair saloon.

During the function, the minister called Rohidas to the stage, and asked him to give him a hair cut and shave.

Rohidas, wearing a mask, cut the minister's hair and gave him a shave then and there. Mr Shah handed over to him Rs 60,000.

"These people are facing problems because of COVID-19 restrictions and are jobless for the last few months. I got my hair cut on the spot to give confidence to people that it is safe if precautions are taken," the minister told news agency PTI.

The money was paid from the minister's discretionary fund, he said.

He also said that the government would provide loans through banks to the youth who want to start their own small businesses. They will only have to repay the principal amount while the state government will pay the interest, the minister said.

Minister haircut haircut on stage Madhya Pradesh

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Myanmar's Recycling Monk is Re-purposing Plastic Waste from Pandemic to Feed Thousands

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Myanmar's Recycling Monk is Re-purposing Plastic Waste from Pandemic to Feed Thousands

Buddhist monk Ottamasara, the abbot of Thabarwa meditation center, holds a recycled plastic bottle filled with plastic bags at Thabarwa in Thanlyin in Yangon. Credits: Reuters

Buddhist monk Ottamasara estimates that two tonnes of plastic waste, or around 200,000 plastic bottles, have been recycled so far, saving around $10,000.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 10:34 AM IST

When a prominent Buddhist monk in Myanmar noticed a surge in plastic waste generated by residents in his Yangon neighborhood during the pandemic, he decided to do something about it.

But Abbot Ottamasara, who runs the Thabarwa meditation center, was taken aback by the response to his request for plastic containers as a substitute for bowls used by his monastery to feed thousands of people in need.

Helped by dozens of volunteers, his team now receives several thousand used plastic bottles a day from the community, with some recycled as food containers and others incorporated into building materials used at the meditation center.

“More plastic waste was being dumped on the street during the pandemic,” said Ottamasara, 51, who launched the recycling drive three months ago after seeing waste piling up on the streets during daily walks to collect food donations.

Authorities do not routinely organize recycling in Myanmar, while around 2,500 tonnes of trash is thrown out every day in Yangon, often dumped on roads and in waterways, or burned.

“If we (the meditation center) ask for donations, people will keep them clean,” said Ottamasara, who uses one name. “Then we can use these plastic bottles as food containers and it not only saves money but also tackles the plastic waste issue.”

He estimates two tonnes of plastic waste, or around 200,000 plastic bottles, have been recycled so far, saving around $10,000.

The nine-acre (3.6 hectares) meditation center hosts workshops to process the plastic waste.

Volunteers use hanging plastic bottles to make sunshades and have even constructed a shelter using car tyres packed with plastic waste and cement to form the walls.

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Marijuana activist Nazma Muller speaks during a symposium on the legalisation of marijuana recently. - SUREASH CHOLAI

MARIJUANA ACTIVIST Nazma Muller remains in the women’s remand prison in Golden Grove, as she was granted bail of $300,000, or $15,000 cash bail by an Arima magistrate.

She was arrested on Wednesday for being in possession of more than 400 grammes of marijuana.

On Wednesday police on an exercise in the Northern Division when they got information which led them to Muller’s home at Second Street East, Trincity.

They allegedly found marijuana plants, nurseries, and 435 grammes of dried and cured marijuana .

On December 2019, amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act made it legal for people to have no more than 30 grammes of marijuana, but anyone caught with more than 100 grammes can be charged with trafficking and could be fined up to $3 million if convicted.

Last year Muller appeared before a Port of Spain magistrate after being charged with using obscene language in a public space to the annoyance to others, while advocating for the legalisation of the herb.

Muller has called for the issuance of licences for cultivation, import, export and sale of marijuana.

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Broncos' Casey Eager To Face Former Team Titans In Opener

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Ever since the NFL released its schedule on May 7, Jurrell Casey has been counting down the days to the Denver Broncos season opener against Tennessee.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 3:51 AM IST

DENVER: Ever since the NFL released its schedule on May 7, Jurrell Casey has been counting down the days to the Denver Broncos season opener against Tennessee.

The Titans traded Casey to Denver this offseason in a salary dump, clearing $11 million in cap space by sending the five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman to Denver for a seventh-round draft choice.

Its going to be a little bit more juice, Casey said as his Denver debut approached.

The Broncos host the Titans on Monday night at an empty Empower Field at Mile High.

Casey was a little bit more animated this spring when he called out the Titans, saying the way they traded him after nine seasons in Nashville was equivalent to throwing him away like a piece of trash.

The part that is so crazy is that you give so much to them. Especially when you come up on free agency and have opportunities to go somewhere else, especially the way it was going when we were there, 2-14, 3-13, Casey said on the Double Coverage podcast hosted by the New England Patriots Devin and Jason McCourty.

Those were some rough times. When youre a loyal guy and you feel like things are going in the right direction and youre that centerpiece, you got no choice but to fight it through. My mindset was to stick it out and things would get better.

They did.

The Titans reached the AFC championship game last season thanks to a second-half surge that followed a shutout loss in Denver in which coach Mike Vrabel benched Marcus Mariota for Ryan Tannehill.

The Titans went 9-4 the rest of the way and jumped out to an early double-digit lead at Kansas City before succumbing 35-24 to the soon-to-be Super Bowl champs.

Two months later, Caseys agent called to tell him the Titans were shopping him around, news he said hed rather have gotten directly from the team.

It was a blow to the heart because I would have thought that one of them would have hit me up, Casey said on the podcast.

For six months, Titans fans wondered if the Casey trade was a big blunder but general manager Jon Robinson added an impact player this month in Jadeveon Clowney, who got Caseys old No. 99 jersey number.

Ive got nothing but the utmost respect for Jurrell in the time that I spent here with him and the impact hes made on our organization, Titans coach Mike Vrabel said. This isnt the first or the last time a player has faced his (former) team the next year. Were familiar with that and hes familiar with us and our personnel. Hell certainly be someone that well have to block and be aware of.

Broncos coach Vic Fangio is sure glad he has Casey on his side this time to help corral Derrick Henry and the rest of Tennessees precise offense.

Hes been a productive player throughout his career, Fangio said. He makes plays, he plays with good savvy, hes a smart player. Hes been a good anchor in there versus the run, he flashes his athletic movement …

Hes had a great career, so we were happy to get him and we think hes still got some more left in him, too.

Other subplots when the Broncos appear on “Monday Night Football” for an NFL-best 29th consecutive season:

MISSING MILLER

The notion that Denvers defense would carry the offense took a hit when star linebacker Von Miller suffered a serious ankle injury. Now, Pat Shurmur will be tempted to open things up for Drew Locks baby-faced offense.

No matter what the defense does its our job to score points, said receiver Courtland Sutton, who hurt his right shoulder at Thursdays practice.

NEW LOOK

Now that the Titans have Clowney and Vic Beasley Jr. to bolster their pass rush, the big question is how much will either of them play? Clowney didnt sign his contract until Sept. 7, but spent the offseason training on his own.

Beasley didnt pass his physical until Sept. 5 after spending training camp on the non-football injury list. Playing in the altitude of Denver also could limit the number of reps either get.

HENRY PAYBACK

Derrick Henry was the NFLs rushing leader last season with 1,540 yards, but he has struggled in two games against Denver. Henry ran 12 times for 42 yards backing up DeMarco Murray as a rookie in a Titans win on Dec. 11, 2016, and he was held to 28 yards on 15 rushes in a 16-0 loss in Denver last October. That easily was Henrys worst game last season.

SOCIAL JUSTICE

Sutton said the Broncos, who joined a peaceful protest in the summer following the death of George Floyd, determined that each individual player would decide what they wanted to do during the national anthem Monday night. Sutton said the only request from management was that every player be present on the sideline for the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. Sutton said hell take a knee to continue bringing attention to social injustice and racism.

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England v Australia: Sam Billings hits ton but tourists win by 19 runs

By Amy LofthouseBBC Sport

Last updated on 3 hours ago.From the section Cricket262

First one-day international, Emirates Old Trafford
Australia 294-9: Maxwell 77, Marsh 73, Wood 3-54, Archer 3-57
England 275-9: Billings 118, Bairstow 84, Zampa 4-55, Hazlewood 3-26
Australia won by 19 runs
Scorecard

England fell to a 19-run defeat against Australia despite Sam Billings' maiden century in the first one-day international at Emirates Old Trafford.

Chasing 295, England were quickly reduced to 57-4 after a fine opening spell from pace bowler Josh Hazlewood.

Billings' 118, and 88 from Jonny Bairstow, gave England hope, but the hosts could not get on top of the creeping run-rate and finished on 275-9.

Australia had earlier recovered from 123-5 to post 294-9 from their 50 overs, largely thanks to a superb 126-run partnership between Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell.

England will be pleased with the maturity Billings - who is not a regular in this one-day side - showed to help them recover from their poor start.

However, the Kent batsman was left with too much work to do with the tail and Australia capitalised, with leg-spinner Adam Zampa taking 4-55 and Hazlewood a brilliant 3-26.

Australia were without Steve Smith, who withdrew from the match after being struck on the head in a net session on Friday.

Smith passed a concussion test but opted against playing, and will need to pass another if he is to play in the next match on Sunday.

The Ashes 2.0

This felt like a flashback to last summer's Ashes series, with Hazlewood and Pat Cummins tormenting England with pinpoint accuracy.

Billings was able to weather the Australian bowlers, starting slowly and reaping the rewards for his patience, but England's top order endured a difficult time.

Jason Roy, returning from a side strain, could barely lay bat on ball and the first shot that found the middle of the bat ended with the ball nestled in Hazlewood's hand as he took a superb one-handed catch in his follow-through.

Hazlewood suffocated England, bowling three maidens in his opening eight-over spell, and the pressure told.

Joe Root edged Hazlewood behind, Eoin Morgan hoicked Zampa to cover and Jos Buttler skied the same bowler to a diving Marnus Labuschagne at long-off to leave England reeling.

Bairstow was shackled at the start of the innings but persevered, making the slowest half-century of his career, before holing out to long-on off Zampa.

Billings started scratchily - at one stage he was four from 20 balls - but the way he manipulated the field, jumped on loose deliveries in the closing overs and adapted to the game situation showed a real maturity.

He reached a 101-ball century with a powerfully swept four and, although it was ultimately in vain, his performance bodes well for England's long-term future.

Maxwell & Marsh star for Australia

Without Smith, a mainstay for Australia at number three, and a longer tail to accommodate more bowlers, the tourists' batting appeared creakier than usual.

David Warner's lean tour continued as he was bowled by a beautiful 90mph delivery from Archer, before captain Aaron Finch edged Mark Wood's first ball behind.

The top order floundered against leg-spinner Adil Rashid, unable to read his variations. Labuschagne was trapped plumb lbw and wasted a review on the decision, before Alex Carey top-edged a sweep to Billings at square leg.

It took the dogged determination of Marsh, and Maxwell's flamboyancy, to dig Australia out of a hole. Marsh manoeuvred the ball well, finding the singles, while Maxwell went on the attack with four sixes, including back-to-back swipes off Archer.

Although Maxwell fell to the next ball, under-edging Archer onto his stumps, Australia were able to scramble the singles and occasionally punch the ball to the boundary.

As England found out themselves, this was not an easy pitch to time shots on - and ultimately, Australia's late surge from Maxwell and Marsh proved to be enough.

'It slipped away from us' - what they said

England captain Eoin Morgan: "It slipped away from us in the first 10 overs with the bat, they didn't give us much to get away with. We did reasonably well with the ball, we thought it was a reasonable score.

"I thought Jonny and Sam keeping in us in the game for so long, if we kept that partnership until the 40th over we would have been in the game.

"Sam's opportunities over the last four years have been extremely limited and sporadic at times but to come in and show hunger in his training, it's outstanding, it shows a lot of resilience and character.

"When Ben Stokes is missing he leaves a big hole with the ball and the bat, we have a lot of players who bat in the top four for their counties but we need to add depth to those who bat at six, and Sam has done that."

England centurion Sam Billings on BBC Test Match Special: "I'm disappointed I couldn't get the team over the line. It's mixed feelings.

"It's been a long time coming and I'm glad on a personal level to get a score.

"They bowled fantastically well. The surface was tricky, I don't think anybody got going all day in terms of fluency."

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Interesting game I thought. Australia deserved to win in the end but England made them work for it.

Really happy for Billings because he cops a lot of flak on these HYSs. Hopefully that will shut the doubters up.
duncan brownley replied:
Come on Chorlton you should know by now they will not.

Yes done the lad good with that knock and justify why he is in. As we know it will not always be rosy for him but at least he sticks at it.
Great by Billings whose pathetically been labelled as 'rubbish' on here over the last week. If Bairstow had stayed we could have nicked it but fair play Hazelwood great catch to get rid of him and miserly bowling. He was the difference. Roy needs to show just the tiniest bit of patience.
duncan brownley replied:
Yes very True and sounded a great game on TMS too.

Yes disciplined innings and thought Bairstow and Billings had it steady with they were playing.

Yes a more mature batting from Bairstow and deserved a 100 but it was not to be.
Sometimes the other team are just flat out better. Well played Australia, exceptional bowling up top which pretty much won the game there and then.

Doesn’t feel right praising the Aussies...need to shower now.
HazyDavey replied:
A last! A sensible comment
Great fan of Moeen but his batting has gone backwards, seems to give his wicket away far too easily now
duncan brownley replied:
Sounded like the others did too so batting coach Thorpe for the ODI set up need his backside kicking.
Well played Oz.

We lost it in the run chase in the first 10. Never took it to their bowlers who were excellent. Root can't bat at 3 if he plays like that once one of the openers has gone cheaply. Couldn't lay a bat on the ball until he edged it.

Still it's set it up well for the next one. Looking forward to it.
200PCTNGR replied:
In all fairness, nobody could lay bat on ball in the first 10 overs. How many times did Bairstow play and miss? On another day he gets a single figure score. Hazelwood and Cummings were the difference today.
Not every game goes your way. Given how badly the batting started for England, I actually thing to get within 19 runs was a brilliant effort and shows what a tough side they are. In reality, one bit of luck the other way, getting Maxwell out cheap, or Buttler getting a few boundaries in before getting out...and we probably would have won today.
Football Jim replied:
Excuses excuses.
Malan for Root, my Nan for Ali, Roy has been in very poor form, he should be playing for his county and trying to find his form.
you replied:
Agree with all three as long as your nan is as good as Boycott’s.
The difference between the sides was that England didn't score as much off the good bowling, it could have been a much different story if we were 35/40-1 after 10 instead of 22-2.
Class from Billings though, a few more scores and he'll be giving the selectors a real headache when Stokes comes back
mike james replied:
Easy decision ,drop Ali and use root and use root as the second spinner
It's a sport, you win , you lose, let's not start slagging and blaming individual's,,with the state of the world at the moment go with the flow,,,imagine half haven't even picked a bat up or even thrown a ball for a dog,,
Got home just in time for the start of our batting innings.

Australia have a fantastic bowling attack and murdered us today.
duncan brownley replied:
You were nearly right for Johnny too.
Phil tuffnel was overconfident when he said at the end of Australia innings that 300 is a cakewalk for England .
U18257735 replied:
If England play as they can do, I would say 300 is a benchmark for them. They just didn't quite play as well as they can, though individual performances deserve a lot of credit.

England kept on fighting as well. It ended up much closer than it probably should have been.

All is not lost, but they need to improve and they can.
Crikey what a game ...

Fair play the Aussies were better and we lost.

Could have nearly done it but game on as the say.
Well played, Billings, but the plaudits must go to Australia, especially Hazelwood. His spell was the difference
Aussie bowling different class tonight.
Roy
Root
Morgan
Buttler
Ali

Not good enough tonight
you replied:
I agree with three out of the five. Guess which ones from prior performances.
The brilliant cricket continues...great game and now all to play for. Very happy for Billings. A very committed and skilful player who gets a hard time on here, and has to hang in there to get his chance. Even in a losing cause he took it tonight when only Bairstow and he could handle that Aussie attack in those conditions. Fair play young man.
Moen is done at international level.Make the most of what time he as left by getting on the franchaise gravy train.Aussies would be more concerned if they saw Alex Hales coming out than root.Hales still in the world rankings despite not played international cricket for over 18 months..
Could someone please tell me what Moeen Ali does for a living?
nihal replied:
Plays for England, when he helps England to win no questions asked.
Shame
"300 wouldn't faze England. They like knocking 300 off these days."

- Phil Tufnell
Takinsumpositives replied:
A fine leg specialist
Time for excuses again... but 'did win' always tops 'could've won'.
Well played Australua.
you replied:
Agree Mr Jones the better side won today.
Why Ali on the team? He was the most expensive bowler and contributed 6 with the bat.

Isn’t there a more deserving player?
tc replied:
joe root.

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Diana Rigg, Star Of Game Of Thrones And Bond, Dies At 82

Diana Rigg was a recipient of the Emmy, Tony and BAFTA awards during her career

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Diana Rigg died six months after being diagnosed with cancer
She died "peacefully" on Thursday morning, said her agent
"I will miss her beyond words," said her daughter Rachael Stirling

London:

Stars of stage and screen on Thursday paid tribute to Diana Rigg, the award-winning British actress who shot to fame in the 1960s television series The Avengers and won new fans in Game Of Thrones, after her death aged 82. Diana Rigg, who won Emmy, Tony and Bafta awards during her lengthy career on both sides of the Atlantic, died six months after being diagnosed with cancer. Simon Beresford, her agent, said in a statement that she had died "peacefully" early on Thursday morning at home with her family, who had asked for privacy.

"Dame Diana was a much loved and admired member of her profession, a force of nature who loved her work and her fellow actors," he added. "She will be greatly missed." Diana Rigg's daughter, the actress Rachael Stirling, said her mother had "spent her last months joyfully reflecting on her extraordinary life, full of love, laughter and a deep pride in her profession. "I will miss her beyond words," she added.

She worked at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) after classical training at Britain's prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). But it was as the cat-suited Emma Peel to Patrick Macnee's bowler-hatted John Steed in the swashbuckling television spy series The Avengers that she became household name. Some saw the high-kicking action role as a symbol of women's new-found power at the height of the Swinging Sixties, winning her an international profile and a legion of admirers.

For Diana Rigg it was a catapult to success, as she went on to become one of Britain's leading character actresses, many of them displaying the same intelligence and steel as Mrs Peel. "Diana Rigg's combination of force of personality, beauty, courage and sheer emotional power, made her a great classical actress - one of an astonishing generation of British stage performers," said theatre and opera director Jonathan Kent. "Her dazzling wit and that inimitable voice made her an unforgettable leading figure in British theatre."

A smile for everyone

In an early role, she famously played James Bond's wife, Tracy, in the 1969 film starring George Lazenby, On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Bond franchise producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli praised Rigg's performance as the one woman who got the fictional superspy to the altar.

"The legendary stage and screen actress... was much beloved by Bond fans for her memorable performance as Tracy di Vicenzo in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the only woman to have married James Bond," they said. In the later stages of her career, Diana Rigg won legions of younger fans and critical praise for her part as Olenna Tyrell in the hugely popular Game Of Thrones series.

Other film roles included the 1994 comedy-drama A Good Man In Africa, adapted from a William Boyd novel, and the 2017 biographical drama Breathe, directed by Andy Serkis. "For half her life Diana was the most beautiful woman in the room, but she was what used to be called a Trouper," said playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard, who called her talent "luminous". She went to work with her sleeves rolled up and a smile for everyone," he added.

Dazzling

Diana Rigg will, though, be best remembered as one of Britain's theatre greats. She won the 1994 best actress Tony Award after playing the title role in the Greek tragedy Medea in both London and New York, and also claimed a best supporting actress Emmy for the 1997 miniseries Rebecca. Fellow veteran playwright David Hare said she had "a dazzling change of direction in middle age as a great classical actor. She swept all before her," he added of several of her most prominent performances.

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Compensation for airport land

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THE EDITOR: During the early part of the 20th century, the Trinidad Colonial Government built the Crown Point Airport. At that time the airport consisted of a grass airstrip/runway, a terminal building and a weather vane. It was lit by “bull de feas.” Eddie Gordon rode a bicycle along the runway to light the “bull de feas” located along its unfenced perimeter.

It is reported that Commander Cook landed his Cessna plane at Crown Point.

This, the first phase of airport construction at Crown Point, reportedly “took” the Crooks’ and McPhersons’ ancestral lands. At that time the surrounding villagers referred to the airport as “baseground.” Who knows if these former landowners were ever compensated for their lands?

The second phase was done at the time of the Second World War. It saw the Americans trespassing and bulldozing people’s lands. Reportedly, landowners were paid for their fruit trees alone. They were not compensated for their lands. This phase took the runway into Cromstain.

Decades later, the Eric Williams-led PNM government embarked on the third phase and extended the runway through Gaskin into Kilgwyn. This extension effectively denied the community the ability to “play bakes,” to run races and to play football at Kilgwyn Bay. It also denied access to Cromstain Bay, thus negatively impacting the weekend and holiday family socialisation for which Cromstain Bay was famous.

Yet again, the issue of adequate compensation arises. It must be asked whether Gaskin landowners such as Alvin Patrick, Anthony and the Youngs were adequately compensated.

More recently, in May 2018, the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) collaborated with the Airports Authority and traumatised the Cromstain and Gaskin landowners as they unmasked plan to acquire 84 acres of prime Cromstain and Gaskin residential/commercial lands.

The government team told the residents and business owners that in order to facilitate the airport project they must start vacating their properties by July that year. The government team told the residents/businessmen that they would be relocated at Friendship and Shirvan. Interestingly, no infrastructure was in place at those sites.

Insensitivity! This was the apex of trauma.

It must be noted that:

1. Firstly, the airport extension may result in expanded air traffic and increased visitor arrivals in Tobago – despite the current negative impact of the “plandemic.” This begs the question of Tobago’s preparedness to provide quality customer service and healthcare.

2. Secondly, the National Petroleum storage facility is located in close proximity to the runway. The well-known axiom states “that which can fail, will fail.” Indeed, Tobago must seriously contemplate the dire consequences of an aircraft mishap at that facility.

May I therefore ask: what disaster recovery and business continuity plan does the Airports Authority, Caribbean Airlines and the THA have to manage this eventuality? Shouldn’t the NP facility be relocated prior to the removal of the Cromstain and Gaskin residents?

Today, I write before the affected residents are left in the rain to shelter under cheques that have grossly diminished the value of their prime real estate.

Today, I write before the descendants who for generations lived on/occupied ancestral lands and are currently being evicted, and are being reduced to destitution, pauperisation and vagrancy.

Today, I appeal to the Canaan/Bon Accord assemblyman, I implore Nidco, I beseech the Member of Parliament for Tobago West, I ask the Prime Minister and all those who have ears, to listen, to hear, and to address the plight of these adversely affected Tobagonians.

The affected residents are asking the State to seek their best interests and to extend to them the same duty of care as afforded to those landowners/squatters in Trinidad in respect of the Curepe Interchange, Oropune Gardens, and the highway in Debe.

The cry, the plea, the lament is: provide equivalent equitable compensation for everyone.

BERNARD HENRY

Hampden

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a rare apology to his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic for a senior Russian official's Facebook post which angered Mr Vucic.

Mr Vucic told Serbian TV about the apology and the Kremlin confirmed it.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova posted a photo of Mr Vucic sitting opposite President Donald Trump in the White House and below it a photo of actress Sharon Stone's legs.

Ms Zakharova herself later apologised.

The provocative screenshot of the crossed legs came from the film Basic Instinct, in a scene where Sharon Stone's character briefly exposes herself.

Ms Zakharova's post said Mr Vucic looked as if he was being interrogated by President Trump.

"If you are invited to the White House but your chair stands like you are in an interrogation, you should sit like in the picture number 2. Whoever you are. Just trust me," Ms Zakharova wrote.

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image captionMaria Zakharova was thought to be taking aim at Serbian-US ties

On Sunday she updated the post with an apology, saying her comments had been misunderstood. She said she was taking aim at American "arrogance", not the Serbian leader.

On Thursday Mr Vucic told Serbian TV: "President Putin has never apologised to me for anything, and neither has [Russian Foreign Minister] Sergei Lavrov. But both did."

Mr Vucic said he had spoken to Mr Putin by phone, and he added: "I think we have good relations and for me this was a passing, unimportant incident."

Vucic fury at 'vulgarity'

Ms Zakharova's post came after Mr Vucic had signed a co-operation deal with Kosovo at the White House, and has been seen as a sign of Russian irritation with Serbian-US ties.

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image captionVladimir Putin, left, and Aleksandar Vucic have a good relationship

Serbia has long been a key ally of Russia's in the Balkans, and neither country recognises Kosovo's independence.

Mr Vucic was furious with Ms Zakharova's post. In televised comments he said "Maria Zakharova speaks mostly about herself, and the primitivism and vulgarity she showed speaks of her, and by God, of those who placed her there".

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Best phones under Rs. 20,000 in India

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 11 September 2020 18:25 IST

Phone Under 20000: The Best Mobile Phones You Can Buy Under Rs. 20,000 In India [September 2020 Edition]

The Realme 7 Pro (above, right) and Samsung Galaxy M31s are two new additions to the list

Highlights

Redmi Note 9 Pro Max is the most recent addition to this list

The Realme X2 has an in-display fingerprint scanner

The 256GB variant of the Poco F1 is available for under Rs. 20,000

The sub-Rs. 20,000 price segment today features a range of powerful smartphones which offer anything from pop-up selfie cameras, in-display fingerprint sensors and 64-megapixel cameras to powerful processors that can even rival some mid-tier phones. We have recently reviewed some pretty neat additions to the segment.

Realme launched the 7 Pro as part of its new 7-series, which has a host of cool upgrades over the Realme 6 Pro. Samsung also launched the Galaxy M31s, which sports a modern hole-punch display and faster charging compared to the Galaxy M31. We've also updated the rest of thislist by retiring some of the older models.

If you have a budget of Rs. 20,000, here are some of the best smartphones that you should be considering for your next purchase.

Best phones under 20,000

Phones under Rs. 20,000	Gadgets 360 rating (out of 10)	Price in India (as recommended)
Samsung Galaxy M31s	8	Rs. 20,499
Realme 7 Pro	8	Rs. 19,999
Motorola One Fusion+	8	Rs. 16,999
Redmi Note 9 Pro Max	8	Rs. 16,999
Poco X2	8	Rs. 17,499
Realme 6 Pro	8	Rs. 17,999
Samsung Galaxy M31	8	Rs. 16,499
Realme X2	8	Rs. 17,999

Samsung Galaxy M31s

Samsung launched the Galaxy M31s at Rs. 19,499, but at the time of updating this guide, its price has increased to Rs. 20,499 on its online store. Samsung has a habit of constantly tweaking its prices, so by the time you read this article, we wouldn't be surprised if the price has increased or decreased by a small margin yet again.

We think the Galaxy M31s a decent update to the Galaxy M31. It has a higher starting price, but for this extra money you get an Infinity-O AMOLED display, a higher capacity bundled charger, and a slightly tweaked design. It retains many of the things that made the Galaxy M31 great, such as the large 6,000mAh battery, but also carries forward some negatives such as the dated SoC. That's not to say that the phone can't handle Android well, but compared to what the competition offers at around this price, the processor definitely feels weak.

The cameras are decent but video stabilisation is not great and low-light photos don't have the best details. However, if having the best battery life is top priority for you, then the Galaxy M31s is still among the best in its class.

Realme 7 Pro

The more premium model in Realme's 7-series, the Realme 7 Pro features some big upgrades over the Realme 6 Pro such as the use of an AMOLED display, 65W fast charging, and stereo speakers. With a higher starting price of Rs. 19,999, the new model does have a unique mix of features that few others match in this segment. 65W charging helps charge the battery very quickly and the stereo speakers make watching any content sound more immersive. The new phone is also slimmer and lighter compared to the 6 Pro, which is a nice bonus.

However, you don't get a 90Hz display which is a little disappointing. The 7 Pro also has the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SoC as the 6 Pro, so there's no real performance gain either. The primary rear camera has improved a bit, but once again, you lose out on the ultra wide-angle selfie camera and the rear telephoto camera of the 6 Pro.

While there's no doubt that the Realme 7 Pro is a good phone, it does take a step backwards in some areas, which is why the Realme 6 Pro is also still a viable option in this segment.

Motorola One Fusion+

The Motorola One Fusion+ is a welcome addition to the sub Rs. 20,000 price segment. While the price is very competitive, Motorola has not skimped in terms of hardware. The Motorola One Fusion+ sports a big 6.5-inch display without a notch. This panel is HDR10 certified and has very good viewing angles. It also has a loud bottom-firing speaker that compliments the crisp display. Powering the Motorola One Fusion+ is the very capable Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SoC.

It scored very well in our benchmarks. The One Fusion+ is available in one configuration only, with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. You do have the option to expand storage further using the hybrid dual-SIM tray. Motorola has also packed in a 5,000mAh battery, and this phone comes with an 18W TurboCharger.

It runs clean stock Android and we did not encounter any preinstalled bloatware. Thankfully, it still retains Moto Actions which are useful gesture-based features. The Motorola One Fusion+ sports a four cameras at the back and a pop-up selfie camera. It has a 64-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle camera, a 5-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. The camera performance was good in daylight, and the phone was quick to lock focus and meter light correctly. Low-light shots were average but using Night mode made a huge difference. Video recording maxes out at 4K and the phone does a good job at stabilising footage in the daytime.

Redmi Note 9 Pro Max

The Redmi Note 9 Pro Max is the latest smartphone to join this list of the best phones under Rs. 20,000. When Xiaomi launched this smartphone, it was priced starting under Rs. 15,000, but the GST hike has caused prices to go up. The Redmi Note 9 Pro Max shares a lot of hardware with the Redmi Note 9 Pro – both phones sport 6.67-inch displays which are good for video watching but not for single-handed use.

The Redmi Note 9 Pro Max has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner that lets you unlock it quickly. Sticking to current trends, the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max has four rear cameras but the module protrudes quite a bit. The Redmi Note 9 Pro Max is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SoC. Xiaomi offers it in three variants: the base variant has 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage and is priced at Rs. 16,999; the middle one offers 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage and is priced at Rs. 18,499. The top variant is priced at Rs 19,999 which is barely under the upper limit for this list.

The Redmi Note 9 Pro Max packs in a 5,020mAh battery and delivers very good battery life. It also fared very well in our HD video loop test. Xiaomi bundles a 33W charger in the box and this phone charges more quickly than the Redmi Note 9 Pro. The camera performance of the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max is quite good, but photos tend to be oversharpened at times. Low-light camera performance is average but Night mode helps capture better output.

Poco X2

The first smartphone to come out of Poco after it became an independent entity is the Poco X2. The is not the successor of the Poco F1, but does a lot of things right in its own way. It is tall and has a big 6.67-inch display with a 20:9 aspect ratio. The panel also boasts of a 120Hz refresh rate which isn't very common at this price. The Poco X2 has a dual-camera punch-hole on the front, and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, both of which are slowly becoming more common. The Poco X2 feels large and bulky. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G which is a powerful chip that can handle gaming quite well.

The Poco X2 has multiple variants: 6GB of RAM with 64GB of storage, 6GB of RAM with 128GB of storage, and 8GB of RAM with 256GB of storage. The prices of the Poco X2 have climbed since its launch and the base variant now starts at Rs. 17,499 while the middle one is priced at Rs 18,499 and the top variant is still at Rs. 20,999.

Poco has packed in a 4,500mAh battery and you get a 27W charger in the box. This phone sports a quad-camera setup at the back and we noticed that the photo quality in daylight is quite good. Low-light photo quality was also relatively impressive but not as detailed as during the day. Low-light video quality wasn't as good.

Realme 6 Pro

The Realme 6 Pro was launched alongside the Realme 6, and both smartphones have made it to our lists at their respective prices. The Realme 6 Pro has a 6.6-inch display with a dual-camera hole-punch for the selfie cameras. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SoC just like the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max. The device is well designed but is a little slippery as it has a glass back. This phone is also a little heavy at 202g. One unique feature of theRealme 6 Pro is its 90Hz screen refresh rate. It also has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner that is easy to reach and quick to unlock the phone.

The Realme 6 Pro is offered in three variants: 6GB of RAM with 64GB of storage, 6GB of RAM with 128GB of storage, and 8GB of RAM with 128GB of storage. The base variant starts at Rs. 17,999 while the other variants are priced at Rs. 18,999 and Rs 19,999 respectively.

There's a quad-camera setup at the back. Camera performance was decent in daylight and for close-ups, but low-light camera performance needs some improvement. The Realme 6 Pro has a 4300mAh battery which isn't as big as some of the other phones in the list but it delivered excellent battery life when we reviewed it.

Samsung Galaxy M31

Samsung has been focusing on the sub Rs. 20,000 market with its Galaxy M-series, and the Galaxy M31 is currently the best in the lineup. This model has a 6.4-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display that delivers vivid colours and very good viewing angles. There is a quad-camera setup at the back with a 64-megapixel primary camera. It also packs a big 6,000mAh battery and a capable Exynos 9611 SoC.

Samsung offers the Galaxy M31 with 6GB of RAM and two storage options, 64GB and 128GB. Prices start at Rs. 16,499 for the base model while the higher model is priced at Rs. 18,999. The big battery offers fantastic battery life and this phone could easily go on for two days. The cameras are good in daylight, the wide-angle one offers a wider field of view but loses out on details compared to the primary camera. We did notice that the camera AI can go overboard in terms of saturating colours. The primary camera is a little slow while focusing and you can see minor grain in the output. With Night mode enabled, the Galaxy M31 delivers better low-light shots. We found video stabilisation to be average as well.

The Exynos 9611 SoC is not as powerful as the Snapdragon 720G powering the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max and the Realme 6 Pro but it is capable of handling day-to-day tasks with ease. The battery is the highlight of the Galaxy M31 as it can outrun most devices on this list.

Realme X2

The Realme X2 is one of the older phones on this list, but has managed to stand its ground all this while. It has a 6.4-inch AMOLED display with an in-display fingerprint scanner, something that the others miss out on. It also packs in a Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G processor similar to the Poco X2. The phone is manageable for day-to-day use and isn't as big as the Poco X2 or the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max. The Realme X2 has a quad-camera setup at the back and comes in a variety of colours.

Realme has packed in a 4000mAh battery and ships a 30W fast charger in the box which makes charging quick. The Realme X2 could handle day-to-day tasks and gaming very easily, and the battery lasted us over a day and a half. Realme sells three variants of the X2 in India: the base variant with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage is priced at Rs. 17,999, the middle variant with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage is priced at Rs. 19,999, and the 8GB RAM, 128G storage variant is priced at Rs. 20,999.

The quad-camera setup lets you take good photos in daylight. We liked our portrait shots, as the dedicated depth camera helps with edge detection. Low-light camera performance is also good but there is some noise in the output. The Nightscape mode does help improve low-light photography. The low-light video performance wasn't to our liking when we reviewed the Realme X2.

Is this the end of the Samsung Galaxy Note series as we know it? We discussed this on Orbital, our weekly technology podcast, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or RSS, download the episode, or just hit the play button below.

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New Delhi: Social activist Swami Agnivesh, who was suffering from liver cirrhosis for a long time, died of multi-organ failure at a Delhi hospital on Friday, doctors said. He was 80.

His last rites will be performed on Saturday at Agnilok Ashram in Behelpa, Gurgaon at 4 pm. Before that, his body will be kept at his office in 7, Jantar Mantar Road so that people can pay last respects. Those coming to pay last respects have been urged to follow COVID-19 protocols.

Agnivesh was critically ill and admitted to an ICU of the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, and was on ventilatory support since Tuesday, the doctors said.

“He was suffering from liver cirrhosis and died today due to multi-organ failure as his condition deteriorated and he went into cardiac arrest at 6 pm,” a spokesperson of the hospital said.

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Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 3G Review

By Prasid Banerjee | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

66 _/100

design
70
performance
67
value for money
71
features
71

PROS
Lollipop out of the box
Good build quality

CONS
Poor front and rear cameras
Not the performer that competitors are
3G only

Verdict

The Moto E (2nd Gen) is definitely not a bad smartphone, but it makes no sense in the current market. The newer hardware on the Redmi 2 and Lenovo A6000 are both more powerful and already have 4G compatibility. The Moto E just doesn't provide the value that they do.

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Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 3G detailed review

When Motorola announced the original Moto E, it was a treat for all of us, and that includes reviewers all over the world. The company showcased why it is one of the pioneers of mobile technology and turned the mobile market head over heels. Motorola showed that you don’t need to shell out month’s salary to get a good device and gave us what was truly a phone for the people.

Fast forward one year ahead, the new Moto E is now here. And it reminds me of that famous comic book adage, “With great power comes great responsibility.” I’ve read a bunch of reviews from my counterparts overseas, who have all appreciated this device. But for us, the Moto E is a much more important smartphone than it is for them. Why? Most of the smartphone buyers in India, buy in the budget segment.

The Moto E (2nd Gen) is a good device, no doubt, but the contest in the budget segment in India is very different from other countries. In a head to head battle against its competitors, like the Xiaomi Redmi 2 and Lenovo A6000, the new Moto E takes a beating. Here’s how.

Build and Design

On the design front, the new Moto E is essentially an extension of the older one. But there’s a few subtle changes that make this one so much better. The rubberised grip around the side, which hides the SIM and micro-SD slots is very important. It adds grip and will absorb shocks as well. In addition, it gives the phone a unique look, unlike any other.

Motorola’s design philosophy was always more ergonomic than others, but I’ll go as far as to call the new Moto E a beautiful budget device. Why? Because it’s different. That rubber grip, which is available in various colours, makes it stand out against all the bar designs that we get to see these days. Add the curved back and small size and you’ve got a device that’s both easy to use and good looking for its price.

The company adds a solid build on top of this, to leave almost nothing to complain about in the build and design segment. That is, until you see the Xiaomi Redmi 2. There’s a reason why the Chinese firm launched its competitor a few days after Motorola. The Redmi 2, though carrying the boring old bar design, is a better looking phone, which is just as ergonomic. I’m almost finished with that review as well, so watch out for more.

Display

A 4.5 inch display is just about acceptable these days, but a 540x960p resolution isn’t. At the same price, you have the Redmi 2 and Lenovo A6000, which both offer 720p resolutions. The Moto E’s display has a better touch experience than the A6000, but it isn’t in the same league as the Xiaomi Redmi 2 display in terms of colors reproduction and sharpness. Yes, we now demand and expect a lot more from a Rs. 7,000 device, a lot has changed since the last Moto E launch. The Moto E’s display does redeem itself, delivering better viewing angles and a lesser reflective display than the Xiaomi Redmi 2. But, overall we’d place the Redmi 2 display above the Moto E, the Redmi scores higher in crucial aspects of the display, especially for a 7K smartphone segment.

OS and User Interface

The Moto E runs on Android Lollipop out of the box and is the only one in this range to do so at the moment. The UI is smooth, with little to no lags and Motorola has brought some useful features to the device. The Moto Display, which shows your notifications without turning the screen on is one of these features, while the Quick Capture feature is also pretty useful for taking quick shots through the camera.

Performance

Me and a bunch of my colleagues from other publications pestered Motorola a lot about choosing the Snapdragon 200 over the newer 410 SoC. Considering that the company went with the 64-bit Lollipop OS for the Moto E, the Snapdragon 410 seems like the logical choice. Nevertheless, Motorola was adamant that the performance wouldn’t suffer because of this.

Well, that’s not true. Using it side by side with the Redmi 2 and Lenovo A6000, the Moto E is inferior. Yes, the Moto E offers a more uniform performance than the A6000, but pales in comparison to the Mi device. On regular usage, app launch times and the overall UI experience on the Moto E are pretty satisfactory, but start a game like Marvel: Contest of Champions and the lags creep in. Not only does the game load faster on the Redmi 2, the Moto E makes the Mi device seem like a mid-ranged smartphone.

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The benchmarks don’t tell the entire story here. The Redmi 2 and Lenovo A6000 are both much more powerful than Moto E.

Camera

Motorola’s compromise on the camera quality used to make sense till last year, because the company got things right in every other department. This time around though, the 5MP rear camera on the Moto E seems worse because of all the other shortcomings. You may be able to take some passable shots with this camera under optimal light conditions, but anything less and you’re looking at really bad images. It is essentially the same camera as the old Moto E, but with auto focus.

While we’re talking about the camera, Motorola ‘heard’ its users this time around and added a VGA camera to the front. Yes, you read that right, a VGA camera, all 0.3 mega pixels of it. For some reason the company thought that was the way to go. Frankly, I would trade the front camera for a faster processor in a heartbeat.

Battery

The one thing that all of us here at the Digit test labs were looking forward to was the larger 2390 mAh battery. Better battery life could make up for a lot of the device’s faults. Sadly though, the Moto E doesn't show any major improvements here. The results on our battery tests were just about satisfactory. With some frugality, I could get the device to last me through the day, just like I could with the older Moto E.

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The battery life is at par with the Redmi 2 and Lenovo A6000.

Bottomline

As that adage goes, “With great power comes great responsibility.” In my humble opinion, Motorola had the opportunity to deliver the knockout punch to its competition, but failed. The 3G version of the Moto E (2nd Gen) is not one that you should buy. At least not as long as you can buy the Xiaomi Redmi 2 or the Lenovo A6000.

Going with a Snapdragon 410 SoC would have still made this device an incremental update, but combined with Motorola’s brand value and increased customer service efforts, it would have made sense. As things stand though, the 3G version of the Moto E isn’t as value for money as it used to be. It’s not the best device you can buy in the under-7k segment, ahead only of Microsoft’s Lumia 532 and 435. What's even more unfortunate is that the needless 3G/4G skews for the Moto E will drive up the price of the Snapdragon 410-powered 4G variant. That may make it a lesser value device as compared to the Redmi 2, which is already 4G capable.

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Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 3G Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	₹6999
Release Date:	15 Mar 2015
Variant:	8GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
4.5" (540 x 960)
Camera
5 | VGA MP
Memory
8 GB/1 GB
Battery
2390 mAh

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In a letter to states and union territories (UTs), Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has emphasised that availability of adequate and uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen is an important pre…

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This is very strange. In the name of Covid-19, they should reduce the fees, not levy more. I am going to take adequate actions against it: Karnataka Education Minister S Suresh Kumar on private schools to charge Covid-19 fees.

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READ | Kerala Industries Minister Tests Covid-19 Positive, Second Member in Pinarayi Vijayan Cabinet to be Infected

Earlier, Finance Minister Thomas Isaac had tested positive for the pathogen. Jayarajan, who was in the primary contact of Isaac, was under quarantine at his home in Kannur.

Sep 11, 2020 2:47 pm (IST)

Covid-19 testing being conducted in rural areas of Ludhiana via Community Health Centre (CHC).

Punjab: #COVID19 testing being conducted in rural areas of Ludhiana via Community Health Centre (CHC).

Medical Officer, CHC, Sidhwan Bet village says, "Testing in these centres has benefited people living in rural areas. We also set up camps for people in containment zones." pic.twitter.com/RUzdaOp4VH
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READ | India Staring at 1 Lakh Coronavirus Cases a Day Mark and Other Highlights from Last 24 Hours

The country had recorded over 95,000 cases on Wednesday and Thursday. India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23 and it went past 40 lakh on September 5.

Sep 11, 2020 2:09 pm (IST)

Mandatory Testing for MLAs: Delhi Assembly Speaker | We have made it mandatory to have every MLA tested for Covid-19 before they attend session. RT-PCR test will also be done on media persons attending the session. The agenda for discussion is not finalised yet. There will be no Question Hour: Ram Niwas Goel, Delhi Assembly Speaker.

Sep 11, 2020 2:04 pm (IST)

Delhi Metro Services to Start at 6 AM on Sunday | This Sunday, September 13, Delhi Metro operations will start at 6 AM on all sections. Starting next Sunday, September 20, regular timings as per earlier time table with services starting at 8 AM on Phase 3 sections (on Sundays) will continue: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

Sep 11, 2020 1:57 pm (IST)

Fix Reasonable Rates for Ambulances: SC to States | The Supreme Court expresses its concern over inflated charges of ambulances and directs states to fix reasonable prices for ambulance services to Covid-19 patients.

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Covid-19 testing being conducted in rural areas of Kalaburagi in Karnataka via Primary Health Centers (PHC).

Karnataka: COVID19 testing being conducted in rural areas of Kalaburagi via Primary Health Centers (PHC).

Administrative Medical Officer, PHC Kalhangarga says, "We will test patients coming to OPDs according to their symptoms. RT-PCR testing compulsory for symptomatic patients" pic.twitter.com/Gp3RMjf91h
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Sep 11, 2020 1:48 pm (IST)

Update | Himachal Pradesh records 22 new Covid-19 positive cases today, taking the total cases in the state to 8,512 including 2,706 active cases, 5,726 recoveries and 66 deaths: State Health Department.

Sep 11, 2020 1:41 pm (IST)

In view of the issue of guidelines for phased re-opening by Centre, Unlock 4, the Assam Govt has decided that a person, who travels to any location outside state and returns to state within 96 hours of departure, will not be required to undergo quarantine of 10 days: Govt of Assam.

Sep 11, 2020 1:30 pm (IST)

In view of difficulties regarding cremation of Covid-19 positive patients, it's decided that expenditure up to Rs 5,000 will be allowed in case of death of Covid-19 patients, towards cremation expenses, if relatives don't receive body or can't bear cremation expenses: Assam Govt.

Sep 11, 2020 1:29 pm (IST)

Update | 189 more Maharashtra police personnel tested Covid-19 positive while one died, in the last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases in the police force rise to 18,405 including 3,612 active cases, 14,608 recoveries & 185 deaths till date: Maharashtra Police

Sep 11, 2020 1:15 pm (IST)

As part of domestic operations on September 10, there have been 1,308 Departures; 1,32,293 passengers have been handled. Also, there have been 1,308 Arrivals; 1,32,157 passengers handled: Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

Suresh Angadi.

India registered a record 96,551 coronavirus cases in 24 hours taking the total number of infections to over 45.62 lakh, government data showed today. The country also recorded the highest deaths in a day with 1,2019 fatalities, taking the overall toll to 76,271. This was the second day in a row that a record spike was recorded in both cases and deaths. India had registered 95,735 coronavirus cases in 24 hours and 1,172 fatalities on Thursday.

Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Thursday warned against rising cases of coronavirus and possibility of more deaths in the state. She also cautioned that there might be a shortage of ventilators if more elderly people get infected. "We have managed to keep the death toll below 500 till now. Experts have said that under different circumstances, we might have seen close to 10,000 deaths but we managed to avert that till now. But now, with the Unlock process initiated across the country, we will see more deaths. We have to be very careful," Shailaja said.

As many as 64 lakh Indians were infected by the novel coronavirus by early May, the much-awaited findings of the first national serosurvey conducted by the ICMR, have shown. The survey was conducted from May 11 to June 4 and covered 28,000 individuals whose blood samples were tested for IgG antibodies using COVID Kavach ELISA kit. A total of 64,68,388 adult infections were estimated in India by the early May, the survey report said.

The seropositivity was the highest in the age group of 18-45 years (43.3 per cent), followed by those between 46-60 years (39.5 per cent) and it was the lowest among those aged above 60 (17.2 per cent). The survey noted that there could be under-detection of COVID-19 cases in the zero stratum districts on account of low testing as well as poor access to testing laboratories. India has so far recorded 44.65 lakh cases and 75,062 deaths.

The Union health ministry on Thursday issued a revised SOP for conducting examinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, removing the provision that allowed symptomatic candidates who insist on taking an exam to do so in isolation. According to the revised document, in regular course, a symptomatic candidate should be referred to the nearest health centre and given an opportunity to undertake the examination through other means, or the university or educational institution shall arrange for taking the exam at a later date when the student is declared physically fit.

The ministry had on September 2 issued guidelines as per which staff and examinees from containment zones shall not be permitted to be physically present at exam centres and there will be alternative arrangements for such students. Such students shall be given an opportunity to undertake the examination through other means, or universities and educational institutions shall arrange for taking the exam at a later date for them.

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September 11, 2020

Panaji: Admitting that the state has been witnessing community transmission of the coronavirus pandemic, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday said the single-day spike of COVID cases could go up to 1,000.

Addressing a press conference in a starred hotel in the city, Rane said, “The spike may even go up to 1000 cases a day… we don’t know… and this has been happening because there is community transmission. As a result of which, if a person gets infected his/her family members also contract the virus.”

Rane claimed that the mortality rate among COVID patients with pre-existing co-morbidities is gradually dropping, reckoning that fatalities can be arrested only if people report to hospital on time.

The minister informed that three top private hospitals treating coronavirus patients are running at full capacity, so also the dedicated COVID wards of the Goa Medical College and Hospital.

“As there are no beds available at the GMC for COVID patients, we have decided to convert the ophthalmology ward of the GMC as another dedicated ward for treating critical COVID patients,” Rane said.

He acknowledged that the viral photograph depicting patients sleeping in one of the COVID wards at the GMC is authentic, assuring to ensure that beds are provided to all patients coming to the hospital.

Rane announced that a free medical kit comprising an oximeter and digital thermometer will be provided by the government to the asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic COVID patients who avail the option of home isolation.

The kit will also contain a spirometer, a hand sanitiser, a N95 mask, a triple-layered mask, gloves, vitamin C tablets, Vitamin D tablets, and hydroxychloroquine tablets.

“We anticipate that as cases go up more and more people will opt for home isolation. PHCs of the state will be the nodal bodies for distributing kits to home-isolated patients. The concerned health officer will guide the patients on using the tools and medicines that will be provided in the kit,” the Health Minister explained.

He said that a team of doctors and officials of the Goa Infrastructure Development Corporation will inspect the South Goa District Hospital in Margao on Saturday. The district hospital has been designated as a COVID Hospital, which will be operationalised at the earliest.

Rejecting the claims that convalescent plasma therapy is not effective in reducing deaths associated with COVID, Rane said the therapy has yielded results for doctors in Goa.

The health department will continue with the combination of CPT and Remdesivir – the life-saving drug – as part of the COVID treatment protocol, he said.

“…Even our director of health services Dr Jose D’Sa was administered two doses of plasma. He is completely stable today… it was because of CPT that was given to him,” Rane said, adding that COVID survivors are coming forward to donate plasma.

Seventy-odd packets of plasma are currently available with the GMC.

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OPPO F3 Review

By Hardik Singh | Updated May 22 2019

PROS
Best in class selfie camera
Decent rear camera
Nice display

CONS
Sluggish performer
No fast charging

Verdict

The Oppo F3 is an average smartphone, except in terms of selfies, where it excels. It’s not the best phone overall, with the Moto G5 Plus, Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and some others being better overall performers.

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Oppo is increasing investments in India compared to what it was doing two or three years back. The company laid out big expansion plans back in 2016, and was reportedly investing $216 million in manufacturing facilities in India. Oppo wanted to eventually produce 100 million units in the country. In addition, the company has put its foot on the gas, advertising its new selfie centric phones on all kinds of platforms. Oppo even sponsors the Indian cricket team, starting next month.

All this is done on the back of a few phones, of which, the Oppo F3 and F3 Plus seem to be the forerunners. There are other phones in the company’s arsenal as well, but at the moment the company’s focus seems to be on selfies. Not just Oppo, other Chinese OEMs such as Gionee and Vivo are also ringing the same selfie bell at the moment, with large and wide advertising campaigns. Now, whether you want a selfie centric phone is up to you, but in our books, a phone should be more than just selfies, and while the Oppo F3 Plus did impress us, we are yet to see whether the smaller Oppo F3 can retain the same charm.

Selfies: Dual-camera, doubly good?
The Oppo F3 Plus was the best selfie centric smartphone we tested this year and the Oppo F3 tries to imitate it. There is a similar 16MP + 8MP dual camera setup at the front for solo and group selfies respectively. Like the F3 Plus, the 16MP camera here has 76.4 degree FOV and the 8MP camera has 120 degree FOV. Even the f/2.0 aperture is kept the same. That said, there are differences in the camera quality. The F3 tends to shoot slightly oversaturated colours, whereas the colour captured by the F3 Plus are nearer to being neutral. However, quality of overall images, including details, dynamic range and depth of field, remains almost at par, with the F3 Plus edging ahead in some pictures.

On its own, the Oppo F3 has good details, colours are pleasantly oversaturated, and noise is kept to acceptable levels. Photos are slightly soft, to remove skin blemishes and make selfies look better, but whether you like that will be a subjective opinion.

Compared to the Gionee A1, which has been the best phone for selfie aficionados available under 20K, the F3 is better. The Oppo F3 not only captures better details and colours in normal lighting conditions, but does a better job overall in low light as well. Photography enthusiasts may still find images lacking proper details and softer focus is somewhat annoying. But, at the end of the day, the Oppo F3 is now best selfie smartphone in the sub-20K range. There are some niggles, like the camera occasionally takes a little time in post processing when you are taking bokeh images or when switching between various filters, but these things are not really deal breakers.

Primary camera: Good, not great
At the back, the Oppo F3 uses a tried and tested 13MP sensor, which takes good pictures for the most part. I observed decent colour reproduction and dynamic range, but softer photos, that seem to be produced by the same algorithm as the selfies. In the case of the rear camera, it’s more of an issue though.

This also means that while images look fine on the phone or even on a laptop display, one can easily see noise at native resolution (4160 x 3120). The noise levels rise further in low light, but images are good enough to share on Facebook. Yes, there are phones with better rear cameras at the same price, but this is amongst the better ones too.

Images taken by the Oppo F3

Build and Design: Smaller, yet the same
Oppo has always followed a pretty decent design language and build quality, and that doesn't change with the Oppo F3. However, compared to the F3 Plus, the build quality does feel a bit inferior. The F3 Plus was built with more finesse and polish.

That being said, in the sub-20K smartphone bracket, there are only a few phones that are better built better, with the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, Gionee A1 and Nubia M2 Lite being perfect examples. The Oppo F3 is slimmer and lighter than the older Oppo F1s, putting it at par with most selfie phones it competes with. Now, one may complain that the phone looks like the old F1s or like any other phone in the market, and they won’t be wrong. Unfortunately, Oppo seems to be unwilling to innovate on its design. The Oppo F3 is good looking, but not new.

Display: Nice!
The Oppo F3’s display is truly nice, and that’s about as vague as you can get about it. The fact is there’s nothing really special to be written about this display, but it’s not something to be trifled with either. In practical terms it has has vibrant colours, good touch response and very good viewing angles. If you want to go into numbers, it is a 1080p in-cell IPS panel, and it’s one of the best in the business.

That being said, it could have been better too. The colours are not as vibrant as the Gionee A1’s AMOLED display, although it has higher resolution and at 765 Lux, feels brighter. I would also like to point out that the auto-brightness is well calibrated and there is a blue light filter as well for people who read or browse at night.

UI: iOS inspired
Nothing has changed from the last time we saw this UI. It is the same ColorOS 3.0 as the one we saw on the Oppo F3 Plus. Layered on top of Android 6.0 Marshmallow, which is the first misstep anyway. After all, why is a phone in 2017 still using a two-year-old OS? Yes, the industry at large is doing it, but that’s only a sign of OEMs taking advantage of lack of consumer awareness.

Other than that, ColourOS looks and tries to function like iOS. It’s easy to understand and quite colourful. For the convenience of familiarity, the icons designs and the settings layout is very similar to iOS. However, the quick toggle menu is still a drop down from the top. Oppo has also included gestures and things like app cloning so that one can easily make use of dual SIMs to use dual Whatsapp accounts for example. There is a theme manager, a RAM booster app, lock-screen magazine feature, cloud backup and a secondary app store. The UI also offers a set of simple yet good looking apps for music, videos, clock, photos, weather, file manager and even email.

Performance: Lacking the punch
Under the hood, the phone is powered by a MediaTek MT6750T SoC, which is paired with 4GB of RAM. Now, this SoC has been around for more than two years and has been used by more than a dozen smartphones, some of which are as inexpensive as Rs. 8,000. The point is, it is not a very performance oriented SoC and that shows here. While the phone can handle almost all kinds of apps, one notices occasional stutters and sluggishness. This became quite apparent when I tried gaming on the phone. Games like Asphalt 8 ran at below 30 fps, while those that weren’t capped to 30fps, were usually getting as far as 40-45fps. It’s not particularly unplayable, but the experience is sub-par to say the least. You see lags and frame drops often.

There were also occasional app crashes and the camera app sometimes takes a little more time to take a selfie, which is supposed to be the prime feature of this phone.

On the other hand, call quality is decent and audio volume via the single speaker at the bottom is adequate. But, like every other smartphone in the same price bracket, audio quality is nothing worth writing home about. Via headphones, the phone really shines and offers good overall output.

Battery: Just enough
The 3200mAh battery on the phone can keep up with even the heaviest users and would last a normal work day easily, with at max 30 minutes of gaming. If you are not into gaming or don’t use navigation that often, the phone will definitely last you more than 12-15 hours in a day. Once you put it on charge, the phone gets fully charged under two hours and does not support any kind of fast charging, including Oppo’s own VOOC charging technology. It seems VOOC is another feature the company is reserving for its flagship devices.

Bottomline: For selfies only
To sum it all, the Oppo F3 takes the best selfies of any phone under Rs. 20,000. However, it’s not a very good overall performer. Consider it for selfies, but the Moto G5 Plus, Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and the Coolpad Cool 1 are better overall performers.

OPPO F3 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 17000
Release Date:	25 May 2017
Variant:	64GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
5.5" (1080 x 1920)
Camera
13 | 16 & 8 MP
Memory
64 GB/4 GB
Battery
3200 mAh

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Infinix note 4 Review

By Sameer Mitha | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

69 _/100

design
57
performance
81
value for money
50
features
77

User Rating : 4.3333333333333/5 Out of 3 Reviews

PROS
Display produces crisp colours and has good viewing angles
Battery life is good

CONS
Lackluster performance
Audio from built-in speaker crackles at high volumes
Back is susceptible to scratches

Verdict

The Infinix Note 4 is a run of the mill Android smartphone. It has a good display and good battery life, along with an average camera, and that’s about it. Sure, there is a dedicated microSD card slot if that’s something you are looking for, but if a holistic smartphone experience is something you want and have a budget of only 10k, there are better value for money devices available in the market

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If you are looking for a smartphone priced in the sub 10k segment, you are spoiled for choice with smartphones that offer a number of great features. From smooth performance, to good battery life and premium build and design, customers on a budget of under 10k can get a bang for their buck. The sub 10k price segment is populated with devices such as the Redmi Note 4, Redmi 4A, Yu Yureka Black, Lenovo K6 Power and more. Today we have with us a new entry in this segment – the Infinix Note 4. Does this smartphone deserve your attention?

Build and Design

When the phone is kept face down, you could be forgiven for thinking that it’s a Samsung Galaxy S7. That’s because of the way the rear panel curves at the edges, the position of the camera and the glossy gold colour gives it a Samsung vibe and that isn’t a bad thing, since Samsung’s mid-range and high-end phones are extremely well designed. But pick up the phone in your hand and you realise that the rear plastic panel is a fingerprint magnet that’s susceptible to scratches too. It’s a good thing the smartphone comes with a screen guard and a rear protective case in the box. The back also houses the camera along with the LED flash.

Coming to the front, you have a 5.7-inch full HD display below which rests the fingerprint sensor (which also doubles up as a physical home button). On either side of the fingerprint sensor are two capacitive buttons that work as the back and multitasking buttons. Above the display, we have the earpiece on either side of which rests the front facing camera and the front flash, along with the ambient light sensor.

The bottom of the device has the micro-USB charging port. There are two speaker grills (one on either side of the microUSB port), but the sound output comes from only one making it a mono speaker. The smartphone is 8.4mm thick and the device weighs 204 grams.

The back panel of the smartphone is removable, giving you access to the two sim card slots and the MicroSD card slot. It’s nice to see a dedicated microSD card slot and not a hybrid slot found on so many other devices. You also have the 4300mAh battery on the smartphone, which is non-removable.

Overall, the design of the phone is run of the mill. The rear panel, though removable, doesn’t add value since the battery isn’t removable. It’s made of plastic and easily susceptible to scratches and fingerprints. It's not ideal in a world where we have devices like the Xiaomi Redmi 4, offering a good metal build. The smartphone does have a metal frame, but it is susceptible to scratches.

Display

Coming to the display, it’s a 5.7-inch IPS LCD display with a 1920x1080p resolution. In our luminance test, the phone showed a maximum of 444 lux, which isn’t far behind the Redmi Note 4 (474 lux). We consumed a lot of content on the display, from social media, trendy wallpapers, YouTube videos and more, and the display appears quite acceptable. The viewing angles are decent and the colour reproduction is good. If you are watching a movie and there are a bunch of night scenes or scenes in dimly lit situations, then it will be quite reflective. There are really slim black borders all around the display and unless you have a keen eye, you won’t notice them, as they don’t hamper the overall experience.

When it comes to details in YouTube videos, we rendered the videos in 1080p and saw that the blacks and some details are better than that on the Redmi Note 4.

Moving to the UI, the smartphone runs on Android Nougat straight out-of-the-box, and the companies own XOS 2.2 overlaid on it. The UI itself doesn’t bring anything that we haven’t seen before, in terms of customisation, but does come with a bunch of preloaded apps.

You have a Power app that is essentially an app to help you optimise battery consumption. You can put the device in ultra power saving mode as well. There's also an app called shuffle that shuffles the wallpaper. It is a gimmicky app, but one that you may end up visiting often. It comes with a preloaded security app as well.

Performance

When it comes to everyday performance, the smartphone shows noticeable lag, especially if you have a bunch of apps open. Basic tasks like calling, messaging, social networking, etc. worked fine.

Heavy games like Asphalt 8 cannot run at stable framerate. In fact, there are times when the game looked like it was running in stop motion. So, if you are looking to play graphically heavy games, you need to look elsewhere.

Camera

Coming to the camera, the rear has a 13MP sensor and the front has an 8MP camera. Starting with the front camera, it softens the image a bit, which makes selfies look good. There is a front facing flash too, for low light conditions, but don’t expect the world from it.

Moving to the rear camera, it is a 13MP shooter and for well-lit situations it gets the job done. There are times when images in well-lit situations appear overexposed so you may want to carefully chose your focus points or switch to manual.

The camera on the smartphone has the standard set of features, such as smile recognition, gesture recognition to click pictures and more, and these features work well.

Battery life

Coming to the battery life, this is where the smartphone does well. It has a 4300 mAh battery, which lasted for almost 11 hours on the PC Mark Work 2.0 test. If you are a light user, you can look at more than a day and a half worth of battery life. If you are a heavy user, and considering the fact that the device can’t run heavy games, this would be classified as making a lot of calls, Netflix or YouTube content consumption and social media, the device should make it through the day.

Bottomline

The Infinix Note 4 is a run of the mill Android smartphone. It has a good display, good battery life, an average camera, and that’s about it. Sure, there is a dedicated microSD card slot if that’s something you are looking for, but if a holistic smartphone experience is something you are looking for and have a budget of under 10k, there are better value for money devices available in the market.

Infinix note 4 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	₹8999
Release Date:	01 Aug 2017
Variant:	32GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
5.7" (1080 x 1920)
Camera
13 | 8 MP
Memory
32 GB/3 GB
Battery
4300 mAh

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Need to Tell People About Congress Govt's Work in Rajasthan, Says Ajay Maken

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File photo of Congress leader Ajay Maken. (PTI)

Maken said this before returning to New Delhi after a meeting with party leaders and workers in Jaipur. Maken was in the state to discuss party issues and MLAs' grievances.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 11:07 PM IST

Appreciating the development work carried out by his party's government in Rajasthan, Congress national general secretary Ajay Maken said people should be told about its initiatives. Maken said this before returning to New Delhi after a meeting with party leaders and workers in Jaipur. Maken was in the state to discuss party issues and MLAs' grievances.

He heads a panel set up by the party high-command to look into the issues flagged by Congress leader Sachin Pilot and the legislators who backed him during a power tussle with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot recently. Maken told reporters, "Rajasthan is number one in the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme in the coronavirus era. There is a need to tell people about the development that has taken place in Rajasthan under the rule of the Congress Party." State Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra said Maken has prepared a note of 22-24 pages, which he will discuss with the party high command.

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"Massing Of Chinese Troops" A Strong Concern, India Tells China: Sources

The immediate task, "to prevent any untoward incident in the future", is "to ensure a comprehensive disengagement of troops in all the friction areas," India told China, sources said

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow on Thursday.

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India highlighted its "strong concern at the massing of Chinese troops with equipment along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)", the de facto border between the two countries, at the meeting between Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow on Thursday evening, sources have said. "The provocative behavior of Chinese frontline troops at numerous incidents of friction along the LAC also showed disregard for bilateral agreements and protocols," Beijing was told.

"The presence of such large concentration of troops was not in accordance with the 1993 and 1996 agreements and created flash points along the LAC. The Chinese side has not provided a credible explanation for this deployment," the Foreign Ministry told China at the meeting that lasted for nearly two hours, adding that "Indian troops scrupulously followed all agreements and protocols".

The immediate task, "to prevent any untoward incident in the future", is "to ensure a comprehensive disengagement of troops in all the friction areas," India told China, sources said, as New Delhi stressed that an "urgent resolution of the current situation was in the interest of both nations".

The two countries, at the meeting, agreed on a five-point plan to resolve the prolonged border face-off in eastern Ladakh that included abiding by all existing agreements and protocol on management of the frontier, maintaining peace and tranquility and avoiding any action that could escalate matters.

India-China relations have developed a largely positive trajectory since the "resumption of Ambassadorial level relations in 1976 and holding of boundary talks since 1981," the Foreign Ministry underlined at the meeting, officials said. While India acknowledged that "a solution to the boundary question required time and effort", it also clarified the "maintenance of peace and tranquility on the border areas was essential to the forward development of ties".

"The recent incidents in eastern Ladakh, however, inevitably impacted the development of the bilateral relationship," Beijing was told.

The Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA) have been locked in a standoff along the LAC in eastern Ladakh since early May.

"The two Foreign Ministers agreed that the current situation in the border areas is not in the interest of either side. They agreed, therefore, that the border troops of both sides should continue their dialogue, quickly disengage, maintain proper distance and ease tensions," it said.

Both sides "should take guidance from the series of consensus of the leaders on developing India-China relations, including not allowing differences to become disputes," it further stressed.

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The hilarious incident of alligator's pool float shared by the official Twitter account of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office describing the scenario created a buzz on social media.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 1:11 PM IST

A distressed couple in Florida called 911 after spotting an alligator in their garage. When the police officer arrived for their help, what he discovered left him relieved and smiling.

It turns out that the alligator was actually a pool floatie. The police officer posed with the floatie to get himself photographed. The incident happened in Florida’s Polk County.

Taking to Twitter, Polk County Sheriff posted the photograph of the officer with the fake alligator, along with a picture of the pool floaties lying in the garage. The caption with the picture said that the officer Deputy Trexler went to the storage shed after receiving an emergency call. It said, “He came… he saw… he conquered the beast. He even knocked the wind out of it. Literally. The gator turned out to be a pool floatie.”

There were several hashtags on the Twitter post like #PCSO, #Crikey, #TheGatorHunter and #TuneInNextTimeWhenHeWrestlesAPoolNoodle.

The phrase Crikey was mostly used by Australian TV star Steve Irwin, who was a crocodile hunter. He died in 2006 when a stingray’s barb pierced his chest.

Deputy Trexler went to a call about an alligator in a storage shed. He came…he saw…he conquered the beast. He even knocked the wind out of it. Literally. The gator turned out to be a pool floatie. #PCSO #Crikey #TheGatorHunter #TuneInNextTimeWhenHeWrestlesAPoolNoodle pic.twitter.com/5ZXRnG3tBW
— Polk County Sheriff 🚔 (@PolkCoSheriff) September 9, 2020

As per Click Orlando, the woman living in White Haven called 911 on August 24 at around 1:40 pm when her husband spotted what he thought was an alligator. He was moving boxes when he saw it and asked his wife to call 911 for support.

On the call, she shared whatever details her husband had given while also mentioning that their garage is close to the pool of the complex.

When asked the size of the alligator, she said she hasn’t seen it but the husband says it’s huge.

Reacting to the funny incident, one user said, “Heroism and humor. Our wonderful Polk County Sheriffs are the BEST!”

Heroism and humor. Our wonderful Polk County Sheriffs are the BEST!
— Rosa Krec (@RosaKrec1) September 9, 2020

Taking a dig at the officers, another user said, “I hope he got a dozen donuts for his bravery!”

I hope he got a dozen donuts for his bravery!
— Karen Goodrich (@KarenGoodrich14) September 9, 2020

Another person said that it looks like this call went ‘swimmingly’.

Looks like this call went "swimmingly"
— Big Kelly (@Bigk76zx14) September 9, 2020

There are 1.3 million alligators in the state of Florida. This is why alligator sightings are common in the state

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3 Men, Including Priest's Son, Found Murdered In Karnataka Temple: Police

While the currency notes have gone, the coins were not taken away, police said.

The priest's son used to live in the temple compound.

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Three men were found dead this morning at a temple in Karnataka's Mandya district. The police said they were killed with a blunt weapon, which has not been recovered. No arrest has been made so far.

The victims included two watchmen and the son of a priest, district police chief K Parashurama told NDTV, adding money in the temple collection box had been stolen.

While the currency notes have gone, the coins were not taken away, he added.

It is believed the murders took place between 1 AM and 6 AM, police said.

Mr Parashurama said the guards were seen on duty at 10 PM and again at 1 AM - but they were found dead by a woman who went to pray at the temple at 6 AM.

The priest's son used to live in the temple compound.

Senior police officials of the district, including the Inspector General of police, reached the spot in the morning to supervise the investigation.

Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has condoled the deaths and announced a compensation of Rs five lakh for the families of those who died.

Four teams have been formed to investigate the crime.

The investigation is being headed by the additional Superintendent of Police of the district.

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MP Minister Vijay Shah gave 60 thousand rupees to barber to open shop - एमपी के मंत्री विजयशाह ने दिखाई दरियादिली, दुकान खोलने के लिए नाई को दिए 60 हजार रुपए | India News in Hindi

एमपी के मंत्री विजयशाह ने दिखाई दरियादिली, दुकान खोलने के लिए नाई को दिए 60 हजार रुपए

मध्यप्रदेश के वन मंत्री विजय शाह ने एक गांव में कोविड-19 सुरक्षा उपायों के साथ मंच पर ही एक नाई से बाल कटवाकर और दाढ़ी बनवाकर लोगों में विश्वास उत्पन्न करने का प्रयास किया. इसके साथ ही उन्होंने युवक को स्वरोजगार के लिए 60 हजार रुपये भी दिए.

एमपी के मंत्री विजयशाह ने दुकान खोलने के लिए नाई को दिए 60 हजार रुपए - फाइल फोटो

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मध्यप्रदेश के वन मंत्री विजय शाह ने एक गांव में कोविड-19 सुरक्षा उपायों के साथ मंच पर ही एक नाई से बाल कटवाकर और दाढ़ी बनवाकर लोगों में विश्वास उत्पन्न करने का प्रयास किया. इसके साथ ही उन्होंने युवक को स्वरोजगार के लिए 60 हजार रुपये भी दिए. यह दिलचस्प वाक़या शाह के निर्वाचन क्षेत्र खंडवा जिले के हरसूद के गुलाई माल गांव में बुधवार को हुआ. उन्होंने इस वन ग्राम का दौरा करते हुए मंच से राहिदास को बुलाया और उसे अपने बाल काटने और दाढ़ी बनाने को कहा.

यह भी पढ़ें

उन्होने युवक से कहा, ‘‘मैं देखना चाहता हूं कि तुम कितनी अच्छी कटिंग-शेविंग करते हो.'युवक ने मंच पर ही मंत्री के बाल काटे और दाढ़ी बनाई. शाह ने रोजगार के लिए उसकी मदद करते हुए तत्काल 60 हजार रुपये दिए जिससे युवक अचंभित रह गया. मंत्री ने कहा, कि प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी की मंशानुसार इस रकम के उपयोग से स्वरोजगार को बढ़ाते हुए आत्मनिर्भर बनकर दिखाओ.

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शाह ने पीटीआई भाषा से कहा, ‘‘ कोविड-19 के प्रतिबंधों के कारण वे लोग समस्याओं का सामना कर रहे हैं और पिछले कुछ महीनों से बेरोज़गार हैं. लोगों में विश्वास जगाने के लिये मैंने सबके सामने बाल कटवाये और बताया कि सावधानियों के साथ ऐसा करना सुरक्षित है.'उन्होंने बताया कि उन्होंने अपने माता-पिता के नाम पर मंत्री के विवेकाधीन कोष से राशि का भुगतान किया है ताकि रोहिदास अपनी दुकान खोल सके.

दरअसल, मंत्री के पिछले दौरे में रोहिदास ने उनसे नाई की दुकान खोलने के लिये सहायता प्रदान करने का अनुरोध किया था. शाह ने गांव में अन्य युवाओं को स्थानीय बाजारों में सब्जी, कपड़ा, चूड़ी, जूते-चप्पल बेचने जैसे छोटे व्यवसाय शुरु करने का आग्रह किया और कहा कि इसके लिये सरकार बैंकों के जरिए उनको दस हजार रुपये तक का ऋण भी प्रदान करेगी. इसके कर्ज़दार को केवल मूल राशि चुकानी होगी जबकि प्रदेश सरकार इन ऋणों पर ब्याज का भुगतान करेगी.

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Viknesh Vijayenthiran September 11, 2020 Comment Now!

Mercedes-Benz is committed to launching at least 10 electric cars by 2022.

The first has been revealed as the EQC small SUV, and others in the pipeline that we know of include the EQA and EQB compact SUVs, electric commercials like the eVito and eSprinter vans, and an EQE sedan and EQE SUV.

2021 Mercedes-Benz EQS spy shots - Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

We now have fresh spy shots of an EQS, a large electric sedan to sit alongside the latest S-Class. Mercedes execs have previously hinted at the car starting production in 2020, which means we'll likely see it arrive in showrooms next year as a 2021 or 2022 model.

The latest prototypes have lost a lot of the camouflage gear of earlier testers, revealing that the EQS is a liftback sedan akin to the Tesla Model S, high-end versions of which will be its main target. Other targets will include the new Lucid Air, an electric Jaguar XJ soming soon, and to a lesser extent the Porsche Taycan and related Audi E-Tron GT.

2021 Mercedes-Benz EQS spy shots - Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

We also have some shots of the interior which features a large, portrait-style infotainment screen similar to the one in the new S-Class revealed earlier in September. Expect advanced voice activation, a head-up display with augmented reality graphics, and a digital instrument cluster with 3D graphics.

The car's platform is a dedicated battery-electric design known as the MEA2 (Mercedes Electric Architecture), and the EQS is just the first application. MEA1 underpins the EQC and is based on a modified version of Mercedes' MHA platform for SUVs with internal-combustion engines.

2021 Mercedes-Benz EQS prototype and Vision EQS concept

We can see that the EQS is a lot lower and sleeker than your typical Mercedes, including the CLS and AMG GT 4-Door Coupe. We can also see in some of the shots that the doors will be frameless and feature extendable handles. Mercedes previewed the design with the Vision EQS concept unveiled during September's Frankfurt International Motor Show.

The MEA2 platform has enabled the designers to add a long wheelbase and short overhangs front and rear, and although the EQS looks to be similar in size to the mid-size CLS, the interior space should be on par or better than the full-size S-Class.

2021 Mercedes-Benz EQS spy shots - Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

Given the rapid advancement in battery technology, Mercedes is keeping quiet on specs for its future electric cars. However, we know the EQS will come in several grades including one with a range of 435 miles when measured on the WLTP test cycle used overseas. This could still result in a range of over 400 miles when measured on the stricter EPA test cycle.

There's also talk of a Mercedes-AMG version of the EQS packing performance similar to the S63 sledgehammer, as well as an ultra-luxury Maybach version.

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Deepinder Goyal-founded 12-year-old startup Zomato, which started as a weekend project during the IITian Goyal’s college days, is now headed towards an IPO.

Deepinder Goyal-founded 12-year-old startup Zomato, which started as a weekend project during the IITian Goyal’s college days, is now headed towards an IPO. Announcing a fresh funding of $100 million from Tiger Global on Thursday even while businesses remain hit due to coronavirus, Zomato now looks to raise $600 million before the public issue goes live in 2021. Right before it opens to the public, Zomato also looks to close a $30-million share sale for its former employees, which is expected to be one of the most significant ESOP liquidity events in India. Here’s a look back at how far Zomato has come since the days its founder incepted the idea.

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“It was towards the end of my five years at IIT that I was ordering a Dominos Pizza and back then, you had to call and place an order. So while in college I started a food ordering company, it did not work. It was way too early,” Deepinder Goyal, co-founder of Zomato, said in a Twitter live chat in July. However, Deepinder Goyal then dumped the idea to join the corporate world. During his stint at Bain and Co, he realised that there was a need in the market for a food listing platform. What started as a weekend project then has become the online food ordering giant that we know now.

Up and about

In the course of 12 years that followed, Foodiebay, which was the initial name of the company, got rechristened to Zomato; and in 2010, it raised angel investment. Two years after that in 2012, Zomato went international with a debut in the UAE market. In 2015, Zomato launched food delivery, and in January 2020, it acquired UberEats. This, with numerous other milestones along the way, resulted in a startup, which now has a valuation of $3 billion with a presence in 24 countries. In FY20, Zomato doubled its revenue to $394 million. While coronavirus has impacted its business, founder Deepinder Goyal is confident that it is merely a “blip” in the company’s journey towards next 100 years.

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OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition Review

Subhrojit Mallick | 07 Jan 2020

DIGIT RATING

80 _/100

design
72
performance
79
value for money
81
features
87

PROS
Blazing fast performance
Vivid and bright display

CONS
Overheating issues
Curved display edges have a glare under the sun

Verdict

BUY OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition

Price

49000

OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition detailed review

The OnePlus 7 Pro was one of our favourite devices from earlier this year. The phone set a benchmark for other value flagships to follow suit, offering stellar performance, a fantastic display and an innovative design. The OnePlus 7T Pro that came a few months later retains almost all of that, and makes a few cursory changes. That includes the latest Snapdragon 855+, the only major upgrade that was anyway obvious, along with a few new software features. The rest of the package is nearly identical to the OnePlus 7 Pro. So is it really worth your money when the OnePlus 7 Pro is also available at a much cheaper price? Let’s find out —

Performance

Like every OnePlus device, the OnePlus 7T Pro is right at the bleeding edge of mobile computing, at least in the Android space. The Snapdragon 855+, which Qualcomm launched to help gaming phones set themselves apart, powers the flagship. The upgraded SoC offers a higher binned prime core clocked at 2.96GHz along with an overclocked Adreno 640 GPU which Qualcomm claims offers 15 percent better performance. That, combined with 12GB RAM and UFS 3.0 storage (up to 256GB), ensured the benchmark scores are one of the highest we have ever seen. You can see that in the charts below —

As the results show, the OnePlus 7T Pro is far ahead of its competition in the Android space. It even beat the latest iPhones in AnTuTu and 3DMark Slingshot indicating that the CPU and GPU are primed for high performance. Synthetic benchmarks taken into account, the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition is clearly the fastest Android smartphone this year.

More than benchmarks, using the smartphone itself gives the feeling that it’s hands down the fastest smartphone out right now. And that’s primarily because of the 90Hz refresh rate display. We will talk more about the panel later, but the higher refresh rate makes a big difference in the way you experience using the phone. The scrolling is far more responsive for one, and the animations look more realistic. Having said that, you won’t find much use of the 90Hz refresh rate outside of the UI. There are just a bunch of games that can run at 90FPS and most high-end games will be locked to 60 FPS. But looking at the pace mobile gaming is evolving, we might soon see 90FPS gaming on Android, and the OnePlus 7T Pro only becomes future-proof in that regard.

Speaking of gaming, the OnePlus 7T Pro is one mean gaming machine, marred only by the curved display. Games themselves run at their peak frame rates with nearly 100 percent stability, but it takes some time getting used to the curved panel. For one, the controls often tend to take up the curved part unless you manually set it otherwise. And touch response along the curved edges is weaker than the flat areas. And I did miss a few taps while playing CoD: Mobile on the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition. You can see the gaming stats in the charts below —

Clearly, the OnePlus 7T Pro is right at par with the rest of the flagships, at least in terms of performance. There’s a dedicated Fnatic Gaming Mode that enables haptic feedback in select games, blocks calls and notifications and also improve visuals.

But not everything is as good as it seems. The OnePlus 7T Pro, despite sporting the best hardware, doesn’t seem to handle all that firepower well enough. While running the benchmarks, we regularly faced heating issues where the CPU and GPU were running over 50 degrees. The issue comes up even while gaming for long periods, especially when the charger is plugged in. OnePlus also employs aggressive resource management algorithms that often kills apps running in the background. Except for games, which tend to remain loaded, apps like Battery Stat and Facebook Messenger regularly got killed randomly. The overheating could just be a software issue, but despite the phone being out in the market for more than two months, the issue is yet to be resolved. Furthermore, this is an issue that’s primarily restricted to the McLaren Edition. The regular OnePlus 7T Pro with 8GB RAM doesn’t have any such heating issues.

Software

The OxygenOS UI is also one of the primary reasons why the OnePlus 7T Pro run as fast as it does. It’s one of our favourite custom skins for Android for the way it’s designed as well as its optimised. The OnePlus 7T Pro also runs on Android 10 straight out of the box, one of the only smartphones to do so. But having Android 10 early also led to some unwanted bugs. Many users reported experiencing ghost touch issues, especially along the edges, while some also reported backwards scrolling. Thankfully, OnePlus issues updates regularly (almost twice a month) that should fix them eventually.

OxygenOS also brings a new reading mode, more customisable Zen Mode and Horizon Light, which is nothing but OnePlus’ way of lighting up the edges upon incoming notification. It would have helped if these were persistent pulses instead of a single burst, so that the user is reminded there are unread notifications.

Battery life

The OnePlus 7T Pro relies on a 4085mAh battery which isn’t quite adequate if you keep the display running at QHD resolution and 90Hz refresh rate all the time. Doing so, I barely managed to get 4 hours of screen on time with the phone losing at least 30 percent charge in around 30 minutes. If you are watching a video or playing a game, the drop is even more. Thankfully enough, OnePlus lets you keep the resolution variable automatically pushing to QHD only when it’s required, but even then, the screen on time increases by just an hour or so. Five hours of battery life is certainly not something you’d expect from a premium flagship. On the PCMark Work 2.0 battery test, the OnePlus 7T Pro lagged behind the Galaxy Note 10+, and even the previous OnePlus 7 Pro. Check it out on the graph below —

Camera

Moving on to the camera, the OnePlus 7T Pro retains the camera setup of the OnePlus 7 Pro and makes some software-level upgrades to improve image quality. You get three modes to shoot in — Wide, Ultrawide and telephoto. The ultra-wide lens is also used for macro shots. Also, the telephoto lens, according to OnePlus shoots at 3X lossless zoom, but it’s actually 2.8x optical zoom and the rest is digital. You can also shoot stable videos using a super stable mode that relies on machine learning to stabilise your shots, over and above the stabilisation rendered by OIS and EIS.

Images from the OnePlus 7T Pro are almost identical to the OnePlus 7 Pro’s and while well-lit photos are more or less similar to what you get from more premium flagships like the Huawei P30 Pro and the Galaxy Note 10+. Only, OnePlus uses a very specific tone for its daylight images which sets it apart. It’s not bad, but just looks different. You can see the difference in the samples below —

The first sample is from the Galaxy Note 10+ while the second one is from the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren. Notice how the pinks and the greens are more pronounced on the sample from the 7T Pro? The phone essentially boosts the contrasts to make the image look punchier, which may not sit well with all users.

The 16MP ultra-wide lens comes with autofocus, a welcome addition which is missing in most premium flagships, and it comes with a fast shutter as well. But then, you won’t get as much detail as you would get from the 48MP primary lens. Thankfully, OnePlus extended Nightscape support to the ultra-wide lens, but even then, using the lens after dark won’t give you the best results.

The telephoto lens is used for both portrait shots as well as to zoom in to objects. The zooming in part works well in the day, but a lower f/2.4 aperture means you won’t be able to get the desired results in low light. What’s worse, it also doesn’t work with the Nightscape mode.

Apart from that, the OnePlus 7T Pro can also shoot 4K videos at 60 FPS, but only for 15 minutes, tops. I also faced a lot of focusing issues while shooting videos and while capturing close-up photos. Objects tend to go in and out of focus a lot, making life hell for me while I was shooting a product at a launch event. Here are some of the photos we shot with the phone —

Design and Display

The form factor of the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren is identical to the OnePlus 7 Pro, right down from the dimensions and the weight. Only the rear panel gets a special McLaren flavour, which I personally didn’t like all that much. The glass finish at the back doesn’t retain fingerprints but is quite slippery, so a case is recommended. The only change in the design is that the AF system has now moved to the side of the camera module. Apart from that, there’s the pop-up camera, the curved display and rounded edges, all of which make it quite ergonomic to use and a pleasure to watch videos on. But, I have a few quips with the curved display.

The 6.67-inch QHD+ display curves along the edges rendering a healthy 90 percent screen to body ratio. However, the curved edges are quite annoying and actually becomes a hindrance. For instance, the edges have a glare under the sun, often masking the content on the edges. Indoors, it’s a fantastic display to use. You can watch HDR10+ content on all major streaming sites while the 90Hz refresh rate makes using the panel a whole lot more fun.

Bottomline

The OnePlus 7T Pro is indeed one of the fastest smartphones out there right now, but it’s not flawless. The flaws, in fact, are more or less acceptable if OnePlus was still operating in the value flagship segment, but this is a premium smartphone meant to take on the likes of the Galaxy Note 10+ and the Huawei P30 Pro. So it’s natural for us to compare the OnePlus 7T Pro with the best smartphones of this year. And in that regard, the OnePlus 7T Pro lacks a lot of features. Water resistance and wireless charging are two major misses, something that most smartphones priced at Rs 60,000 offer. More than that, the phone has a penchant to overheat and has quite a few software bugs that are yet to be corrected. As such, if I have to choose, the regular OnePlus 7T offers more bang for the buck and also doesn’t have the pesky issues brought forth by the curved display. Also keep in mind that with the OnePlus 7T Pro coming in, the previous OnePlus 7 Pro is much cheaper, and offers nearly the same experience as that of the OnePlus 7T Pro.

OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	₹49000
Release Date:	10 Mar 2020
Variant:	256GB
Market Status:	Upcoming

Key Specs

Screen Size
6.67" (1440 x 3120)
Camera
48 + 16 + 8 | 16 MP
Memory
256 GB/12 GB
Battery
4085 mAh

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Delhi Records Over 4,000 New COVID-19 Cases Taking Count To 2,09,748

This is the third successive day when over 4,000 cases have been recorded in Delhi in a day. The city reported a record 4,308 cases on Thursday.

The total number of coronavirus cases in Delhi stands at 2,09,748. (File)

New Delhi:

Delhi recorded 4,266 fresh COVID-19 cases on today, as the city's tally mounted to over 2.09 lakh, with the authorities conducting a record 60,580 tests for the disease the previous day.

The national capital reported over 4,000 fresh coronavirus cases for the third successive day.

Twenty-one deaths due to the disease were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the death count to 4,687, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.

The city recorded 4,308 coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest single-day spike till date, while on Tuesday, the figure was 4,039.

The tally of active cases in the city rose to 26,907 on Friday from 25,416 the previous day.

The death count due to COVID-19 in Delhi stood at 4,666 on Thursday. The Friday bulletin said the death count due to the coronavirus has risen to 4,687 and the total number of cases has climbed to 2,09,748.

The Delhi government has significantly ramped up testing for COVID-19 in the last few days.

The number of tests conducted per one-lakh population as on Friday was over 1.06 lakh, while the total number of tests crossed the 20-lakh mark.

The positivity rate stood at seven per cent while the recovery rate was over 84 per cent, the bulletin said, adding that the case fatality rate stood at 2.23 per cent.

The number of containment zones in Delhi jumped to 1,329 from 1,272 the previous day.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with all the chief district medical officers (CDMOs) through video-conferencing regarding the testing status of COVID-19, the bulletin said.

Health Minister Satyendar Jain held a meeting with the medical directors and medical superintendents of all Delhi government hospitals to review the status of testing.

Chief Secretary Vijay Dev held a review meeting with all the district magistrates, DCPs and DCs of the civic bodies on COVID-19 management, the bulletin said.

Since August 18, the daily number of cases has again been reported in a four-figure count in Delhi.

According to the bulletin, of the total number of beds in the COVID hospitals, 8,199 are vacant.

Also, 2,795 beds in the COVID care centres are occupied by persons under quarantine, including travellers who have returned by Vande Bharat Mission and bubble flights, the bulletin said.

It added that 1,78,154 patients have recovered from the disease, have been discharged from the hospitals or have migrated so far.

The number of people in home isolation stands at 14,571.

The number of Rapid Antigen Tests conducted on Friday stood at 52,275, while the combined figure for RT-PCR, CBNAAT and True NAAT tests was 8,305, adding up to 60,580, according to the bulletin.

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Augmented Reality HUDs Will Make Vehicles Safer, With a Catch | WardsAuto

Authors warn against overloading drivers with too much information at once.

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Augmented Reality HUDs Will Make Vehicles Safer, But There’s a Catch

The correct discipline when designing AR in HUDs lies in managing cognitive load. Driving is a complex task, and as information density from multiple sources increases, so does the cognitive load. Information cannot be allowed to interfere with the normal demands of driving.

Mike Juran, Barry Pompea | Sep 11, 2020

It’s only a matter of time before people view augmented reality (AR) as an expected, even irreplaceable, part of vehicle operation.

That’s because the auto industry is continuously striving to make the car safer and save lives, not only for the driver and passengers, but for pedestrians, cyclists, animals and the occupants in oncoming vehicles.

The move toward semi-autonomous and fully autonomous vehicles will even further accelerate the need for AR-based safety features. If you think advanced technology can’t become a necessity, consider that only half of all U.S. car models had rear-facing safety cameras in 2012. By 2018 they were required equipment.

AR has the ability to enhance the driving experience in ways that other technologies simply cannot match. From hazard avoidance to location-based updates, augmented reality is unequaled for the speed and relevance in which it can deliver important driver information.

What’s more, HUDs are the natural place for AR to make its mark. A few vehicles offer some form of AR in the dashboard, but this can be problematic if it distracts from driving. For most drivers, information presented in their direct line of sight is far safer.

Important design principles are required for AR-enhanced HUDs. Some developers have imagined entire windshields as canvases for AR information, but this is not a good idea.

It’s possible to overstimulate the driver with advisories, warnings, readouts and the like. Excessive information density requires a degree of mental effort that can overwhelm decision-making and actually decrease reaction time.

The correct discipline when designing AR in HUDs lies in managing cognitive load. Driving is a complex task, with input coming from dozens of sources. As information density increases, so does the cognitive load. Information cannot be allowed to interfere with the normal demands of driving.

AR-enhanced HUDs require the responsible incorporation of techniques that manage the driver’s cognitive load.

Cueing, for example, allows a designer to increase information while simultaneously lowering task load and reaction time. Three-dimensional route cues in the HUD quickly indicate which way to turn, and how soon.

This has an Eyes-on-the-Road Benefit (ERB), eliminating the time required to target a turn compared with looking at SatNav in the dashboard area. AR cueing can also be used to highlight obstacles (e.g., an unexpected pedestrian in the car’s path). When milliseconds count, such cueing can make all the difference.

AR HUDs must also be contextually aware; in other words, they must be aware they are “drawing” in the real-world space. Graphical signifiers should be presented only when needed in critical situations, hidden when not needed and expressed using a familiar design language (i.e., shapes, colors, even sounds) operators are conditioned to recognize. Mike Juran Headshot 1.jpg

Multi-modality, another design concept, ensures drivers have multiple ways in which to interact with what is in the HUD. Voice recognition is one of the many modalities that should be provided to control the array of SatNav, entertainment and vehicle information presented at any given time.

Currently, AR appears in the HUDs of a very small number of luxury vehicles, but this is expected to change quickly. The opportunities for intriguing AR applications are many.

AR animations have been experimented with in HUDs since 2012; color has been added, and new ideas incorporate POI cueing, real-time parking space detection, bicycle highlighting, even virtual crosswalk and road-edge warnings.

Someday it may even be possible for a driver to bring their personalized interface with them. Through any number of mechanisms, a vehicle might recognize the driver and surface an experience that is familiar.

This is especially useful when renting a car in a foreign country, as this will allow a jet-lagged driver to see a HUD that they’re already acquainted with – thus eliminating the cognitive load that comes with learning an unfamiliar system. Through computer vision and the cloud, this system could even translate local road signs and more all in real time. Barry Pompea.jpg

As AR technology becomes more affordable, it will soon find its way into midrange vehicles. Many OEMs are at work creating concepts that integrate AR into HUDs. It’s only a matter of time until AR-enhanced HUDs are commonplace. But as with so many things, balanced design will be the key to success, and lives saved will be the most important metric.

Mike Juran is CEO and co-founder of Altia, a concept-to-production embedded user interface (UI) solution provider working with product development companies worldwide. Barry Pompea is Senior Product Designer for Altia’s Professional Engineering Services Group.

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Foreign automakers are seeking delays and exemptions to government's planned new quality rules for imported auto parts, arguing the regulations will increase costs, hurt sales and disrupt supply chains, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen to reduce imports to boost local manufacturing to make India more self-sufficient and enable it to play a bigger role in the global supply chain. That said, the move is seen mainly aimed at slashing the amount of lower-quality imports from China.

"There is short term pain but there is long term gain," Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal told an auto convention last week, saying India has become a dumping ground for low-quality goods by not having standards similar to other countries.

New rules mandating stricter quality checks have been flagged in stages for various auto parts since early this year and tighter regulations for wheel rims could be introduced as soon as October, according to a draft government notice.

All automakers will have to comply, but foreign premium brands such as Daimler's Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi will suffer most as they have the highest ratio of imported parts, four auto executives told Reuters.

"It's just an additional compliance burden and will not lead to higher local production because the volumes for luxury are too small to achieve economies of scale," said one of the executives.

The sources declined to be identified, citing sensitive negotiations with the government.

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The Wiggles' Lachlan Gillespie announces he and fiancée Dana Stephensen have welcomed TWINS | Daily Mail Online

By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia

Secret pregnancy! Fans left in shock as The Wiggles star Lachlan Gillespie announces he and fiancée of six months Dana Stephensen have welcomed TWINS

The Wiggles' Lachlan Gillespie shocked fans on Friday night when he announced that he and fiancée Dana Stephensen have welcomed twin daughters
The pregnancy had been a complete secret, and neither Lachlan nor Dana had announced they were expecting
Lachlan, known as The Purple Wiggle, shared the good news in an Instagram post which showed Dana cuddled up with the newborns as he looked on
He revealed they pair had two girls, named Lulu and Lottie
The couple announced in April that they were engaged. Dana revealed at the time that they had actually become engaged a month prior, in March
Lachy confirmed his romance with Dana in October 2019 when he shared a selfie of the pair to Instagram
On New Year's Day, Lachlan revealed that he'd met Dana's son Jasper, four, who she shares with her photographer ex-husband, Michael Kai

Published: 12:36 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 13:19 BST, 11 September 2020

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The Purple Wiggle Lachlan 'Lachy' Gillespie has announced that he and his ballet dancer fiancée, Dana Stephensen, have welcomed twin daughters.

Fans were left in complete shock - with the pair never having revealed the pregnancy - when The Wiggles performer announced the new arrivals on Friday evening.

In an Instagram post, the 34-year-old shared a photo of his newborn daughters - Lulu and Lottie - resting with their mother Dana, 34, as he looked on lovingly.

Shock arrival! Wiggles star Lachlan 'Lachy' Gillespie has announced that he and fiancée Dana Stephensen have welcomed twin daughters. In an Instagram post shared Tuesday, the 34-year-old shared a photo of his newborn daughters - Lulu and Lottie - resting with their mother Dana, 34, as he looked on lovingly. All pictured

He wrote in the caption: 'Oh Lulu and Lottie, your mummy and daddy love you with all we have - you are both so beautiful - and I would love to sing to you both forever'.

Neither Lachlan nor Dana gave any hint that they were expecting, and their social media accounts show an absence of many recent photos.

Fans were stunned, with many voicing their complete shock at the news.

One person commented under the photo: 'Whaaattt! Congratulations to you both' while another added: 'WAIT WHATTTTT'.

Someone else added: 'Wow didn't see that coming congratulations to the three of you!'

Lachy wrote in the caption: 'Oh Lulu and Lottie, your mummy and daddy love you with all we have - you are both so beautiful - and I would love to sing to you both forever'

Who knew? Fans were stunned, with many voicing their complete shock at the news

The couple announced their engagement in April with a sweet Instagram post, Lachy writing: 'On Thursday night, Dana asked me to marry her at home under a fairy light sky and a very excited little boy in a beautiful bow tie.'

In the photo, Lachlan was pictured cuddling up to Dana and Dana's son Jasper, four, inside a bedroom festooned with fairy lights.

The couple, who went public with their relationship in October, beamed with joy as they cuddled up for the milestone photo.

Congratulations: Lachy' Gillespie announced his engagement to ballet dancer Dana after she proposed to him at home in April. Pictured with Jasper - Dana's four-year-old son from a previous relationship

Meanwhile, Dana shared a post on her Instagram announcing the news and revealing that Lachlan had actually proposed a month earlier.

'At the end of our summer holidays, I walked into the most beautiful surprise - a room filled with the most incredible flowers and Lachy singing at his piano and then asking me to marry him. It was such a surprise and so special. Our faces say it all,' she wrote next to a selfie of the couple.

'It was something very meaningful for us to both have the opportunity to propose to one another, each in our own way,' she continued.

Surprise! Meanwhile, Dana shared a post on her Instagram announcing the news and revealing that Lachlan had actually proposed a month earlier

'Last week, with the most beautiful (and excited!) little boy by my side in a special bow tie, it was our time to ask Lachy our special question - and it was so, so wonderful,' she added.

Dana and Lachlan are living together as they self-isolate amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

In January, Dana spoke warmly about their relationship when asked about Lachlan in an interview with The Daily Telegraph.

Smitten! Dana and Lachlan are living together as they self-isolate amid the pandemic

Happily ever after! Dana spoke warmly about their relationship when asked about Lachlan in an interview with The Daily Telegraph in January

'He's just amazing and I just love him so much,' she said.

The mother-of-one, who is a senior dancer for The Australian Ballet, also described the moment she met Lachlan on the set of The Wiggles television show in early December 2018.

'Lachy and I just had a really beautiful connection straight away. It was between us, but after the fact quite a few people noticed,' she said.

Happy couple: 'Lachy and I just had a really beautiful connection straight away. It was between us, but after the fact quite a few people noticed,' she said

Lachlan separated from his Wiggles bandmate Emma Watkins (a.k.a. The Yellow Wiggle) in August 2018, after two years of marriage.

He confirmed his romance with Dana in October 2019 when he shared a selfie of the pair to Instagram.

On New Year's Day, Lachlan revealed that he'd met Dana's son Jasper, four, who she shares with her photographer ex-husband, Michael Kai.

Cute couple: Lachlan met Dana on set of The Wiggles' television show in December 2018

Milestone moment: On New Year's Day, Lachlan revealed he had met Dana's son Jasper (pictured)

Posing alongside Dana and Jasper on a trampoline, Lachlan captioned the adorable photo: '2020.'

Dana also posted the family photo, which showed her and Lachlan smiling with Jasper sitting on their shoulders.

She then uploaded another picture to Instagram, which was captioned: '[I'm] the luckiest girl because of these two.'

Still friends: He had previously separated from Wiggles bandmate Emma Watkins (pictured) in August 2018, after two years of marriage

Meanwhile, Lachlan and his ex-wife Emma continue to be on good terms, despite their very public divorce.

Speaking to Who in August last year Emma said: 'We are the best of friends and we were always meant to be. We were close before we started dating and now we've come full circle!'

Meanwhile, Emma is dating The Wiggles' musician Oliver Brian, 32.

Back to co-stars! Emma and Lachlan (pictured) joined The Wiggles in 2013, started dating weeks later, married in 2016 and then announced their split in August 2018

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Ayodhya Ram Mandir Trust Cheated Of Rs 6 Lakh Through Fake Cheques: Cops

According to the police, trust secretary Champat Rai filed an FIR with the Ayodhya police. However, no arrests have been made in this case yet.

Ayodhya Ram Mandir has been defrauded of Rs 6 lakh, police said. (Representational)

Ayodhya:

Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya has been defrauded of Rs 6 lakh through two fake cheques and the fraud was detected during the verification process of a third fake cheque, said police on Thursday.

According to the police, trust secretary Champat Rai filed an FIR with the Ayodhya police. However, no arrests have been made in this case yet.

"Yesterday, Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra secretary Champat Rai filed an FIR that an amount of Rs 6 lakhs has been withdrawn from the trust's account using two fraud cheques--one of Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 3,5 lakh. The transactions were carried out in Lucknow in Punjab National Bank branch,"Ayodhya's circle officer Rajesh Kumar Rai told ANI.

"However, when another cheque for Rs 9.86 lakh was presented to the Bank of Baroda on 9 September, the bank called Champat Rai for verification. Rai browsed through the chequebook and found the cheque bearing that number was still in his possession, so he decided to file an FIR with the Kotwali police station Wednesday night," he added.

We are investigating the case and accused person will be arrested soon, Mr Kumar said.

Deenanath Verma, accountant of the trust said that Rs 4 lakh were stolen and trust was able to manage to save Rs 2 lakh during the fraud.

"Somebody tried to stole money through two fake cheques--one of Rs 3.5 lakhs and one of Rs 2.5 lakhs. They have withdrawn Rs 4 lakh already. We have stoped further transactions for few days and saved Rs 2 lakh. We got to know about the fraud when a cheque of Rs 9,86 lakh was presented to the Bank of Baroda and bank called us," he said.

On September 4, the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has handed over the approved design of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple being constructed in Ayodhya to the Ram Temple Trust.

The Trust had on August 20 said that the construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has "begun" and the engineers had begun testing the soil at the site.In February this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the constitution of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Man Gets Beaten Up By Angry Swan While Rescuing Swanling

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Man Gets Beaten Up By Angry Swan While Rescuing Swanling

"Swans are very protective parents. The male swan, called the 'cob', can be very aggressive in order to protect his young," Wildlife Aid said.

A man rescues a baby swan stuck in a wire fence.

A video that has resurfaced on the Internet and gone viral all over again shows a wildlife rescuer putting up with an angry father swan - all to rescue his cygnet. The rescue took place in the UK in 2014, when Simon of Wildlife Aid responded to reports of a baby swan stuck in a wire fence.

"Swans are very protective parents. The male swan, called the 'cob', can be very aggressive in order to protect his young," Wildlife Aid, a UK-based wildlife rescue organisation, wrote on YouTube at the time. "Earlier this year, Simon went out to rescue a cygnet that was stuck in a fence, near the River Thames. He had to face a very angry cob that wouldn't let anybody near his poor baby," the organisation added, sharing a video titled "Cygnet rescue - Simon beaten up by an angry swan."

The video shared by the animal welfare organisation has now resurfaced on Twitter six years later. It shows the angry father swan flapping his wings furiously at the rescuer who, remarkably enough, kept his cool and continued working until the baby swan was rescued.

Man saves a baby swan while it's mom is being a mama..

Thank you.. Not all heroes wear capes.. ???? pic.twitter.com/RB3D7vr7Py
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden_) September 9, 2020

Since being shared on the popular Twitter account "Buitengebieden" on Thursday, the rescue op has been viewed over 7.8 lakh times.

"Man reprimanding a swan for being silly may be the most British thing I've seen," wrote one person in the comments section.

"I bet that little swan got a big lecture from momma after that!!" another remarked.

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IAS अनुराग मौत मामला: CBI ने नहीं बदला जांच अधिकारी, पीड़ित ने किया एतराज

आईएएस अधिकारी अनुराग तिवारी की राजधानी लखनऊ में संदिग्ध परिस्थितियों में हुई मौत मामले में सीबीआई की क्लोजर रिपोर्ट खारिज करने वाले अदालत के आदेश को सीबीआई ने ठेंगा दिखा दिया है।

Published by Roshni Khan Published: September 11, 2020 | 1:44 pm

IAS अनुराग मौत मामला: CBI ने नहीं बदला जांच अधिकारी, पीड़ित ने किया एतराज (file photo)

लखनऊ: आईएएस अधिकारी अनुराग तिवारी की राजधानी लखनऊ में संदिग्ध परिस्थितियों में हुई मौत मामले में सीबीआई की क्लोजर रिपोर्ट खारिज करने वाले अदालत के आदेश को सीबीआई ने ठेंगा दिखा दिया है। दोबारा जांच आदेश की खानापूरी के लिए सीबीआई ने उसी जांच अधिकारी को दोबारा जिम्मेदारी सौंपी है जिसकी जांच रिपोर्ट अदालत से खारिज हो चुकी है।

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लखनऊ में हुई थी संदिग्ध मौत

राजधानी लखनऊ के मीरा बाई मार्ग स्थित स्टेट गेस्ट हाउस में ठहरे आईएएस अधिकारी अनुराग तिवारी की संदिग्ध मौत हुई थी। मामले में पीड़ित परिवार ने बड़े घोटाले से जुड़े लोगों पर शक जाहिर किया था। प्रदेश के एक आईएएस का नाम भी चर्चा में आया था। मीडिया में मामला उछलने के बाद मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने सीबीआई जांच की सिफारिश की। सीबीआई की टीम अपनी जांच में मौत के कारण नहीं तलाश पाई। विशेष न्यायिक मजिस्ट्रेट, सीबीआई लखनऊ ने सुनवाई के दौरान सीबीआई की क्लोजर रिपोर्ट ख़ारिज कर दी और दोबारा जांच के आदेश दिए ।

उनके भाई मयंक तिवारी की ओर से दायर मुकदमे की दोबारा विवेचना शुरू कर दी है

अदालत के आदेश पर सीबीआई कर्नाटक कैडर के आईएएस अफसर अनुराग तिवारी की रहस्यमय परिस्थितियों में हुई मौत के संबंध में उनके भाई मयंक तिवारी की ओर से दायर मुकदमे की दोबारा विवेचना शुरू कर दी है। लेकिन सीबीआई ने अदालत की मंशा पर पानी फेरते हुए जांच अधिकारी उसी इंस्पेक्टर को बनाया है जिसने पहले जांच की है। पीड़ित पक्ष ने इसका विरोध किया है।

मयंक तिवारी के अधिवक्ता डॉ नूतन ठाकुर ने

मयंक तिवारी के अधिवक्ता डॉ नूतन ठाकुर ने बताया कि पूरन कुमार, इंस्पेक्टर, सीबीआई-II, नयी दिल्ली ने मयंक तिवारी को धारा 160 सीआरपीसी में नोटिस देते हुए बताया कि अब केस की विवेचना उनके द्वारा की जा रही है । इस केस के संबंध में सवालों के जवाब देने के लिए 11 सितम्बर 2020 को उनके समक्ष उपस्थित होवें। उन्होंने बताया कि इस पर पीड़ित की ओर से सीबीआई निदेशक ऋषि कुमार शुक्ला को पत्र भेज कर पूरन कुमार को विवेचक बनाए जाने पर ऐतराज़ किया है। उन्होंने कहा कि पहले भी पूरन कुमार ही इस केस के विवेचक थे तथा उनके द्वारा गलत ढंग से निष्कर्ष निकाला गया था कि यह दुर्घटना से हुई मौत है जबकि यह वास्तव में हत्या है।

पूरन कुमार ने मामले में पहले ही विवेचक ने अपना मन बना लिया है

नूतन ने कहा कि पूरन कुमार ने मामले में पहले ही विवेचक ने अपना मन बना लिया है और वे निष्पक्ष ढंग से इसकी विवेचना नहीं कर पायेंगे। अतः उन्होंने सीबीआई निदेशक को इस मामले में नया विवेचक नियुक्त करने का अनुरोध किया है और कहा है कि नया विवेचक नियुक्त होने के बाद मयंक तथा उसके परिवार वाले विवेचना में पूरा सहयोग करेंगे।

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The North has never officially stated how Jang was executed, although multiple reports say an anti-aircraft gun was used.

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The headless body of Kim Jong Un's executed uncle was displayed to senior North Korean officials, US President Donald Trump told the author of an upcoming book on the US president.

Jang Song Thaek, the North Korean leader's uncle by marriage and a hugely powerful figure within the regime, was purged for treason and corruption in 2013, in what was widely seen as Kim mercilessly asserting his authority.

Kim "tells me everything. Told me everything," Trump told the Washington Post investigative journalist Bob Woodward, according to his forthcoming book "Rage".

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"He killed his uncle and he put the body right in the steps," Trump said, in an apparent reference to a building used by senior officials.

"And the head was cut, sitting on the chest," he added in excerpts from the book seen by AFP.

The North has never officially stated how Jang was executed, although multiple reports say an anti-aircraft gun was used.

Trump's account -- apparently intended as a demonstration of the closeness of his relationship with Kim -- is the first from any senior official to mention decapitation.

Nuclear negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington have been at a standstill since the collapse of the Hanoi summit last year over sanctions relief and what the North would be willing to give up in return.

Pyongyang officials said they had offered to "dismantle all the nuclear production facilities in the Yongbyon area", but analysts say the North has several other nuclear sites.

According to the book Trump demanded five sites be given up.

"Listen, one doesn't help and two doesn't help and three doesn't help and four doesn't help. Five does help," he said.

Yongbyon was the North's biggest site, Kim countered according to excerpts from the book seen by AFP. "It's also your oldest," Trump told the author he retorted.

Kim, though, would not offer further concessions, and Trump told him: "You're not ready to make a deal."

"I've got to leave," he added, to Kim's shock.

'I am really, very offended'

The collapse of the summit came despite high expectations on both sides beforehand, but according to the book Trump continued to insist on full denuclearisation even after the pair's surprise meeting several months later in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula.

"It was an honour to cross into your country," Trump wrote in a letter to Kim two days after the encounter, when he became the first sitting US president to set foot in the North.

He urged Kim to strike a "big deal" that "sheds you of your nuclear burden".

"Rage", scheduled to hit the book stands next week, unveils 25 letters the pair exchanged, in which Kim repeatedly flatters Trump.

The DMZ meeting was supposed to restart the talks process but the US and South Korea held military exercises a few weeks later and Kim subsequently wrote to Trump: "I am clearly offended and I do not want to hide this feeling from you. I am really, very offended."

Negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington have remained at a standstill ever since, and ties between the North and South have plummeted, but Trump insisted that he still had a good relationship with Kim.

"He likes me. I like him. We get along," he said.

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Vivo V5 Review

By Souvik Das | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

67 _/100

design
78
performance
55
value for money
78
features
65

PROS
Decent front camera
Acceptable performance
Decent build quality

CONS
Underwhelming overall front camera details
UI does not contribute to convenience

Verdict

The Vivo V5 offers fairly decent build quality, functional performance and acceptable battery life, but its main selling point, the 20MP front camera with Moonlight flash, is a letdown. It is definitely not exceptional, and on overall terms, the smartphone fades in comparison to the likes of Lenovo Z2 Plus, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and Moto G4 Plus.

However, Vivo is also focusing on offline markets, where the Vivo V5 may seem to be a fairly decent proposition. Many would also find its iOS-like interface somewhat fun to use, which is where Vivo will be hoping to make its money. To be honest, we can think of few smartphones that are available offline that the Vivo V5 can’t go toe-to-toe against. Gun to our heads, we’d recommend you buy one of the phones mentioned above, many of which are slated for offline availability later.

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When we last used a Vivo smartphone, we found the company’s ability to deliver decent performance in a reasonably well-built frame, quite refreshing. Nearly everything about the Vivo V3 Max seemed decent, however, nothing really seemed particularly appreciable. Months later, Vivo has come up with a new smartphone that reportedly excels at selfies. The claim is hard to doubt, as it packs a 20-megapixel front-facing camera.

As we’ve known, though, pixel counts are never proof of imaging quality. Specifications wise, the Vivo V5 is powered by the MediaTek MT6750 SoC - an octa-core processor setup with eight Cortex-A53 cores, clocked at 1.5GHz each. This is further aided by 4GB RAM, 32GB native storage, Mali’s T860 dual-core GPU, a 3000mAh battery and a 5.5-inch display panel. None of these are really exciting, and on underwhelming terms, the 5.5-inch LCD display has screen resolution of 720x1280 pixels - well beyond average.

While there are a few aspects to appreciate, the overall smartphone is not really commendable. Here’s looking at what makes and breaks the Vivo V5, in the following sections.

Build and Design
The Vivo V5 has a stark resemblance to the Apple iPhone 6, from multiple angles. The identical design, though, does not really look bad, and the Vivo V5 actually looks quite decent from the rear. It is largely generic from the front, and there is nothing to really talk about. The capacitive Home button is similar to what we have seen on Meizu phones - a capacitive panel with the fingerprint sensor integrated into it. The button is responsive, but with the lack of physical or vibration feedback, feels a bit awkward. The fingerprint sensor is fast, and simply placing your thumb on it unlocks the phone. No additional clicks required.

The rear metal panel feels reasonably sturdy, and the antenna bands do not jar the flow of design. The etched Vivo logo also looks fairly decent. Power/unlock button and the volume rocker are to the right, and the dual-hybrid SIM slot is to the left. The V5 uses a micro-USB slot at the bottom edge, which also hosts the 3.5mm audio jack and the speaker grille. It weighs 154 grams and is 7.6mm slim, making it reasonably ergonomic for a 5.5-inch device.

To sum up, the Vivo V5 scores fairly well in terms of its build quality and design. There may not be anything to really highlight here, but neither is there anything to majorly complain about.

Display and UI
Using an HD resolution display (720x1280 pixels) at a price 18k in the present market seems like an unusual move by Vivo. HTC has done it before with the Desire 728, and Sony with the Xperia XA. While Sony’s expertise in display panels meant that you did not really notice the lack of a Full HD panel, HTC failed with its attempt, and Vivo happens to be somewhere in between.

While the display does look crisp in terms of colours produced and contrast levels, watching videos clearly reveals the difference between the V5 and other phones in this range. It is fairly bright, measuring 615 Lux on luminance tests. Vivo’s custom interface adds a ‘Global eye protection’ feature, which tweaks the colour temperature to make it warm. By default, the display has a distinct blue tinge that many may not like.

It has fairly decent colour reproduction, although viewing angles are poor. This majorly affects watching long films on the Vivo V5, and you are restricted in terms of the recline. Such viewing angles have been uncommon in phones that use IPS LCD panels. To conclude, while the Vivo V5 does fairly well with colours, the display fails when you watch films in terms of sharpness and viewing angles.

Vivo’s custom interface, Funtouch OS 2.6 is based on Android Marshmallow. There are a number of neat touches here that aid usage, and Vivo has attempted to mirror Apple’s iOS interface in many places. For instance, the fingerprint registration interface is literally the same as iOS, and Vivo uses a static notification panel along with a quick access control centre from where you can access settings, control brightness and music playback, and close/access recently opened applications.

The interface feels a bit loaded, although this does not majorly slow down operations here, thanks to 4GB of RAM. However, I am not a fan of the rounded square app icons, neither the custom Settings menu. It does not really add to usage convenience, which makes customisation, entirely cosmetic. Aesthetics here are not very smooth or suave either, which hampers convenience.

Performance
The Vivo V5 is powered by the octa-core MediaTek MT6750 SoC, which is average at best. There are notable split-second lags when opening and switching between apps, all of which are almost always preceded by blank screens. The Vivo V5 also feels a bit too laden with animations, which is an effort at masking lags. You may not notice frame drops per se, but you’ll have to deal with longer than average load times. You’re looking at reasonable functionality, but not outright fast.

There are notable frame skips when it comes to gaming - light and intensive alike. Lighter games like Sky and Drop exhibit occasional yet recurrent stutters, while Asphalt 8 takes significant time. In-app options also feel sluggish, and while the games themselves are playable, frame skips along the gameplay are very noticeable. Benchmark scores, yet again, are fair reflections of the performance here. The Vivo V5 rises to about 39.2 degrees Celsius after 15 minutes of gameplay. This is on the higher end of our permissible limits. In benchmark tests, the processor reaches up to about 1.2GHz at peak performance stress, with max clock set to a full 1.5GHz.

The Vivo V5 also has its own CPU real-time usage stats, which shows all eight cores running at 1.5GHz when at peak usage. At near-idle state, the processor clocks down to using only two cores at 0.6GHz, and moderate usage sees an average of four cores working at 1GHz each. Such usage patterns are fairly uniform, and is controlled by algorithms to limit heat generation and stress on battery. For reference, 30 minutes of gaming depletes 11% of battery power, which is standard in most smartphones.

The Vivo V5 fairs reasonably well in terms of network retention. It can connect to 5GHz WiFi bands - something that many budget smartphones lose out on. In-ear audio quality is also fairly sharp, and the phone’s native speakers churn out good volume. Bass frequencies are absent, but overall audio is not bad at all.

Camera
20MP front camera with Moonlight Selfie
The front camera uses a 1/2.8-inch sensor with an f/2.0 lens for high resolution, wide angle selfies. While the resolution count is fairly alarming, the level of details, colour production and skin tone handling are grossly underwhelming. What you get here are selfies that are close to being the best in class (along with the Oppo F1s and Gionee S6s), but there is a distinct lack in terms of details produced.

The Moonlight Selfie feature uses a static LED in lamp mode to attempt uniform lighting of the frame along with focusing on skin tones and details. While this does leave backgrounds intact, skin tone softness somewhat removes textures, which may look awkward. It is certainly not a feature that would compel you to buy the Vivo V5, although some may find the high resolution sensor reasonably decent.

13MP rear camera
The rear camera is not Vivo’s main focus, and it does show. While colours produced by the Vivo V5 are reasonably close to source, a definite lack in terms of details ruins the imaging performance of the Vivo V5. Sharpness is lesser than most, and the Vivo V5’s camera algorithm softens image edges while attempting to suppress noise. That said, it still renders fine white balance, which contributes to making the rear camera usable. In comparative terms, the rear camera fares better than the V5's USP - the front camera. The camera app also feels a tad sluggish, which leads to slower focusing. Once again, Vivo’s affinity for iOS has led to an iOS-inspired camera app interface, with integrated filters and watermarks, along with restricted flexibility in terms of settings.

Battery Life
The Vivo V5 lasts for 6 hours and 11 minutes on the PCMark battery benchmark, which is about average. On average daily usage comprising IMs, social media surfing, browsing, 30-45 minutes of gaming, one hour of music streaming and a bit of navigation and video streaming, the Vivo V5 lasts for more than an entire work day. The 3000mAh battery ran out after a little more than 14 hours, which is fairly decent.

As mentioned earlier, the battery drops by 11% (90-79%) battery drop after 30 minutes of playing Asphalt 8. This is reasonably average, and it’s where Vivo’s usage of an HD panel has made a difference. It is still not the best in class, but is optimum.

Bottomline
The Vivo V5 offers fairly decent build quality, functional performance and acceptable battery life, but its main selling point, the 20MP front camera with Moonlight flash, is a letdown. It is definitely not exceptional, and on overall terms, the smartphone fades in comparison to the likes of Lenovo Z2 Plus, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and Moto G4 Plus.

Vivo V5 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 17000
Release Date:	14 Nov 2016
Variant:	32GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
5.5" (1080 x 1920)
Camera
13 | 20 MP
Memory
32 GB/4 GB
Battery
3000 mAh

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Benue State House of Assembly has passed the State Highly Infectious Diseases (Emergency, Prevention and Management) Bill, 2020.

The clauses were considered in committee of the whole chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Christopher Adaji, NAN reports.

House Committee Chairman Health and Human Services, Joseph Okponya, led the debate.

Okponya said it would prevent and contain the spread of highly infectious diseases such as coronavirus.

The bill issues regulations and guidelines to residents and informs them of the necessity of screening, testing and isolation.

It encapsulates restriction of movements of people, events, gatherings, commercial activities; prohibits hoarding of foodstuffs, drugs and other essential supplies.

The bill imposes restrictions on transportation, storage and disposal of COVID-19 victims and cautions against the transmission and spread of false information regarding the pandemic.

“It also aims at empowering and providing legal backing to the initiatives, activities and efforts of the Chief Executive Officer of the state, which is the Governor as well as the frontline health workers and practitioners that are directly involved in combating infectious diseases,” Okponya explained.

The State governor would be empowered to establish health service posts in the entries and exits of Benue or other parts to curb the spread of highly infectious diseases.

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Health Insurance: Policyholders to now get wellness rewards

By: Saikat Neogi |

September 11, 2020 6:30 AM

Irdai has allowed insurers to offer wellness and preventive features as optional or add-on cover

Experts say there will be a pricing impact after inclusion of such benefits in the policy.

Health insurance companies will offer reward points to policyholders who maintain good health and regularly take part in various wellness and fitness programmes. The rewards could be redeemable vouchers for health supplements, membership in yoga centres, gymnasiums, sports clubs or fitness centres. The insurer can also provide discounts on premiums or increase the sum insured at the time of renewals based on the wellness regime followed by policyholders in the preceding policy period.

To popularise wellness and preventive care, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has issued guidelines on product filing. It has underlined that no wellness and preventive feature can be offered without it being filed or incorporated as part of the product in terms of the Product Filing Guidelines. The regulator has underlined that wellness and preventive features under a policy can be offered either as optional or add-on cover.

Bhabatosh Mishra, director – Underwriting, Products & Claims, Max Bupa Health Insurance, says there has been growing demand from consumers for wellness-linked benefits as we see the trend of utilisation going up. “Covid-19 has brought in higher awareness amongst consumers and adoption of digital health and wellness features is on the rise. In our country, we see a surge in chronic conditions and preventive healthcare is important to manage such conditions,” he says.

Adarsh Agarwal, appointed actuary, Digit General Insurance, says Irdai’s move will not only help in increasing the health insurance penetration but will also encourage people to maintain a healthy lifestyle. “Insurers can offer reward points based on how healthy the policyholders are, which can be further converted into discounts on premium and/or increase in sum insured at the time of renewal, redeemable vouchers for gym membership and other wellness benefits. This will be a good incentive for policyholders to maintain a healthy regime, while also reducing the loss ratio for insurers,” he says.

Wellness features
Insurers can promote wellness amongst health insurance policyholders by offering health-specific services provided by network providers, empanelled hospitals or service providers for outpatient consultations or treatments, pharmaceuticals, health check-ups/diagnostics, including discounts on all these.

The regulator has made it clear that insurers will not publish the trade names or trade logos of third party merchandise in any of the insurance advertisements, but may refer to the services in generic terms. Insurers will have to disclose the specific items of services in their website with necessary details and may provide a link to this in their insurance advertisement and policy contracts.

For family floater plans, insurers will have to disclose in the policy document, the manner in which accrual and redemption of rewards is considered for all members covered. Every insurer will have to specify in the policy contract if the accrued rewards can be carried forward when the policy is renewed and the period of validity of the accrued rewards will have to be mentioned. However, in case of expiry of policy, the accrued rewards may be carried forward for a period of three months only.

Insurer will notify the rewards accrued and the entitlements of the policyholders under the wellness and preventive features at least once a year. They will specify in the policy contract and prospectus, the mode of communication for notification of various services offered under the scheme. Insurers will also specify how to redeem the rewards accrued under the wellness and preventive features in the prospectus, policy wordings and disclose updated information in their website.

Insurers will make no discrimination in providing any of the wellness and preventive features offered and in granting the reward points to the same or similarly placed categories of policyholders of the underlying health insurance product. Insurance companies will be responsible for any errors or omission in calculation of accrued rewards and will address it through their in-house grievance redressal mechanism.

Pricing impact
Insurers will have to assess the pricing impact of wellness and preventive features and it has to be disclosed upfront in the File and Use or Use and File application.

Experts say there will be a pricing impact after inclusion of such benefits in the policy. However, in the long run, use of wellness services should lead to better health and reduce the expenses towards treatments. Gurdeep Singh Batra, head, retail underwriting, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, says the company will be able to give discounts to its customers if they follow the wellness criteria which will be defined in the policy. “This in its true sense shall help policyholders to monetise the reward points earned by them by following a certain wellness regime. This feature will be now available as an add-on under the policy,” he says.

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In Congress Shake-Up, Team Rahul Scores, Ghulam Nabi Azad Loses Post

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) has been reconstituted and P Chidambaram, Tariq Anwar, Randeep Surjewala, and Jitendra Singh have been named as its regular members.

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In a token move, another leader who was among the letter-writers, Mukul Wasnik, has been made a general secretary in charge of Madhya Pradesh.

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The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a proRussian Ukrainian lawmaker for his alleged involvement in efforts to dig up dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter, accusing him of trying to interfere in the U.S. election.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 1:03 AM IST

WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a pro-Russian Ukrainian lawmaker for his alleged involvement in efforts to dig up dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter, accusing him of trying to interfere in the U.S. election.

In a statement, the U.S. Treasury Department said it had blacklisted Ukrainian parliamentarian Andriy Derkach, who it accused of being “an active Russian agent for over a decade,” using “manipulation and deceit” in his effort to influence elections in the United States and around the world.

Derkach’s name has repeatedly come up in connection with unsubstantiated allegations by President Donald Trump, his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and some Republican lawmakers that Hunter Biden used his influence with his father to help Burisma, an energy company on whose board he sat, and that Joe Biden pressured Ukraine to fire a top prosecutor who had investigated the firm.

Derkach did not immediately return a message seeking comment, but told Politico in July it was “nonsense” that he is trying to interfere in the U.S. election.

Democrats allege that Derkach has helped orchestrate the Biden allegations. They and others have expressed particular alarm over Derkach’s ties to Giuliani, as well as the Ukrainian’s boasts about feeding material to U.S. legislators.

Derkach has previously disseminated information about Hunter Biden and Burisma that Giuliani has cited as evidence in his criticisms of the Biden family.

Giuliani did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but the former New York mayor has told the Washington Post that he has had frequent contacts with Derkach. The pair met in December during a trip to Ukraine as part of an effort by Trump’s allies to obtain damaging information about Biden.

Derkach also told Politico earlier this year that he notified Republican and Democratic lawmakers about materials he has published and aired at his news conferences. Among them was Republican Senator Ron Johnson, who is overseeing an investigation of the Bidens as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, he said.

A message left with Johnson’s office was not immediately returned. Johnson has denied receiving any information from Derkach and rejected Democratic allegations that his investigation is being fueled by Russian disinformation.

The Treasury’s move on Thursday also targeted three Russian nationals that it said were employees of Russia’s Internet Research Agency (IRA), which was indicted by former U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller as part of his probe into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.

One of the employees, Artem Lifshits, was separately charged by the U.S. Justice Department in a conspiracy to use stolen identities of Americans as part of an operation to “disrupt the democratic process and spread distrust towards candidates for political office.”

“The United States will continue to use all the tools at its disposal to counter these Russian disinformation campaigns and uphold the integrity of our election system,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in Thursday’s statement.

Treasury’s measures freeze any U.S. assets of those blacklisted and generally bar Americans from dealing with them.

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Vinod Yalburgi | 25 Jul 2020

DIGIT RATING

80 _/100

design
90
performance
70
value for money
80
features
80

PROS
Solid build quality with well designed body contours
User friendly interface & consistent touch response
Attractive QWERTY slider keypad

CONS
Lacks good loudspeaker & camera
Quite bulky & low screen resolution

Verdict

Samsung CorbyPro let itself down as an under-performing feature-rich multimedia phone, faring below par in most of the tests particularly the loudspeaker test and captured photo & video quality test.

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Samsung has released yet another Corby variant called 'B5310 CorbyPro'. It incorporates the TouchWiz user interface and features a large 2.8-inch, 16 Million colors QVGA touchscreen with a screen resolution of 240 x 320 and an integrated GPS receiver with A-GPS support. The black variant we recieved is the only colour available in this phone. It has an elegant and stylish horizontal slider QWERTY keypad coated in scarlet red. The front panel has a glossy black finish incorporating the 'select', 'call answer' and 'call disconnect' buttons. The contours of the body are well rounded to enable a comfortable grip while holding the mobile in your palm. The battery cover is coated in snow-white and contrasts well with the black coating on the front and sides.

Samsung B5310 CorbyPro (front view)

The QWERTY keypad layout is neat with beveled key markings. The number keys, navigation keys and special keys are marked in choco-brown colour for ease of identification and also to enhance the appealing aesthetics of the keypad. It ships with a rich assortment of features like 3.15MP camera (supporting a max. resolution of 2048x1536 p), a microSD slot upgradeable up to 16GB, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth. In addition the TouchWiz interface incorporates the widget feature, with built-in mini applications, that can be activated with a swipe or gesture of a finger. It also allows users to drag widgets from the left panel of the screen and drop them anywhere on the home screen. The pre-loaded widgets include: Google search, Youtube, Calendar, Calculator and several games.

Samsung B5310 CorbyPro - Horizontal QWERTY slider keypad

The touchscreen interface provides vibrational feedback when an icon is selected or when a message or number is typed on the screen using the touchscreen keypad. This phone seems to be crash-happy, freezing intermittently and randomly, sometimes all on its own with a memory address dump error.

Samsung B5310 CorbyPro - stability issues revealing memory address dump error!

This bug leaves the user with no other option but to remove the battery and restart the phone. The hardware QWERTY keypad is well laid-out. The onscreen keyboard has convenient spacing and offers a fair bit of accuracy. We found it quite ideal for typing lengthy messages and dialing phone numbers with ease. Another impressive aspect involves an auto-fill feature that stores previously dialed numbers in phone's memory, even if the user forgets to add them into his contacts list.

Samsung B5310 CorbyPro - 3.2MP camera

Samsung B5310 CorbyPro - Resistive touchscreen keypad

The Verdict:

Samsung Corby could have come across as a decent social networking phone because of the hardware keyboard, had it been more stable. Samsung B5310 CorbyPro fared well in the build quality and ergonomics test with well designed body contours, user friendly menu interface and consistent touch response. It had a good outing in the call clarity test, except for the loudspeaker test where it delivered rough voice overtones at higher volumes and also produced poor voice clarity. Although, it took a downward slide in the captured photo and video quality test with a poor performance along with Sony Ericsson's Yari, Samsung S5620 Monte, LG GW550 and LG GT505; the Blackberry Curve 8520 appears to be the worst of the lot in the camera test within the category. Overall, B5310 CorbyPro is an average touchscreen phone with good multimedia features, Wi-Fi and GPS, at an affordable price.

Our Ratings:

Features	8
Ergonomics	9
Build Quality	9
Performance	7
Value for Money	8
Overall	8

Samsung B5310 CorbyPro - TouchWiz UI, QWERTY, Wi-Fi & GPS, under Rs. 13,900 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	₹13900
Release Date:	31 May 2015
Variant:	None
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

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INEC confirms 5,I41 card readers burnt in Ondo, deploys more RECs to Edo

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September 11, 2020

Wale Odunsi

The fire that razed the Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Akure, Ondo State, destroyed thousands of card readers.

The inferno started at about 8.20 p.m. and consumed a large container.

Fire Service arrived at the scene one hour later but their equipment failed to function.

Festus Okoye, INEC Information Commissioner, assured that the occurence would not stop the poll.

NAN quoted him as saying that 5,141 card readers to be used for the Ondo governorship election were burnt.

However, INEC has deployed additional five Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) and three National Commissioners (NCs) for the Edo governorship poll.

The election will be held next Saturday.

The RECs from five geopolitical zones will work with the Edo State REC, Johnson Alalibo.

It was gathered that the deployment was not made public to avoid pressure from politicians.

A peace meeting of the Abdusalami Abubakar-led National Peace Committee is expected to hold next Tuesday in Benin.

INEC National Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, gave the hint during his last visit to Edo.

The leading candidates are Governor Godwin Obaseki (People’s Democratic Party) and Osagie Ize-Iyamu (All Progressives Congress).

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Vivo V20 SE Launching on September 24, Company Reveals

Vivo V20 SE is said to be powered by the Snapdragon 665 SoC.

By Vineet Washington | Updated: 11 September 2020 18:06 IST

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Vivo V20 SE set to launch on September 24 in Malaysia
Vivo V20 SE will have an ultra-sleek design
The phone will feature Super Night Mode

Vivo V20 SE will be announced on September 24, the company has revealed. The phone is said to be part of the Vivo V20 series that will reportedly include the Vivo V20, Vivo V20 Pro, and the Vivo V20 SE. Vivo Malaysia recently teased the SE variant of the Vivo V20 through its Facebook page but did not share a date for the launch. Now, Vivo Malaysia has a countdown running on its official website, heading towards the unveiling of the Vivo V20 SE on September 24. Separately, a signboard for Vivo V20 and Vivo V20 SE has surfaced online that gives us an idea of what to expect from the two phones.

Vivo Malaysia has teased a few features of the Vivo V20 SE on its website, along with the September 24 launch date. The phone will have an “ultra-sleek design”, “Super Night Mode”, and “FlashCharge” technology. Besides this, there is no information available on the Vivo V20 SE on the company website.

Furthermore, a signboard for the Vivo V20 mentioning some specifications has also been spotted. As per a report by PlayfulDroid, the signboard mentions the Vivo V20 and Vivo V20 SE and shows a phone with a waterdrop style notch with slim bezels all around. The phone is said to carry a 44-megapixel selfie camera and a 64-megapixel primary shooter on the back. It seems to have a triple rear camera setup and support for 33W fast charging. It is unclear if this phone is the Vivo V20 or the Vivo V20 SE, or whether both will share these features.

The Vivo V20 SE has reportedly received NBTC, TKDN, and SDPPI certifications, as well as popped up on Geekbench with model number Vivo V2022. It is expected to be powered by the Snapdragon 665 SoC, have 8GB of RAM, and run Android 10 out of the box. The phone was also reportedly spotted in a China Quality Certification (CQC) listing that hinted at support for 33W fast charging, something that was also listed in the promo banner.

Coming to the Vivo V20 series, a recent report claimed that there will be three phones in the lineup, the Vivo V20, the Vivo V20 SE, and the Vivo V20 Pro, and that the series will be launched in October. As of now, there is no information on the launch of Vivo V20 and the Vivo V20 Pro. However, it is possible that the company reveals launch date for the two models as we move closer to September 24.

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By Ravindra Soni Fri, 11 Sep 2020

Oppo A32 has been launched in China as the latest pocket-friendly smartphone from the company. The phone is essentially a rebranded variant of the Oppo A53 2020 model that was launched in India in July. The handset is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 SoC and sports a triple rear camera setup. The Oppo A32 has a 16-megapixel selfie camera and packs a large 5,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. It also features a hole-punch display up front and a fingerprint sensor on the back.

Oppo A32 price

The Oppo A32 is priced at CNY 1,199 (roughly Rs. 12,880) for the 4GB + 128GB storage variant and at CNY 1,499 (roughly Rs. 16,100) for the 8GB + 128GB storage model in China. The phone comes in Mint Green, Fantasy Blue, and Glass Black colour options. It will go on sale starting September 15 in the country.

Oppo A32 specifications

Oppo A32 runs on Android 10-based ColorOS 7.2 and features a 6.5-inch HD+ display with 90Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, the phone is powered by octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 SoC, paired with up to 8GB RAM. The phone offers 128GB of internal storage.

Speaking of optics, the phone features a triple rear camera setup that comes with a 13-megapixel primary sensor, a 2-megapixel depth sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro shooter. For selfies, there is a 16-megapixel camera, placed inside the hole-punch cutout at the front.

Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The phone also comes with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 18W fast charging. There is also a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor on the phone.

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Primoz Roglic used the slopes to increase his overall lead at Tour de France as Daniel Martinez won Stage 13.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 9:18 PM IST

The slow-burning fight for the Tour de France’s yellow jersey erupted in earnest on the slopes of a once-giant volcano on Friday, with race leader Primoz Roglic using the punishing slopes to grow his overall lead.

One of the big losers of the day was Egan Bernal, last year’s champion from Colombia who was unable to match Roglic’s pace on the arduous ascent of the Puy Mary. He tumbled from second to third in the overall standings.

Tadej Pogacar, the only rider able to stay with Roglic on the last climb, vaulted to second overall. He trails Roglic by 44 seconds.

Bernal fell back to 59 seconds behind Roglic, the winner of last year’s Spanish Vuelta who is increasingly looking the firm favorite to win in Paris in eight days.

The intense stage, one of this race’s hardest with seven ascents of note, was won by Colombian rider Daniel Martinez. He had been part of a breakaway of lower-order riders.

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Surbhi Chandna's vanity was decked up with decorations when she arrived on set early morning. She later cut cake with her co-stars and 'Naagin 5' crew.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 7:50 PM IST

Television actress Surbhi Chandna turned a year older today. The actress received a beautiful birthday surprise from her Naagin 5 co-stars. A video of the actress has surfaced on social media in which she can be seen saying, “I get on sets and see this. This is unbelievable, This is how I come on sets and I'm surprised”.

The caption of the post reads, “Our @officialsurbhic received her first birthday surprise early morning on the sets of #Naagin5 on the behalf of her beautiful fan-family. ***Thankyou so much @angel_nonu9 for putting in so much efforts even in such tough times like pandemic. #HappyBirthdaySurbhiChandna (sic)."

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Our @officialsurbhic received her first birthday surprise early morning on the sets of #Naagin5 on the behalf of her beautiful fan-family. Thankyou so much @angel_nonu9 for putting in so much efforts even in such tough times like pandemic. #HappyBirthdaySurbhiChandna . . #SurbhiChandna #SCians #Naagin5 #Naagin #naaginfans #banisharma #SCFans #SCFanFamily #naagin2020 #SurbhiFans #Surbhi #bestactress #twittertrending #indianmodel #indianactress #SurbhiOnNaagin #SurbhiChandnaBirthray #bollywood #SurbhiChandnaAsNaagin #fashioninfluencer #fitnessgoals #fitnessinfluencer #bollywood #naagin4 #naagins #naagin1 #tvshow #SCBirthdayCountdown #Naagin5WithSurbhiChandna #HappyBirthdaySurbhiChandna
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The actress also shared a glimpse from her birthday celebration in her Instagram story. In the pictures, her vanity van on Naagin 5 sets can be seen decorated with balloons and glitters. There were multiple 'Happy Birthday' stickers that were visible as well.

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Surbhi has been showered with love, blessings, and best wishes from her family, friends and fans on her special day.

Surbhi’s friend Vrushika Mehta tweeted, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY Annika kahu ya nagin Dono hi roop mein katil ho @SurbhiChandna (sic)."

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Dono hi roop mein katil ho @SurbhiChandna

— Vrushika Mehta (@VrushyyMehta) September 11, 2020

Surbhi’s former co-star Shrenu Parikh also shared pictures and videos in her Instagram stories to wish the actress on her special day.

Meanwhile, the actress shared a new promo of Naagin 5 as well. Sharing the promo She wrote, “This latest twist will Khiskhao your pairo tale ki Zameen **So do not forget to watch #naagin5 on @colorstv Saturday- Sunday 8PM #banibaninaagin #surbhionnaagin (sic)."

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This latest twist will Khiskhao your pairo tale ki Zameen So do not forget to watch #naagin5 on @colorstv Saturday- Sunday 8PM #banibaninaagin #surbhionnaagin
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Surbhi is currently essaying the role of Bani in Ekta Kapoor’s Naagin 5. Mohit Sehgal and Sharad Malhotra are also seen in the show. The show has gained immense popularity.

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design
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performance
90
value for money
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features
90

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PROS
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Plethora of unique features
Good battery life
Camera works well in good light

CONS
Lacks that premium feel
Too many features can confuse

Verdict

The fight is on. It is really on now. HTC played the first stroke, with that gorgeous HTC One. Samsung responded with the Galaxy S4. Fair amount of criticism has been showed S4's way for the plastic build. The aluminum unibody on the HTC One has taken the benchmark a tad further, without doubt. But, Samsung is instead, trying to compensate for that with a spectrum of features that you may or may not use daily. Performance is undisputable, and the display is one of the better ones around at this time. Not everyone wants an aluminum phone and those who turn up their noses at anything else can buy what they like. But, we would strongly recommend that you donï¿½t let the plastic build turn you away from what is otherwise a very good phone.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 detailed review

Battle Royale for 2013. We may not see a bigger battle between two flagship devices this year. Maybe we will, but at the moment, this seems like the issue undisputedly ruling the otherwise rather fickle minded industry. HTC made the first move with the One. That phone, without doubt, is gorgeous. But Samsung is taking that on by loading the Galaxy S4 with so many features that you might actually end up being confused! On the outside, it looks a lot like the predecessor, but the internals and the features are the completely refreshed and upgraded bit. The Galaxy S III was possibly the most popular smartphone in the Android ecosystem, to take on the Apple iPhone, and it is understandable that Samsung wanted to retain the familiarity aspect and what was till now a winning formula. That seems a fairly good idea in most circumstances.

Let us start this detailed review by looking at the build and design of the Samsung Galaxy S4 first. At various points in the review, you will notice direct comparisons with the HTC One, for the sake of enabling you, the potential buyer, to understand all the nitty-gritties involved, and make an informed decision.

Build & Design
The Samsung Galaxy S4 does pretty much follow the same design pattern as the Galaxy S III. But, from all the feedback and queries we have received from our readers, the point that the Galaxy S4 is essentially held together by plastic, does seem to take primary attention. We believe that Samsung followed the logic that says “if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it”, because the Galaxy S III was doing very well. The fans will point out that the S III held its own, rather comfortably, against the much better built iPhone – at least in terms of materials used. So, why assume that the S4 will not do the same against the HTC One and the Apple iPhone. But, they do forget one point – HTC One is now, undisputedly, the best-built Android smartphone in the market today. The Galaxy S III, at its time, was not working under the shadow of such an entity, at least in the Android sphere.

Let us take a look at the phone and the design elements. For starters, it is important to point out that the Galaxy S4 is slimmer and lighter than the Galaxy S III, despite packing in a bigger display and a more powerful power plant. This has been done by thinning the bezel on the left and right of the display. While it isn’t edge to edge glass like on the HTC One, the thinner bezel does look rather neat and gives the phone a modern look. Below the display are two touch sensitive keys and the physical key for home, task manager and the voice assistant. The right sides spine has the power key, while the left spine has the volume rocker. The charging port has been placed at the bottom, as against some phones which have it on the side, and the 3.5mm headphone jack sits on the top. There is a silver band framing the S4, and is coloured to look like metal. But, it is plastic!

Flip the Galaxy S4 over, and you get the imprint finish on the dark colour finish, that Samsung calls Black Mist. The camera sits towards the top, and we quite like the placement because it doesn’t get in the way of the fingers when holding the phone in landscape mode, ready to click a picture. The Sony Xperia Z, for one, had this problem. However, the camera isn’t totally flush with the rest of the chassis, which could mean the scare of scratching it if you slide it on a table is very much there.

Samsung says that the plastic used on this phone is stronger than the one we saw on the Galaxy S III. The design isn’t unibody, and while some may scoff at that, there are the positives of this design. The biggest being that you can access the battery pack, and that is a real bonus when the time comes to replace it with a new one. Imagine leaving your phone in a service center for a week just to get the battery replaced. The Galaxy S4 feels very light in the hand, lighter than the HTC One.

But, there are a couple of issues with the Galaxy S4. While it is slimmer and lighter than the HTC One, the S4 does tend to slip around in the hand a tad too much for comfort. The slippery back is something you will have to be very careful of, particularly with moist or sweaty hands.

The HTC One does have a lot going for it in the build quality department, and as with most things, there are some aspects that aren’t. We start with the slightly negative aspect first. The One is slightly taller, slightly thicker and only slightly less wide than the Galaxy S4. Do remember that the One has a 4.7-inch display, while the S4 has a 5-inch display. But, the edge to edge glass at the HTC One’s front gives it a very premium feel. The volume rocker on the One is a tad too depressed, with the idea being to keep it flush with the spine as much as possible. It does sacrifice a bit of usability comfort though. If you like exquisitely made stuff, the HTC One is surely a phone that will appeal to you. The clean design with straight lines and the slab look works well for the wider demographic. No playing around with curves or angles in an attempt to look different, and HTC has pretty much let simplicity do the work. The only necessary curve is on the back, to allow for better nestling of the phone in the hand. While this doesn’t have any special matte finish to help with the grip, the One does not slip around as much in the hand as the Galaxy S4.

In the end, it is pretty much down to personal choice. If the plastic makes you crinkle your nose in sheer disgust (yes, a lot of people do that, apparently), then the Galaxy S4 really isn’t for you. The HTC One has universal appeal, since it isn’t really alienating any bit of the demographic. Having said that, the general perception that plastic is cheap isn’t really true. And don’t let that misnomer make you discount a phone that is actually very good once you start using it.

Specifications
While they play in the same price band, and offer largely similar performance, the specs of these two phones are very different. To give you an idea of which phone offers what, we have a table giving you a quick glance at the hardware.

Model	Samsung Galaxy S4	HTC One
Power Package
Processor	Exynos 5 Octa 5410	Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (APQ8064T)
Clock Speed	1.6GHz & 1.2 GHz	1.7GHz
Cores	Quad-core & quad-core	Quad core
RAM	2GB	2GB
Graphics	PowerVR SGX 544MP3	Adreno 320
Display
Size	5-inch	4.7-inch
Type	Super AMOLED	Super LCD3
Resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels	1920 X 1080 pixels
Storage
Built-in Storage	16GB	32GB
Expandable (Y/N)	Y	N
Camera
Megapixels	13MP	4MP UltraPixel
Battery
Capacity	2600 mAh	2300 mAh

Benchmarks Compared
The hardware on both phones is very different. From the spec sheet comparison earlier in this article, it would be clear that the Samsung Galaxy S4 has the advantage if you are looking at sheer processor specs – GHz and number of cores. However, we wouldn’t assume till we actually scientifically compare the two – with proper numbers. This is where the synthetic benchmarks come in. To not let any device have an unfair advantage, we ran each benchmark test three times, and logged the best score among all three.

These three benchmarks are testing the raw power that the phone packs in. In the Quadrant test, the difference isn’t much, but the Galaxy S4 has a clear lead. That extends further in the AnTuTu benchmark test. Smartbench 2012 pretty much verifies that the Galaxy S4 has the clear lead in terms of raw system performance. Not too surprising, considering Samsung has been very confident that the octa-core Exynos is not only up to the job, but will be unmatched. That confidence has been verified in the affirmative here.

With one aspect verified, it was up to the gaming performance. The Galaxy S4 has the PowerVR SGX 544MP3 chip, while the HTC One has the undeniably powerful Adreno 320.

In the two 3D Mark tests, the Galaxy S4 leads by a slender margin, but a lead is a lead nevertheless. The Ice Storm test is the basic graphics test, while the Extreme version is the more stressful one that even crashes on a lot of high end smartphones. The performance scores thrown up by 3D Mark cannot really be doubted. Yet, we have the GFXBench test to verify those numbers, and the Galaxy S4 is undisputedly the better performer.

Real World Usage
Benchmark tests only give one side of the story. We used both phones as primary phones, and both have their positives and negatives. Quite frankly, in a real world usage scenario, it is too close to call between the two. The app opening times, the smoothness of the UI and both phones handle the exact same application load with the same dash of smoothness. Quite expected that, considering we are dealing with quad-core and octa-core architectures here, but one thing is very clear – you will hardly see any real performance boost on the octa-core in a typical smartphone usage scenario as you go about doing your work daily. Neither of the phones will feel inferior or superior over the other, visibly so. Hence, benchmark tests are good to compare with numbers, but don’t let them be the sole decision making factor before you splash the cash.

User Interface
The BlinkFeed UI is something that has just come along on HTC phones (well, the One is the first – the likes of the Butterfly and the One X will get this soon), while Samsung has been tweaking TouchWiz for quite some while now. The current version of TouchWiz retains the familiarity aspect of the previous versions, very useful for someone who may be upgrading to the Galaxy S4 from a Galaxy S III or the first generation Note. The traditional multiple home screens, the ability to add and remove widgets – the works. BlinkFeed does seem like a new toy, because it is well…new! And it takes some getting used to. First up, the news feed remains the default home screen. That cannot be changed. The number of home screens that you can have are also limited. The UI has been modified considerably, at least visually, on the HTC One. Not necessarily better in terms of appeal, but definitely slicker and more matter to fact.

The S4’s TouchWiz UI is the traditional Android skin you would come to expect, while the One’s BlinkFeed is something that is very different. Both are fairly flexible to customization and very much usable.

Display
The Galaxy S4 has a 5-inch display with a full HD resolution. This is pretty much in line with the likes of the HTC One and the Sony Xperia Z that are rocking the Android ecosystem at the moment. Samsung carries on with the AMOLED family of displays, and that also includes keeping faith with the PenTile display type that the S III got a lot of flak for. Super AMOLED has unique advantages over the S-LCD family of display the HTC One uses, with lower battery consumption being one. For starters, we really like the crispness of the text and the readability comfort on the Galaxy S4’s display. On the web browser, there are times when you don’t need to zoom the text at all, because it very much readable despite the small font size replicated on the phone’s display. The fact that both displays are playing in the >400PPi category means any minor difference between the two, if at all, isn’t visible to the eye.

At first, the colour richness is much better on the S4’s AMOLED display. Some call the extra rich colours as unnatural, but for most consumers comparing the devices on the shop floor, that is actually something that is attractive. Multimedia playback experience is enhanced because of that, at most times, because of that. However, like with televisions, colour settings are preferences are largely personal.

However, compared side by side, it is very clear that the HTC One has better white colour reproduction, which in turn helps most other colours look better. The blueish tinge on the S4’s AMOLED display is the primary reason for this - most visible when you are reading something with a white background, like on the web browser or an app like Flipboard. On the Galaxy S4, you do get certain display color and contrast tweaks, something that not a lot of phones offer. No matter which setting we selected, including the default Adapt Display setting that automatically handles the mode switching, the whites and certain colours still look better on the HTC One.

Viewing angles are slightly better on the Galaxy S4. Outdoors, the HTC One has a clear advantage in terms of overall visibility. We compared at 50% brightness and with auto brightness, and the S4 does have a disadvantage in two respects. First is the slightly reflective glass, which the HTC One has smoothly done away with for a large part. The second, at the same brightness intervals, the HTC One’s display is slightly brighter than the S4. While it is not a major shortcoming at all, it is just enough to make an S4 owner feel a tad sad when the friend shows off the HTC One!

All in all, for most users, the display quality is at par, considering they will be using either device as, well, a phone! The Galaxy S4 with the 5-inch display offers that much more real estate for a more spaced out on-screen UI. For the pedantic ones amongst us, the HTC One is a slightly better bet, because the colours are more accurate.

On-screen keyboard
The on-screen keyboard on the Galaxy S4 is a big disappointment. While the key size has been retained from the Galaxy S III, the number keys have been added to the top. However, the bigger screen on the S4 does mean that the keys are a tad too spaced out, which in turn gives the feeling that the individual keys are a tad too small. There is a bit too much spacing between the keys, something that could have been utilized better. While keyboard comfort is something very subjective and personal, I personally did find that the Galaxy S4’s keyboard did take a lot of getting used to, and somehow the fingers never really got used to the overdose of spacing between each.

The HTC One, on the other hand, takes the opposite path. There is no spacing between each key, but each key is big enough that you type comfortably without tapping the neighboring key by mistake.

Call Quality
We tested both the phones on the same 3G operator. The call quality, in normal cases, was at par in both phones. However, the Galaxy S4 held a little more signal amount than the HTC One and even the iPhone 5, at the same time and place. These are small aspects that may make a lot of difference in the long run.

The earpiece quality on the iPhone 5 and the HTC One is at par in terms of loudness and yet remains very soft on the ear, even at 90% or 1005 volume. The Galaxy S4’s earpiece does tend to catch a lot more ambient noise at other end. While the earpiece is sufficiently loud, it is slightly on the harsher side in terms of vocals, very slightly at 90% volume. These are minor aspects, but things which someone spending a lot of money would appreciate information about.

Battery Life
The 2600mAh battery that has been packed into the Galaxy S4 does do a very good job. First up, with all the features like Smart Stay / Smart Scroll active, brightness in Auto Mode and used as a primary phone with about an hour of voice calls in total and 3G connected throughout syncing stuff, this will easily last from 8am at 100% to 9:30pm at 15%. Turn off the Smart Stay and Scroll feature, which keeps the front camera active, and the 100% at 8am becomes 25% at 9:30pm, with all other things remaining constant. Take the brightness off the auto mode and keep it at 20%-30% for indoor use, and you could be getting through to evening tea time the next day on a single charge.

Features
Samsung has packed in the Galaxy S4 with a whole lot of features. There is no doubt that the sheer volume of them will confuse you! And we aren’t sure how many of those will actually be utilized on a regular basis. But, at least you have the show-off value! We will now talk about some features that we feel you should use quite often.

Multi-Window: This is one of the neatest multi-tasking features that we had seen at the time the Galaxy SIII arrived in the market. Samsung has tweaked that further, and for the better. You now have the ability to resize the two windows within the same screen, allowing you to give more real estate to one or the other on the fly. More apps are added to this, which is good. Do check our video to see how the Multi-window feature works, and a little trick is in there as well!

Quick Glance: This is one feature for the early morning, when you are literally squinting to see what is on the phone’s screen. Now, no effort needed to even turn on the display. All you need to do is hover the finger above the sensor that sits to the left of the earpiece (assuming you are looking at the phone, head on) and the display turns on to give you the important information – date, time and notifications for missed calls, messages and mails. There are times when the sensor does not seamlessly detect your finger, but when this feature does work, we feel it is a rather neat one to have. Do check out the video to see how Quick Glance works.

Smart Stay: Okay, so you use the phone to play back a lot of videos. And it is imperative that the world will not let you watch the video in peace. This feature ensures that every time you look away from the phone, the video pauses. Very neat, and it works seamlessly every time. Very useful, and one of those features that you will appreciate as you use the phone more and more.

Smart Scroll: This is one of those features that would do well when you show them off to your friends, the ones who don’t own a Galaxy S4, and specifically the ones who own a HTC One or an Apple iPhone. Smart Scroll works when the sensor detects you are looking at the screen, mentioned in that little notification that pops up at regular intervals. The head up and head down motion controls the page scroll. It works well, but we aren’t sure how often you would want to exercise those neck muscles. This will work only of you are sitting up straight, and kept the phone at the typical book reading distance from the face. Will not work lying down.

Air View: This is a feature that we wish all phones had. First seen on the Galaxy Note II, and worked with the stylus. Now, Samsung has deployed this feature in the Galaxy S4, and your finger is the stylus. Position the finger just above the display, without actually touching it, and a summary of that item opens up as a pop up, and disappears the moment you move the finger. Works brilliantly if you have a lot of mails or messages to sift through to get to that particular one. We saw this feature work brilliantly in mails (though not in the Gmail app), Gallery folders, calendars and messages. We have a detailed video that shows you how this feature works, and how well it works.

Speaking of gestures while we are, we must say that the Air Gesture feature just did not work for us. They are supposed to assist in various scenarios, flipping through gallery images being one. No matter what, these gestures did not work for us at all. While the Quick Glance feature is working perfectly fine means we weren’t doing anything wrong. Maybe, a bit of refinement is needed.

Camera Features: Not to be outdone by HTC’s UltraPixel camera with features like Zoe, Samsung did pack in a lot of goodies into the 13MP snapper the S4 comes with. The dual shot mode activates the front and rear camera, both while you are taking a shot. The image from the front camera – most likely of the person taking the shot – will sit as a stamp on the picture. Neat idea, and implemented well, giving you full control over where the stamp can be placed on the picture. But, how often it can be used is something we are yet to figure out. One rare shot on a vacation where the entire family poses for the camera, and the one clicking doesn’t feel left out!There are a lot of other features that we have talked about in the video. Do check that out.

Samsung Hub: From the separate Hubs earlier, Samsung has integrated all the Hubs into one. Good idea, simply for easy accessibility. Usability remains the same, pretty much. We have a video that explains how the Hub works, and even downloaded some content for consumption on the device.

Camera Performance
The logic put forwards by certain brilliant minds is that a higher megapixel number means it is a better camera, comparatively. However, that isn’t always actually true in real life, and the pictures they click. This neatly brings us to the point of the 13MP camera on the Galaxy S4 and the 4MP UltraPixel camera on the HTC One. To compare between the two, we took a series of shots in various scenarios to see where the two stand.

First up, we have a series of shots taken in what is known in the circles as a test scene. The shots have been taken in good light and low light, with a full shot and a close up taken in both lighting conditions. To give you a more like for like comparison with the 4MP clicker on the HTC One, we have also taken shots at 6MP from the Galaxy S4 camera.

HTC One (4MP)

Galaxy S4 (6MP)

Galaxy S4 (13MP)

From these shots taken in good light indoors (seen above), we feel that the Galaxy S4 has a distinct advantage over the HTC One’s snapper. The S4’s images are richer in terms of colour and have considerably more detailing. The images taken by the One’s camera in comparison feels a tad soft and the contrast isn’t very good as well. Both cameras do very well with clarity, something you can see when you zoom in on the “Can Technology Transform Education” text. In case of the Galaxy S4, the 13MP shot is at par with the 4MP camera on the One, but the 6MP shot is significantly inferior.

HTC One

HTC One Close-up

Galaxy S4 (6MP)

Galaxy S4 (6MP) Close-up

Galaxy S4 (13MP)

Galaxy S4 (13MP) Close-up

In low light shots (seen above), the HTC One is much better throughout, be it the full test scene or a close up on that. Clearly, the One’s shot is brighter, and also much cleaner for the most part. Zooming on the test big again is an example of that. The close up of the colourful pencils is another example that proves that the One’s image, while not perfect, is still far superior to that of the Galaxy S4.

HTC One

Galaxy S4 (6MP)

Galaxy S4 (13MP)

Staying indoors, we have taken a shot (seen above) of a frame that holds within it a map. The idea is to compare the crispness and detailing, both as they are, and when zoomed in. Initially, The Galaxy S4’s 13MP and 6MP images looks crisper and richer than the HTC One. But, the slightest of zooming shows a changing scenario – the One’s image remains a lot cleaner throughout, whereas noise creeps into both the S4 images.

HTC One

Galaxy S4 (6MP)

Galaxy S4 (13MP)

The Galaxy S4 has a distinct advantage over the HTC One’s camera in good lighting conditions, irrespective of whether you compare the 13MP image or the 6MP image. Detailing on the S4’s shots (seen above) is much better, particularly if you look closer to the top of the big tree near where the trucks stand. On the extreme right of the image, the partially captured tree is much better captured by the Galaxy S4, and looks clearly blurred on the One’s picture.

HTC One

Galaxy S4 (6MP)

Galaxy S4 (13MP)

This again takes the entire comparison in the favour of the HTC One’s camera, because when we compare the shots of the flower and the plant (seen above), the One’s picture has better colour and more detailing. Focus on the flower, and the S4’s shots bring in some bit of noise, while it remains much cleaner on the One.

All in all, we feel that the HTC One’s camera is a step above the clicker on the Galaxy S4, in most conditions.

Bottom Line
Samsung has been much derided for still persisting with plastic for the Galaxy S4. Particularly when HTC laid its cards on the table with that gorgeous One, all dressed in the aluminum. However, it is important to keep in mind that with the same plastic finish, the Galaxy S III sold like crazy. For anyone who wishes to buy one of these two phones, it will eventually come down to which one you like better. Or the sense of familiarity, in case you are upgrading from an existing Samsung or HTC phone. The performance of both phones is very good, and absolutely neck and neck.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

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Release Date:	14 Mar 2013
Variant:	32GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
4.99" (1080 x 1920)
Camera
13 | 2 MP
Memory
32 GB/2 GB
Battery
2600 mAh

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Antarvedi temple fire: Andhra Pradesh govt transfers case to CBI, suspects conspiracy by opposition

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September 11, 2020 2:26 PM

the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Antarvedi was gutted in a fire mishap in the wee hours of Sunday.

The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday transferred the investigation of suspected arson at the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Antarvedi in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, to the CBI.

“Government has decided to entrust the case of burning of temple chariot of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, under section 6 of Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 to the Central Bureau of Investigation for enabling them to investigate the case,” an order issued by the state government said.

The temple was gutted in a fire mishap in the wee hours of Sunday. The state government had initially ordered an inquiry into the incident.

The 40-feet high chariot made of teak wood was parked in a shed on the temple premises. The chariot is normally used only during the ‘Radhotsavam’ at the Lord’s celestial wedding festivities.

The decision to transfer the case to the CBI came as the government smelled a possible conspiracy by the opposition in the fire accident.

Andhra Pradesh government issued an order today, to hand over the investigation of suspected arson at Antarvedhi’s Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple Chariot, to the CBI.
A chariot at the temple had caught fire, on the night of 5th September. pic.twitter.com/bFUDVEa83N
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“Looking at things…we have a suspicion that it might be a conspiracy by opposition parties to bring a bad name to the government. A malicious propaganda is also being run on social media platforms. There are political conspiracies against this government that something is happening to Hindus,” state Endowments Minister Velampalli Srinivasa Rao said.

There was a similar incident in SPS Nellore district a few months ago, where it turned out that a mentally ill person set a temple chariot on fire.

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Muzaffarpur and Bhagalpur have so far registered over 6,000 COVID-19 cases, while six districts reported more than 5,000 infections, it said. The state has tested altogether 46.67 lakh samples thus far, including 1,05,074 in the past 24 hours, the bulletin added.

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By Vishal Mathur | Updated May 22 2019

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80 _/100

design
70
performance
90
value for money
60
features
90

PROS
Very powerful, blazing fast performance
Big screen will help in multimedia consumption
Anything can be used as a stylus

CONS
Disappointing camera
Too bulky for most users

Verdict

This is undoubtedly the most powerful smartphone that money can buy today, full credit to the Snapdragon 800 processor. However, the huge screen does have its fans, and equally the critics. While we believe the size aspect is subjective, we would definitely complement the display for doing the job fairly well - bright and sharp. Build quality is carried forward from the Xperia Z. In a nutshell, this smartphone will appeal to a limited demographic, and within that, it does the job.

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Some refer to big screen smartphones as “phablets”, but in essence, they are smartphones. In the case of the Xperia Z Ultra, the clarity of the definition of a phablet becomes even more critical, as we embark on the review of what is probably the most powerful Android smartphone and the largest phone available in India, at the moment.

Build & Design: The bigger Xperia Z
Undoubtedly, the Xperia Z Ultra borrows many design elements from the Xperia Z smartphone (read our review). The metallic frame with the tempered glass, both front and back, reminds us of the previous flagship. Other similarities include the circular aluminum power key on the right side spine, and the way the ports on the spines have been covered, and the integration of the Return, Home and Tasks keys within the onscreen UI. Essentially, the same design has been taken, and stretched on all sides, and we end up with a much bigger smartphone. There is no doubting the difference between the two though, when kept side by side. It seems as if Sony is trying to follow Samsung’s method of keeping a similar design tone across the range of smartphones, and the Xperia Z the Xperia Z Ultra may just be the starting point of this philosophy.

While the width and the height have grown from the Xperia Z, just 6.5mm on the thickness scale is something that you have to see to believe on the Xperia Z Ultra. Sony calls this the “world’s slimmest Full HD smartphone”. However, at 212 grams, it isn’t the lightest phone around, and that shows. While you can hold this with one hand, prolonged periods of this activity will lead to wrist fatigue. Secondly, with the 6.4-inch screen size, you really cannot expect single hand operation of the Xperia Z Ultra, and it will stick out of most trouser pockets that aren’t deep enough. This despite the fact that the bezel on the right and left of the screen is very thin, but at the same time, we believe the frame above and below the screen could have been thinner as well.

While the glass at the back of the Xperia Z Ultra looks very good, it will get scratched very quickly if you aren’t careful. Plus, it tends to catch quite a few fingerprints. While both will not be very visible on the white version, the black colour version does tend to show up the scratches and smudges very quickly, even though it is claimed that the glass scratch resistant. Another drawback of the glass back is that the surface becomes too smooth to grip, and in this case, the slightly raised metal edges come to the rescue.

The Xperia Z Ultra has the IP55/IP58 water resistance ratings, meaning it can be kept under 1.5 metres (5 feet) of water for up to 30 minutes. Even the 3.5mm headphone jack, which is not covered by any flap, is water resistant. This is an upgrade over the IP55 rating of the Xperia Z, which could stay in 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes. Apart from that, the dust resistance rating remains the same for both devices. One good thing about this whole dust and waterproof thing is that all ports are nicely covered and that gives the design a rather smooth look, with the spines not looking overwhelmed.

Does the size work?
The question with a phone as big as this is - does it work for you? The answer isn’t really that simple. The Xperia Z Ultra sits in the betwixt between the big-screen smartphones and the 7-inch tablets. Irrespective of how big your hands are, it will be a stretch (no pun intended) to hold this phone. We do find this phone to be a little top heavy, and it tends to have the urge to fall on its head if you aren’t holding it tightly, assuming you are holding it like a chocolate bar. The Z Ultra's thin frame and flat sides help your fingers wrap around the frame, but only just. Having said that, the two-hand operation requirement does bring it closer to a 7-inch tablet’s usage pattern. But, all is not bad with a 6.4-inch screen sized smartphone. The screen takes advantage of the 16:9 aspect ratio, and watching videos on this will be a rather pleasant experience. The on-screen keyboard, in portrait mode, is brilliantly comfortable. Web browsing is a very comfortable exercise as well. This phone is really only meant for someone who is desperate to find the best of both worlds - the smartphone and the tablet - in one device only.

Display: The real highlight
The 6.4-inch display is what Sony refers to as “world’s largest Full HD smartphone display”, and it’s not just that. Since the technology went into cold storage sometime in 2009, Triluminos is back. And this time around, Sony are going the whole hog with it - the new Bravia LED TVs, the Vaio Pro 13 notebook and also the Xperia Z Ultra smartphone. According to Sony, the use of the Blue LED as the backlight in tandem with the quantum dots will increase the range of the colours on the display by as much as 50%, in comparison with the conventional backlighting. The nanoscale particles, also known as quantum dots, emit very specific wavelengths of light, and changing their size can tune the colours they emit.

Resolution and screen size aside, the 6.4-inch display has a pixel density of just 344 ppi, which does look fairly inferior to the 441 ppi found on the Xperia Z and 469 ppi that the 4.7-inch display on the HTC One boasts of. While those are numbers for the pedantic ones, the real world comparison between this display and an AMOLED display gives out its clear verdict - the colours on the Xperia Z Ultra’s display are less saturated and more realistic. For example, AMOLED displays always have overbearing reds, which isn’t the case with the Triluminos panel on the Ultra. Another feature that we have already seen on Bravia TVs is the X-Reality picture engine. The Opti-Contrast, much like the ClearBlack on Nokia smartphones, takes care of deepening the black colour levels as much as possible, making all other colours look better as well.

Numbers and tech aside, the Z Ultra’s display is impressive in the real world. Brightness levels are impressive, and even at 60% brightness, it is more than easily usable in sunlight. The glass over the screen does mean there will be reflections that’ll bother, if the brightness is set below 40%. Anyone looking to peek in from the side and see what is on your phone’s screen will be in for disappointment - the silver lining!

Secondly, with the display scaling as it is, text readability on web pages might be an issue because of the small font sizes, unless you specifically zoom in on the text. This is something that is also somewhat applicable for the text that accompanies the app icons, because a lot more icons now fit in one screen, but the font size compared to the smaller screen Xperia Z hasn’t gone up. This could be a tad annoying for anyone who hoped that the bigger screen would mean better readability.

Stylus: Every pen is your stylus!
Unlike the Note series of big screen smartphones which comes equipped with their own stylus, the Z Ultra doesn’t. This does bring up an interesting question - can I use a stylus with the phone? The answer is yes - any pencil or ball point pen will work as the stylus. While Sony has been fairly tightlipped about the technology it is using, there are two important aspects that make this possible - the touch panel is placed on the same layer as the LCD, which negates the need for any sensors to detect stylus input. And secondly, to enable the use of a variety of writing instruments as a stylus, the screen has been coated with the super hard coat ASF to prevent scratches from the inevitably heavy input from makeshift styluses.

We used a ball point pen, and the response was absolutely consistent and surprisingly smooth. Use the handwriting method to type out an SMS, and bad handwriting inconsistencies aside, the input was detected without fail. This is a rather neat feature that negates the need of a stylus that you need to ensure doesn’t get misplaced, and just any ball-point pen or plain-Jane pencil do the same task.

Performance: Life moves fast. This phone moves faster!
The Xperia Z Ultra is the biggest smartphone we have ever reviewed, and easily the most powerful as well. This is the first phone with the 28nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core (Krait 400 cores, which offer higher clock speeds than Krait 300) processor clocking at 2.2GHz, and is paired with 2GB of RAM. And this is the first phone that we are testing with the Adreno 330 graphics.

It is not a surprise that the performance of the Xperia Z Ultra is blazing fast. The benchmark tests peg this processor as the fastest among all, and is as expected, much faster than the Snapdragon 600 on the HTC One and the Exynos octa-core processor that the Galaxy S4 struts around with. To give you an idea of how the system benchmarks compare, you can check out the graphs here. In all system benchmark tests, the Snapdragon 800’s superiority is very much clear. But, as was the case with the Exynos 5 and even the Snapdragon 600, you will not feel there is that extra headroom in most daily tasks on the phone - the usual social networking apps, video playback, music, etc,. It is only when you are gaming that will you notice the lesser load times.

In terms of gaming, the Adreno 330 is a beast in its own league. Qualcomm claims that the 330 is 50% better than the 320. In the two 3DMark tests, it is trouncing the Adreno 320 and the PowerVR SGX544MP3 by a comfortable margin. And Qualcomm’s claim stands true, so far. Which makes the score on the GFX Bench a bigger surprise, where it falls behind the Adreno 320.

To be brutally honest, most of the times, you will not really notice any performance difference between Real Racing 3 on the HTC One, and Real Racing 3 on the Xperia Z Ultra. It is only the big display that will enhance the experience for most users, and only the real hardcore gamers will be able to actually utilize the Snapdragon 800’s advantage over the Snapdragon 600.

There is no doubting the reality that the Xperia Z Ultra is the fastest smartphone available in India, at the moment, by far. But, it is a pity that a wide demographic of potential users will not be able to enjoy the extremely powerful hardware, because of the form factor.

Waterproof: We tested, and it survived!
There are often big claims about a phone’s water resistance capabilities. We are, not for one moment doubting what Sony is saying about the IP ratings for this phone. But, just to give you a visual experience of the claims, we dipped the Xperia Z Ultra in water for around 3 minutes, with a video playing back on it. And the phone emerged from its bath, alive and kicking. The only little thing that you will have to do is wipe the display, otherwise it tends to behave rather erratically. Also, the pressure from the water is sometimes registered as a touch input, as you can see when the video skipped in the timeline as the phone was being transferred under water. We have been using the phone since then, and it is performing as if nothing has happened. Just to be on the safe side, always double check if the memory card slot, SIM slot and the charging port - all have the water proof covers properly bolted on.

Camera: A case of two halves
While you would imagine that the latest flagship would have the newer camera technology seen in the Xperia Z, the Z Ultra still rocks the older-gen 8MP Exmor R sensor, and there is no flash. Clearly, Sony does not want this to be the ultimate camera phone in the lineup, and neither does it want to lag behind too far, at least on the specs.

The snapper interface is pretty similar to what we have seen on the recent Xperia phones, and for the upgrading demographic, the familiarity aspect remains. The icon sitting on the top left of the camera UI opens up the various shooting modes, including Superior Auto which is meant for anyone who doesn’t want to fiddle with the settings, or have the moment pass while doing so. In Superior Auto, most settings are not available, but in the other modes, you get ISO, Focus mode, exposure, white balance, stabilization and HDR settings.

The 8MP mode clicks pics with a 3264 x 2448 pixel resolution, but with HDR active, this gets bumped down to 7MP with the 3104 x 2328 pixel resolution.

Why we call this a case of two halves is because the camera is quite acceptable when the lighting is good, but just disappoints when the darkness falls. If you look at the shot of the flower and the leaf with the water droplets, the detailing, crispness and colour richness is very good. The same detailing is what you will notice in the scenery shot of the road outside, cars parked both sides.


Flower Closeup	Flower Closeup with HDR	Water droplets	Water droplets with HDR	Scene of street on a cloudy day

But, do not expect the same amount of clarity and richness when taking shots indoors or in low light. The close up of the MacBook keyboard throws up distinct noise around each white alphabet on the keys. Noise ruins the shot of the Formula 1 car sitting inside the glass case. If you want to take a shot of a moving subject in low light, all you will end up with is a blurred image, irrespective of the mode you are using. Switch between the modes to see which one offers the best shot at that time, because there is no consistency in terms of quality across.


Good Light	Good Light with HDR	Low Light	Low Light with HDR	Painting	Painting with HDR

Battery Life: Surprisingly good
For a big screen phone that packs in a 3050mAh battery, you shouldn’t assume too many big gains because of the massive 6.4-inch display it is powering, over and above the extremely powerful hardware. However, the test results that we got are rather impressive.

In the video loop test, we played back an HD video for 20 minutes on loop with volume at full, after completely topping up the battery. At 50% brightness level, the battery remained at 100% charge. The same thing was repeated 100% brightness, after the battery was fully charged again, and the battery life dropped down to 98% after 20 minutes. In the same tests, the HTC one drops down to 97% charge on 50% brightness and 93% charge at 100% brightness.

As a primary phone, the Z Ultra lasted from full charge at 8am on one day to about mid-day the next day. The usage included two email accounts, couple of hours of voice calls combined during the day, a bit of camera usage, YouTube videos and IM chats. During this entire time, the screen was set at auto-brightness. We would consider this result fairly impressive, considering the power this phone packs inside.

Buy or not buy: Just too big for most people
It is a pity that a phone as powerful as this is easily alienating people, simply because of its sheer size. If this was a more conventional ~5-inch screen-sized phone, it wouldn’t have taken much to convince us of the superiority over the likes of the HTC One or the Samsung Galaxy S4. But, not in this case, simply because not everyone would appreciate carrying the massive Z Ultra around. Yes, there will be the takers for something that is called a smartphone but is almost a tablet, but those numbers won’t be too large.

Sony Xperia Z Ultra Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 13990
Release Date:	26 Jun 2013
Variant:	16GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
6.4" (1080 x 1920)
Camera
8 | 2 MP
Memory
16 GB/2 GB
Battery
3050 mAh

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During interrogation, the accused disclosed that in February-March 2020, he had facilitated issuance of the credit card of a private bank to the complainant.

As per the complainant, unknown person made fraudulent transactions using his credit card.

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A 25-year-old bank agent was arrested for making fraudulent transactions worth over Rs 69,000 using a customer's credit card details which he obtained by secretly installing a remote access app on his mobile phone, the police said on Thursday.

The accused has been identified as Mukesh Okheda, who belongs to Beldadi in Nepal. He was arrested from Baprola Vihar in southwest Delhi, they said.

The police said a probe was initiated in March after a complaint was received from person named Rajesh Rajput.

According to the complainant, some unknown person made fraudulent transactions amounting to Rs 69,334 using his credit card. However, he had not shared his banking-related information with anyone.

Based on his complaint, a case under cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property was registered at the Delhi Cantt police station and an investigation was taken up, said senior police official (Southwest) Devender Arya.

The transaction details were sought from the complainant's bank and it was found that the transactions were done through Paytm and Mobikwik. Further, the withdrawn amount was transferred to the bank account of the accused, he said.

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It was learnt that Okheda kept changing his address in Delhi. He was arrested from his residence here in Baprola Vihar using technical surveillance and a tip-off from a secret informer, Mr Arya said.

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News18.com | September 11, 2020, 6:22 AM IST

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US Open 2020 Live Updates, Women's Singles Semi-finals: Jennifer Brady took the second set 6-3 to level up the match after Naomi Osaka took the first set 7-6(1). Brady broke Osaka towards the end in the second set to bring up the only break of the match so far. As the US Open 2020 reaches its last four stage, Naomi Osaka and Jennifer Brady take on each other in the first of the two matches at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday. Osaka and Brady will begin the evening session and their match will be followed by the battle of two moms in Serena and Azarenka.

Follow the News18 Sports' live blog on the US Open women's singles semi-finals, which will start with Brady and Osaka and will be followed by Serena and Azarenka. Osaka, who is in her second US Open semi-final, is eyeing a second win at Flushing Meadows and a third Grand Slam title. For Brady, it is unchartered territory as this is her first Grand Slam semi-final. Serena is still eyeing Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam titles while Azarenka, who recently won Western & Southern Open, is a former world No.1 in New York, she has reached two finals but has no title to show.

Sep 11, 2020 6:22 am (IST)

Set 2: Brady 6-7(1), 6-3, 1-1 Osaka* | Osaka got her teeth into the Brady service game with some good groundstrokes but Brady held her serve in her second attempt to keep herself on track. Brady is yet to face a break point in the match.

Sep 11, 2020 6:19 am (IST)

Here are the statistics from the second set of the semi-final between Jennifer Brady and Naomi Osaka. It was the first serves in and win percentage on it that made the big difference.

Sep 11, 2020 6:17 am (IST)

Set 2: Brady* 6-7(1), 6-3, 0-1 Osaka | Back to business for Osaka! She didn't show any signs of frustration here as she held her serve with ease to start the third and final set of the first women's singles semi-final.

Sep 11, 2020 6:15 am (IST)

Jennifer Brady holds her serve to take the second set 6-3. She converted her second break point of the match and got the only break of the match so far. By the end of the set as Osaka got broken, she seemed frustrated. Brady produced a much better game in the second set, staying super solid on her serve while Osaka's level dropped.

All. Tied. Up. pic.twitter.com/GbR5TGd5t8
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 11, 2020

Sep 11, 2020 6:10 am (IST)

Set 2: Brady* 6-7(1), 5-3 Osaka | The net court has been helping Brady all through the match but Osaka immediately goes to her go-to flat out-wide service to get herself to 15-15. Brady, however, is showing great intensity on the court, moving around well on the baseline and attacking Osaka's second serve to create pressure. Another second serve well returned in the middle by Brady and Osaka hits the net to give Brady her second break point. Osaka then got her first serve in, moved Brady extremely well all over the court but Brady fought on and the Japanese got an easy forehand over the line.

Brady converts the break point and will be serving for the set.

Sep 11, 2020 6:05 am (IST)

Set 2: Brady 6-7(1), 4-3 Osaka* | Brady come with a beautiful down the line backhand to start off her service game but Osaka is trying to consistently attack Brady's backhand to create pressure. Brady, on the other hand, is mixing pace and power with good depth in her shots to put the Japanese off.

Back-and-forth we go. pic.twitter.com/tfVLJBIJ6m
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 11, 2020

Sep 11, 2020 6:02 am (IST)

Set 2: Brady* 6-7(1), 3-3 Osaka (* denotes next server) | A quick service hold from Naomi Osaka to love, giving Jennifer Brady no look at her serve. However, the American is likely to respond in a similar manner.

Sep 11, 2020 5:59 am (IST)

Set 2: Brady 6-7(1), 3-2 Osaka* | Brady is showing good composure so far despite Osaka edging out that first set. However, Osaka went behind that Brady second serve well in this service game to give herself some space but the American stayed focussed and held her serve.

Brady is leading Osaka in both the winners and unforced errors department. To Brady's 21 winners, Osaka has 14 to show but to the Japanese's only seven unforced errors, Brady has made just the double.

Naomi Osaka is the first player to win 5 games in a set against Jennifer Brady this tournament 👀

h/t @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/5jH7jTk4oE
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 10, 2020

Sep 11, 2020 5:55 am (IST)

Osaka's first serve win percentage has gone down significantly from the first set after two service games in the second while Brady is at 100 per cent when she gets that first serve in.

Sep 11, 2020 5:54 am (IST)

Set 2: Brady* 6-7(1), 2-2 Osaka | Two back-to-back misses from Osaka means she went 0-30 down on her service game. However, she then got an overhead smash at the net followed by an unforced backhand error from Brady, and she was equal at 30-30. Brady then made a mistake with Osaka's second serve return to help the Japanese go up 40-30 only for the fourth seed to miss again and take it to deuce.

However, Osaka then went for a massively powerful forehand from the middle of the court on a short service return from Brady to get to 'AD', with a scream of "c'mon". Brady then hit another forehand wide and Osaka managed to hold her serve.

Sep 11, 2020 5:48 am (IST)

Set 2: Brady 6-7(1), 2-1 Osaka* | The second set pretty much gives the same feeling as the first with both players holding their serves with ease. This a cagey battle between two power-hitters with the only difference being Osaka's shots are more flat while Brady's have more spin.

Sep 11, 2020 5:46 am (IST)

Set 2: Brady* 6-7(1), 1-1 Osaka (* denotes next server) | Brady could manage just a single point on Osaka's serve as the fourth seed held it with ease and you could hear a "c'mon" in the end. Osaka wants to finish this one soon.

Sep 11, 2020 5:45 am (IST)

Here are the statistics from the first set between Jennifer Brady and Naomi Osaka.

Sep 11, 2020 5:42 am (IST)

Set 2: Brady 6-7(1), 1-0 Osaka* (* denotes next server) | Despite losing the tiebreak in the first set, Jennifer Brady holds her own in her first service game of the second set to ease to a service hold.

Sep 11, 2020 5:39 am (IST)

Naomi Osaka takes the first set of the women's singles semi-final against Jennifer Brady 7-6(1) with the American's game tailing off in the tiebreak. Osaka remained solid throughout the first set and took the lead in the tiebreak to get a lead in the match.

Osaka strikes first!

The No. 4 seed wins a dominant opening set tiebreak. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/UGwwj8eTVC
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 11, 2020

Sep 11, 2020 5:35 am (IST)

Set 1: Brady* 6-6 (1-5) Osaka | A good start from the fourth seed in the tiebreak where Brady has been mis-firing. Brady is going too hard on Osaka's second serves and sending it over instead.

Sep 11, 2020 5:33 am (IST)

Set 1: Brady 6-6 (1-2) Osaka* | Osaka started the tiebreak with a second serve the return of which Brady sprayed over. Osaka and Brady then engaged in a solid rally during which Osaka approached the net on a short ball and Brady hit the return into the net to give the Japanese the mini break.

Sep 11, 2020 5:31 am (IST)

Set 1: Brady 6-6 Osaka* | Brady starts off with a big first serve but then Osaka gets a bang on-line shot with pace make it 15-15. A good kick serve from Brady helps her get to 30-15. But a powerful backhand return from Osaka on Brady's second serve next makes it 30-30. Brady then went to the line on Osaka's backhand that the Japanese stretched to get but to no avail. Brady then held her serve as Osaka made an unforced error on her backhand.

We are into the tiebreak.

Sep 11, 2020 5:27 am (IST)

Set 1: Brady* 5-6 Osaka (* denotes next server) | With Osaka 30-15 up, Brady tried to go big on her second serve but sprayed her backhand return over. Osaka then got another first serve in and won the point with a big, flat forehand stroke.

Brady will once again serve to take the first set to the tiebreak.

Sep 11, 2020 5:24 am (IST)

Set 1: Brady 5-5 Osaka* | A powerful first serve down the T by Brady to start the service. She then went for another big first serve, moved Osaka around on the court well and then came forward to smash the forehand. With Brady 40-0 up, Osaka went on the aggressive on Brady's second serve and then targetted Brady's backhand incessantly to finally get a point. But Brady then held her serve immediately to level up the first set again.

Brady has been so solid on her serve so far that Osaka is yet to conjure a break point. Brady has had one.

Sep 11, 2020 5:21 am (IST)

Set 1: Brady* 4-5 Osaka | After a couple of tricky service holds for both the semi-finalists, Naomi Osaka holds her serve to love to lead once again in the first set. Now, Brady will serve to stay in the first set.

Sep 11, 2020 5:20 am (IST)

Naomi Osaka is currently on 94 per cent on her first serves while Brady is at 85 per cent. On second serves it is rather close with Japanese on 50 per cent and Brady on 46.

Will Naomi Osaka etch her name into #USOpen history again? pic.twitter.com/r6JZ6BXto4
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 10, 2020

Sep 11, 2020 5:18 am (IST)

Set 1: Brady 4-4 Osaka* (* denotes next server) | Osaka got the first point of the game as she made good use of the court to stretch Brady. But the American then eased to 40-15 up before Osaka went for big return on two of Brady's second serves to take it to deuce. Brady then managed another big first serve to get to advantage and then Osaka's return Brady's second serve into the net.

Sep 11, 2020 5:10 am (IST)

Set 1: Brady* 3-4 Osaka | Osaka was 40-0 up when Brady decided to go hard with her baseline shots and suddenly made it tricky by levelling at 40-40. A good rally then ensued at the end of which Brady got her first break point with the net court helping her. Osaka, however, fended off the break point with a second serve out wide the return of which Brady sprayed over. Osaka then closed out the game to hold her serve.

A good service hold for the Japanese and knowing that Brady had a break point in this one can very much affect her next service game. Can Brady stay focussed on her own serve and forget about the opportunity she had on Osaka's serve?

Sep 11, 2020 5:07 am (IST)

Set 1: Brady 3-3 Osaka* | Osaka gets her teeth into Brady's third service game but at 40-30, Brady serves up another ace to get the job done. Solid so far from Brady and she's not showing much nerves despite being her first US Open semi-final.

Sep 11, 2020 5:03 am (IST)

Set 1: Brady* 2-3 Osaka (* denotes next server) | A competitive service game for Naomi Osaka where at one point Brady even led 30-15. However, a few big serves from the Japanese helped her hold her serve quite comfortably.

So far, both the players have been feeling each other, more or less. None have been very penetrative on the other's serve.

Making her voice heard. pic.twitter.com/QRLbxYTwqB
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 10, 2020

Sep 11, 2020 5:00 am (IST)

Set 1: Brady 2-2 Osaka* | Brady started the service tentatively missing forehand followed by a double fault to give Osaka a 30-0 advantage but then she made it to 30-30 with a big first serve that Osaka couldn't return followed by the Japanese hitting the forehand into the net.

At that stage, Brady went for a big first serve after which she came to the net and smashed a forehand and then served an ace out wide to close out the game.

Sep 11, 2020 4:56 am (IST)

Set 1: Brady* 1-2 Osaka (* denotes next server) | Osaka holds her serve with ease once again. Two service games and only a point lost for the Japanese. Osaka's first serves are helping her stay on course.

Sep 11, 2020 4:52 am (IST)

Jennifer Brady Holds Her Serve | Naomi Osaka did get a couple of points on Brady's serve but the American held her serve 40-30 and she wrapped up the game with an ace right after having to tie her shoelaces.

Set 1: Brady 1-1 Osaka

Sep 11, 2020 4:48 am (IST)

Naomi Osaka gets the women's singles against Jennifer Brady started. Without much fuss, she holds her serve to love to give herself a confident start to the match. Osaka's first serves are going to be key here.

Getting ready for a battle.@naomiosaka | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/iy1oGIIzzY
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 10, 2020

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Steel Bite Pro Review: Safe Steel Bite Pro Pill Ingredients?

By Andrew Price

What is Steel Bite Pro?

Steel Bite Pro is an organic dietary supplement designed for dental and oral hygiene support. According to the manufacturer, it helps eliminate the risk of developing dental diseases. Their official website reveals that Steel Bite Pro is an all-natural formula, made from 23 herbal ingredients that actively benefit the user’s teeth, gums, and the entire mouth.

The supplement embraces 29 amazing superfoods that help users reduce the pain and help against all dental problems. The manufacturer claims that up to 57,000 people have used the formula since its introduction. So far, all previous users have had quite effective optimum results with the supplement in just a few days.

Importantly, the product is made in the U.S.A. under an FDA-approved facility. Each pill has been made under the most sterile, precise, and strictest standards. Following this, the manufacturer claims the product is 100% safe and clean. Importantly, it has zero side effects. It contains neither harmful chemicals or additives in its composition.

While most supplements in the market focus on dental hygiene, Steel Bite Pro covers oral hygiene as well. It targets the entire mouth, eliminates harmful bacteria, plaque, and eradicates germs from the mouth. Even so, you don’t expect the supplement to work magic without doing your part.

To unleash the full potential of the Steel Bite Pro supplement, you’ll need to follow primary dental care as well. You must continue to brush your teeth at least twice a day and floss regularly after meals. This will help ensure the supplement achieves its intended goals.

Where to Buy Steel Bite Pro

Before reading all of the comprehensive Steel Bite Pro supplement review, most consumers want to know what the cost of the formula will be right upfront. The following Steel Bite Pro research will detail everything about the supplement's cost and formula, as well as the refund policy below. The packages include:

One bottle for $69
Three bottles for $177 ($59 each)
Six bottles for $294 ($49 each)

Users won’t have to cover the cost of shipping for any of these options, and every order is covered by a 60-day return policy, if necessary. But now is the optimal time to jump right into the inner workings of Steel Bite Pro and see why this natural dental health supplement is quickly becoming the most recommended oral hygiene formula available in 2020.

The Nutrient Dense Steel Bite Pro Ingredients

For this formula to be effective, it is made up of multiple ingredients that can help to create a healthier and more balanced oral cavity.

Teeth play a vital role in every person’s life. Not only are they used to masticate any meal, but they are also necessary for other functions. For instance, the alignment and spacing of teeth can impact speech and the way that someone breathes at night. The health of teeth is directly associated with the plaque that covers it, and that plaque is often due to the overproduction of bacteria.

To get ahead of these problems, most people think that regular brushing and flossing are enough, but it might not be. After all, white teeth are not the only sign of a healthy mouth. Thomas Spear has developed a supplement called Steel Bite Pro to help with the climate in the mouth, starting with the bacteria that is in it.

The ingredients include:

Berberine
Turmeric
Milk thistle
Artichoke
Chanca Piedra
Red Raspberry
Yarrow
Beetroot
Dandelion
Alfalfa
Jujube seeds
Zinc
Chicory root
Celery seed
Burdock root
Yellow dock
Grape seed extract
Ginger
Feverfew
Methionine
L-Cysteine

Let’s check out each of these ingredients, as well as the role that they play in treating the teeth.

Berberine

Berberine, according to over six dozen research studies that Thomas cites, is able to eliminate the plaque that is already accumulating along the gums and teeth. It is known for its antioxidant benefits, and it reduces inflammation, which can be especially helpful to consumers that have bleeding or swollen gums.

The use of berberine has also been linked to the purge of other microorganisms that can create buildup, including bacteria and parasites.

Turmeric

Turmeric is most commonly used as a solution for inflammation, which makes it a helpful addition to the improved health of the gums. This herb has antimicrobial properties, and there is some research that suggests that it can work in a more effective way than most mouthwashes on the market today.

Milk Thistle

Milk thistle focuses on the liver, healing through the damage that exposure to mercury, cadmium, lead, and other heavy metals can cause. Heavy metals can accumulate in the liver as the result of dental fillings that have a high level of mercury, and too much can cause toxicity. It won’t eliminate any metal fillings, but it will reduce the risk of becoming sick from them.

Artichoke

Artichoke is known for its abundance of nutrients that can reduce the amount of cholesterol that clogs the arteries. It helps with the digestive system and the liver alike, and it supports the body’s need for fiber as well.

Chanca Piedra

Chanca piedra is primarily used in supplements for the way that it treats the liver, kidneys, and the rest of the digestive system to protect them from the disease. Like many of the other ingredients on this list, it reduces inflammation as it eliminates bacteria and viruses. Some people use it as a diuretic.

Red Raspberry

Red raspberry is a rich source of antioxidants to protect against heart disease and cancer, like vitamin C and quercetin. Antioxidants are often linked to inflammation relief, and they could even be preventative against cancer. While red raspberries can easily be added to the diet, the concentration offered in Steel Bite Pro can be incredibly helpful.

Yarrow

Yarrow focuses on improving circulation throughout the body, which is helpful for consumers that need to support healthier gums. In fact, this ingredient has been used to stop the bleeding of wounds.

Beetroot

Beetroot is easily included for the massive amount of nutrients that it offers, providing the user with essential vitamins and minerals like potassium, iron, and vitamin C. Some of the common benefits of beetroot include increased blood flow and better blood pressure to prevent other health problems from arising.

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Dandelion

Dandelion has a high number of antioxidants, making it an effective defense and solution for inflammation. Most studies show that it is safe for use, though there are some people that experience discomfort in the stomach, as well as heartburn or diarrhea.

Alfalfa

Most people who take alfalfa in their diet tend to use it for cholesterol control or to manage their blood sugar. With vitamin C and vitamin K, users will notice a major nutrient boost for their body, which is why it is also helpful for women who go through menopause.

Jujube Seeds

Jujube fruit can help with sleep and blood circulation, but that’s not the part of the plant that consumers get to focus on; it’s the seeds. The seeds are often used in traditional medicine around the world, mostly to help with digestion. With improved digestion, the body is able to address issues in the stomach that could impede the growth of healthy bacteria in the mouth.

Zinc

Zinc zeroes in on the immune system, reducing the risk of illness that can arise from the bacteria found in the mouth. It is an essential mineral, and it can impact the way that foods taste and smell.

Chicory Root

Chicory root provides users with fiber to improve the health of the gut, where bacteria thrives. With improved bacteria in the gut, consumers create a better climate in the mouth as well.

Celery Seed

Celery seed offers nutrients that can fight bacteria, which is the purpose of this whole formula in the first place. It may have antioxidants that help with inflammation and the health of bones (like teeth).

Burdock Root

Burdock root is another antioxidant found in this remedy, eliminating the buildup of different toxins that can thrive in the bloodstream. While it can also be used as a trigger for the sex drive, its purpose in this particular formula is to purge the bacteria in the gut and create balance in the mouth.

Yellow Dock

Yellow does work in much the same way as celery seed and chicory root to eliminate bacteria that can infiltrate the function of the gut.

Grape Seed Extract

Grapeseed is part of the protection that Steel Bite Pro tries to create for users, helping the teeth to keep away that bacteria and debris that can thrive as a result of the food they eat. This extract prevents the bacteria from growing further after it is eaten.

Ginger

Ginger works in much of the same way that turmeric does – easing inflammation. However, it is also a common (yet natural) solution for nausea, as it can calm an upset stomach.

Feverfew

Feverfew is one of the only ingredients that help address the pain directly. Having any kind of infection or swelling in the gums can cause a lot of discomfort, and finding any way to handle the pain is a necessity.

Methionine

Methionine, an amino acid, is often found in meat and seafood, though it is also abundant in any dairy-based food. Most often, it helps with the health of the liver and helps wounds to heal at a faster pace.

L-Cysteine

L-Cysteine isn’t ordinarily used for the health of teeth or gums, working to reduce the risk and damage of arthritis. However, as Thomas points out, it is extremely helpful to detoxification.

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Key Features of Steel Bite Pro Pills

Steel Bite Pro embraces the following features:

Made of natural ingredients
Produced in an FDA-approved facility
It’s non-GMO and made in the USA
Each bottle contains 60 capsules to last a prolonged time
Comes with a 60-day money back guarantee

What Problems Does Steel Bite Pro Tackle?

With increased consumption of acidic and sugary elements in foods and drinks, many people have developed enamel erosion. The condition is one of the dental problems, which have become commonplace. Besides, people have let their teeth relax instead of utilizing them for their intended purpose.

These days, many people prefer chopping up everything before they consume instead of chewing it. This deprives the teeth of its normal functioning. Chewing encourages blood flow to the teeth and gums, which is important in helping the teeth maintain itself. This is where the nutrients in Steel Bite Pro come to the rescue and help balance out the gut bacteria which can have positive effects towards ridding the mouth of gum disease, tooth decay and bad breath.

This eventually leads to several oral gaps that are not easy to manage. According to the manufacturers of Steel Bite Pro, the supplement can help tackle these problems and help users keep their teeth and gums clean and disinfected.

Why Use an Oral Hygiene Formula?

Most people would wonder why they would go for an oral supplement instead of seeing their regular dentist. Well, the answer lies in the variety of benefits that Steel Bite Pro offers. Regular dental sessions come with multiple medications.

You also have to undergo several processes to deal with various dental problems such as plaque, tartar buildup, teeth coloration, and many others. Each condition might require specific treatment, and this could cost a fortune, depending on the severity of the case.

By using the Steel Bite Pro supplement, you can tackle all these conditions under one roof. Besides, it protects you from further issues. Importantly, the product is pocket-friendly after the manufacturer offered a significant discount and free shipping for every purchase.

Steel Bite Pro Pricing and Refund Policy

Steel Bite Pro supplement works for everyone, regardless of age or current conditions. It’s for this reason that the formula is safe, risk-free, and has no harmful side effects. Users need to take two capsules daily with plenty of water whenever they are comfortable.

According to the manufacturer, users should see significant results after three weeks of consistent consumption. Please keep in mind that results may vary according to individual body responses. The pricing of the Steel Bite Pro formula is as follows:

1 Bottle with 60 capsules for one month supply at $69
3 Bottles with 180 capsules for three months supply at $177
6 Bottles with 360 capsules for six months supply at $294

All prices are already discounted and inclusive of shipping charges. The product is available for purchase through the manufacturer’s official website. Simply choose your package and place your order securely online.

Importantly, each purchase is backed by a 60-day money back guarantee. What this means is that your purchase is risk-free. You have 60 days to try the product. If for any reason, within the two months, you feel dissatisfied, you simply contact the company with your e-mail. The manufacturer will refund all your money with no questions asked.

Is Steel Bite Pro a Scam?

Maintaining dental and oral hygiene is not always easy, based on the number of bacteria present in one’s mouth. Many times, even brushing and flossing don’t help. This is because bacteria affect not only the teeth but also the gums, tongue, and other areas of the mouth. Naturally questioning a dental health supplement's effectiveness is normal, and Steel Bite Pro is relatively new yet making gains in terms of popularity and testimonials quickly.

Contrary to other supplements in the market, Steel Bite Pro focuses on the entire mouth, from the inside out, including the teeth and gums. This enables it to eliminate all harmful bacteria present in various sections of the mouth, thereby reducing the risk of future dental problems. Many have questioned the legitimacy of Steel Bite Pro and whether or not it can tackle this plaque forming predatory bacteria that wreaks havoc on the body and its metabolic functions.

Without proper care, bacteria present in the teeth, gums, or on other parts of the mouth can cause a series of dental problems. Common issues include cavities, plaque, and bad breath, among others. To help eradicate the primary source of these problems, Steel Bite Pro embraces natural ingredients.

Each ingredient in the supplement is packed with minerals, vitamins, and antioxidant properties. They effectively detoxify the mouth and eliminate all the bacteria present. This eventually eradicates the chances of contacting the mentioned dental problems. The biggest Steel Bite Pro scam complaint comes to users finding unverified vendors of Steel Bite Pro supplement. It is wise to avoid these purchasing pitfalls and only buy directly from SteelBitePro.com. Consumers should also note that no authenticated Steel Bite Pro Amazon.com listing has been deemed real. And this would match to how Thomas Spear said his Steel Bite Pro formula is only available on the official website.

So to properly analyze the Steel Bite Pro scam warnings, risks or complaints comes up pretty fruitless. There is a rock solid money back guarantee that ensures this is a risk free option for naturally healing dental care formulas that works on teeth and gum health from the inside out.

Final Verdict on Using Steel Bite Pro

Who knew such a small discovery could lead to such amazing advancements in natural oral care and dental health hygiene. Steel Bite Pro allows consumers to work on the bacteria in their mouth from the inside. The length list of ingredients allows consumers to get plenty of support in their gut, their digestion, and any other part of the body that can impact it. The user only needs to take one daily dose for the benefits and, though Thomas speaks about avoiding the dentist for other problems, regular brushing and flossing are still encouraged. There are other Steel Bite Pro reviews online that reveal all of the intimate details, including company verified testimonials and user feedback based on their personal experiences and results.

Based on its composition and process of production, Steel Bite Pro is a perfect organic formula designed to solve dental problems. It works to sustain your dental hygiene, eliminates plaque and decay, and helps you build resistance against damage and decay.

Besides, it eradicates bacteria that cause dental infections. Most importantly, it improves immunity and your overall health and wellbeing. Even so, you have to do your part as a user. Stick to the dosage and maintain regular dental and oral hygiene to realize the best results.

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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says rising rate of crimes in Abuja was caused by shanty towns.

NAN reports that Adamu Gwary, Director of Security Services, spoke when he led a team to demolish illegal structures at Down Jabi community.

“Shanty towns keep springing up in all corners. Henceforth, we shall not condone them in the FCT”, he said.

Gwary noted that such settlements had become safe haven for criminals.

The official explained that the exercise had to be carried out “in the interest of the general public”.

Director of Development Control, Muktar Galadima, said FCTA ensured adequate sensitisation and held several meetings with the villagers.

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“This is supposed to be an indigenous community but the proliferation of these commercial activities are attracting men of the underworld and even making the environment dirty.”

Galadima warned against further construction of structures along the road corridor.

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Redmi Note 6 Pro Review

By Subhrojit Mallick | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

69 _/100

design
70
performance
56
value for money
62
features
85

PROS
Capable camera
Well-optimised software
Improved display quality

CONS
Lackluster design
Outperformed by other devices
Only one storage variant

Verdict

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, despite being a reliable device, isn't the best smartphone in the mid-range segment anymore. Xiaomi frankly borrowed a leaf out of OnePlus' book and refined the popular Redmi Note 5 Pro, and didn't really upgrade it. And in the mid-range segment where loyalties shift with a bump in megapixels or RAM, the Redmi Note 6 Pro could be threatened by other, more powerful devices in that category. Read on to find out why.

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The Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro comes just eight months after the launch of its predecessor, the Redmi Note 5 Pro. In a recent IDC report, Xiaomi remained in top of the Indian smartphone market and grew by an astonishing 27 percent. The chief drivers of the growth were the affordable Redmi 5A and the Redmi Note 5 Pro. When the Note 5 Pro launched back in February 2018, it set a benchmark for performance in the mid-range segment by introducing the Snapdragon 636 alongside 6 gigs of RAM. No wonder it sold like hot cakes.

With the Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, Xiaomi has done something that OnePlus is known to do. Xiaomi refreshed it’s best-selling offering in a short span of time, improving upon the usability with new software-based features, while leaving out a notable hardware upgrade. While that has worked out well for OnePlus so far in the high-end segment, the mid-range category is a whole different story. With the likes of the Realme 2 Pro, the Moto One Power, and Xiaomi’s own Mi A2 for company in that segment, the Redmi Note 6 Pro has a tough road ahead to glory.

Will its follow-up, the Redmi Note 6 Pro live up to the same hype? More importantly, is it still the high performer? Let’s find out.

Design

The Redmi Note 6 Pro is basically the old Note 5 Pro, but with a notch cut-out in the display. As ugly as the notch looks, Xiaomi gave in to the growing demand of a larger, bezel-less display and the notch was the only way to give the people what they wanted. It doesn’t really help things here as the notch is rather wide and offers little space on either sides for icons and notifications. It’s also quite pesky and refuses to go if you’re playing a game like PubG unless you manually turn it off. The notch is present while you’re reading an article and but not when you’re watching a video on YouTube.

Hello notch, my old friend!

Xiaomi’s design philosophy was once appreciated and even copied across the segment. One of the primary proponents of the metal-body design in the price-range, Xiaomi’s Redmi Note series popularised the design cues that are now present in almost all Xiaomi phones in the budget and mid-range segment. The company does experiment with other materials like ceramic in its flagship products and even kevlar like it did in the Poco F1. I can safely say the metal body design now looks plain boring. Heck, it’s now difficult to tell one Xiaomi phone apart from the other if you’re looking at them from the back. Despite that, one has to admit that these metal-bodied phones are anyday more durable than your glass-sandwich ones even though the latter looks much, much better. You’re anyway going to slap a case on it and if that’s the case, there’s no point calling Xiaomi out for using a recurring design if it’s made to last. But then, the Redmi Note 5 Pro unit we had received for review, doesn’t work all that well now. The power button on the right needs to be pressed harder to have it register. Hopefully, the Redmi Note 6 Pro has better internal construction and durability.

The side bulges are the only thing distinctive in the design

While there’s hardly any major difference in the design of the Redmi Note 6 Pro, Xiaomi did introduce slightly curved edges on the back, with sides that bulge out from the body. It does help in gripping the phone better. The rounded corners also doesn’t let the phone dig into the palm. The dual-camera unit on the back is aligned vertically on the top left corner with the fingerprint sensor located centrally, right where the index finger can reach. The Redmi Note 6 Pro also shaved off the bezels from below, but only by a hair and unless you’re comparing the Note 6 Pro against the Note 5 Pro side-by-side, there’s no way to tell. It’s quite a big bezel though and phones like the Honor 8X are honestly a better alternative if a bezel-less display is what you’re looking for in a phone.

I have mixed feelings about the Redmi Note 6 Pro’s design. At the fag end of the year, after using a bunch of Xiaomi devices that look all the same, I’ve grown tired of the reiteration. However, it’s durable and can take more scratches and bumps than a glass-bodied phone, and that should be a priority in the mid-range segment.

Display

This is where the Redmi Note 6 Pro primarily differs from the Redmi Note 5 Pro. The Note 6 Pro sports a larger 6.26-inch display that has an ugly notch on top, which is how Xiaomi increased the screen size without increasing the footprint of the phone. However, most of the extra screen real-estate is eaten up by the notch itself, and there’s hardly any space for the icons and notifications. The phone does offer the option to turn the notch off, but you have to do it manually by whitelisting apps. Videos are cut out in 16:9 aspect ratio by default and in apps like YouTube you can stretch it to 18:9 aspect ratio, but there will still be space left unused. The notch, like we have mentioned countless times, serves no purpose whatsoever, and should just go.

Colours on the Redmi Note 6 Pro are a little more vibrant

Apart from that, the panel on the Redmi Note 6 Pro is of a higher quality than it’s predecessor. While the brightness levels are more or less the same (500 lux), colours are more vibrant and crisp on this one. The phone also offers options to tweak the white balance and colour temperature, but if you don’t know what you're doing, it’s better to maintain the default settings.

Performance and Software

This is where there’s hardly any difference in between the Redmi Note 6 Pro and it’s predecessor. All other Redmi Note phone have outperformed their respective predecessors in both benchmark tests and in real-world usage, but not this one. The Redmi Note 6 Pro relies on the same Snapdragon 636 SoC coupled with either 4GB or 6GB RAM, along with 64GB storage. While the hardware configuration did excite us in the beginning of the year, by the end of 2018, it has become the standard. The Snapdragon 636, with it’s eight Kryo 260 cores clocked at 1.8GHz, is now aging quickly in the face of the Snapdragon 660 and the Kirin 710 being offered in the same price. The benchmark reports corroborate that.

On AnTuTu, the Redmi Note 6 Pro scored 116046 against the Redmi Note 5 Pro’s 112652, while the Realme 2 Pro with a Snapdragon 660 outscored both of them with 128430 and the Mi A2 trumped even that score with 128895. With similar price points, it becomes an easy choice if you’re looking for the best performance. On Geekbench Single Core and Multi Core tests that puts the CPU capabilities to test, the Redmi Note 6 Pro scored 1632 and 3233 respectively. The scores are once again in line with the Redmi Note 5 Pro and the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 and here again, the Realme 2 Pro and the Mi A2 outperformed the Note 6 Pro with significantly higher scores. Even on 3DMark Slingshot, which tests the graphics processing capabilities of a device, the scores are similar for both the Redmi Note 6 Pro and it’s predecessor while the Mi A2 and the Realme 2 Pro outscored it by a long margin.

Based on the performance benchmark scores, it’s easy to see that the Redmi Note 6 Pro is not the best Xiaomi has to offer in that price. The Mi A2, with the Snapdragon 660 SoC and Android One-certified stock Android UI is what we would recommend, but if you’re married to the MIUI ecosystem, the Redmi Note 6 Pro is your next best option.

In real-world usage, the difference in performance isn’t all that much. The phone runs MIUI 10 out of the box and it’s optimised brilliantly for the phone. I didn’t face any lag or stutter while opening apps, or browsing the internet. However, the MIUI 10 interface on this phone is based on Android 8.1 Oreo and not the latest Android version. The new update brings gesture-based navigation and a new recent apps menu which is more card-based and arranged vertically. There’s support for autofill now, and a new app management system in Settings. More than that, MIUI feels fast and snappy with quick animations. The phone also boots quickly in around 30 seconds and apps launch slightly faster than the Note 5 Pro.

PubG Mobile is playable on this phone

Gaming on the Redmi Note 6 Pro is not the best experience. Most games will run although the graphically-demanding ones have to be played in low or medium settings. We played PubG Mobile on the Redmi Note 6 Pro with GameBench plugged in, and it recorded a stable FPS of 25. On flagships like the OnePlus 6T, you get around 40 FPS. While FPS count isn’t as much as what flagships offer, you do get stable gameplay with a variability index of 1 FPS on an average across five sessions we tested.

Courtesy: Gamebench

It goes without saying that even though this isn’t the fastest phone in the mid-range segment by any means, it’s fairly reliable and functional and will not let you down.

Camera

The Redmi Note 6 Pro while not offering any upgrades in raw performance, ups the ante when it comes to imaging. The phone’s dual camera unit at the back is better thanks to a bigger sensor with larger 1.4um pixels and a wider f/1.9 aperture as compared to that on the Redmi Note 5 Pro. On the front, inside that ugly notch are two sensors as well for selfies. The secondary sensor, like that on the rear, is used for calculating the depth of field.

12+5MP dual camera with bigger sensors and wider aperture

The notch houses dual front cameras

The camera on the Redmi Note 6 Pro is much better than the Redmi Note 5 Pro’s. In the day as well as in low-light, the Redmi Note 6 Pro takes images that are aesthetically pleasing. The camera relies on machine learning to recognise scenes across 32 categories including buildings, greenery, animals, people, etc. The AI mode is turned off by default and once you turn it on, it automatically recognises what you’re shooting within 1-2 seconds, but what it’s actually doing after recognising is not clear. In some instances, like shooting foliage, the greens do look more vibrant while low-light photos are processed using noise-reduction algorithms. But there’s no real clarity on what the AI is doing in reality. But to cut things short, the Redmi Note 6 Pro can take good photos that are sharp, vibrant and are visually appealing.

Camera Samples:

For more image samples, check out our Flickr Gallery.

We did an article after testing the camera extensively where we concluded the camera on the Redmi Note 6 Pro is more than capable of taking good photos, and is much better than that on the Redmi Note 5 Pro. But the Mi A2 trumps it in low-light with its pixel-binning technique. The Note 6 Pro applies the same technique for selfies with its 20+2MP front camera and the selfies do come out better in low-light because of it.

Further, the Note 6 Pro offers a new experience of portrait mode with dynamic bokeh. The blurred part warps into different shapes and if you ask me, I found them pretty cool. The phone also has various lighting effects and thankfully, Xiaomi’s implementation works much better than what the Realme 2 Pro or the Honor 8X offers.

Overall, the Redmi Note 6 Pro’s primary claim to fame is the camera. That’s where most of the work has gone in developing the phone.

Battery

What a day-and-a-half battery life looks like

The Redmi Note 6 Pro with its 4,000mAh battery offers the same one and a half day battery life like its predecessor. While we would have liked a bigger battery on the phone like the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1, this one is more than enough to last the entire day. What’s disappointing is that Xiaomi offers a 5V charger out of the box that can’t fast-charge the device. It still uses a micro-USB port to charge even when the Mi A2, offered at nearly the same price has a USB-Type C port. The battery drain while playing PubG was around 15 percent for a full 30-minute session which isn’t all that bad considering other phones also have similar drainage pattern.

Bottomline

The Redmi Note 6 Pro, like we noted before is no longer a leader in the mid-range segment. With underwhelming performance, and a lacklustre design, it’s now a follower. It’s still offers good value for your money though, it’s just not the best, which is what we expect from Redmi’s Note lineup anyway. The Note 6 Pro somewhat redeems itself with good imaging prowess, but if you’re looking for an out-and-out performer, the Realme 2 Pro or the Honor 8X are phones you can consider. Or if you have to stick to Xiaomi and can make do with stock Android, the Mi A2 is a no-brainer. To be frank, I couldn’t find a legit reason to recommend the Note 6 Pro apart from the high value for money. In the mid-range segment where spec-sheets rule the roost and design slowly getting noticed, Xiaomi could have spent a few more months and followed up the popular Redmi Note 5 Pro with a worthy successor.

Redmi Note 6 Pro Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	₹13999
Release Date:	22 Nov 2018
Variant:	32GB , 64GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
6.26" (1080 X 2280)
Camera
12 + 5 | 20 + 2 MP
Memory
64 GB/4 GB
Battery
4000 mAh

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Share Market (Sensex Nifty) Live Updates: Sensex, Nifty End On Flat Note; IT Shares Outperform

Sensex, Nifty End On Flat Note; IT Shares Outperform

Eight of 11 sector gauges compiled by the National Stock Exchange ended higher led by the Nifty Information Technology index's 1.2% gain.

The S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 indexes ended little changed on Friday as gains in Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Hindustan Unilever, State Bank of India and Infosys were offset with losses in HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, HDFC, Asian Paints and ITC. For most part of the day, equity benchmarks traded in a range bound manner with a flat bias. The Sensex moved in a band of 267 points and Nifty touched an intraday high of 11,493.50 and low of 11,419.90.

The Sensex ended 14 points higher at 38,855 and Nifty 50 index advanced 15 points to close at 11,464.

Investors are on sidelines as they assess talks between Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow to de-escalate border tensions, analysts said.

The two ministers met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting. The meeting comes nearly a week after the Defence Ministers of the two countries - Rajnath Singh and Wei Fenghi - met in Moscow.

Eight of 11 sector gauges compiled by the National Stock Exchange ended higher led by the Nifty Information Technology index's 1.2 per cent gain. FMCG, metal, PSU banking and real estate shares also witnessed buying interest. Auto shares were largely flat despite the passenger vehicle sales rising 14.16 per cent in August compared with the corresponding period a year ago, industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said on Friday.

On the other hand, media, financial services and private banking shares witnessed selling pressure.

Mid- and small-cap shares witnessed a mild buying interest as the Nifty Midcap 100 index rose 0.6 per cent and Nifty Smallcap 100 index advanced 0.26 per cent.

Wipro was top Nifty gainer, the stock rose 3 per cent to Rs 293. State Bank of India, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Hero MotoCorp, Britannia Industries, UPL, Hindustan Unilever, Bajaj Finance, Bharti Infratel and Kotak Mahindra Bank also rose between 1-2.8 per cent.

On the flipside, Zee Entertainment, IndusInd Bank, Power Grid, BPCL, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, Coal India, Asian Paints, Eicher Motors and UltraTech Cement were among the losers.

The overall market breadth was marginally positive as 1,410 shares ended higher while 1,273 closed lower on the BSE.

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Court Extends Custody of Hawala Dealer Naresh Jain in Money Laundering Case Worth Over Rs 1 Lakh Crore

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Court Extends Custody of Hawala Dealer Naresh Jain in Money Laundering Case Worth Over Rs 1 Lakh Crore

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The accused was produced before Additional Sessions Judge Rajesh Malik on expiry of his nine day ED custody.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 9:55 PM IST

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday extended by three days the custodial interrogation of alleged hawala dealer Naresh Jain, arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case. The case is linked to alleged dubious transactions worth over Rs 1 lakh crore made using over 550 shell firms over the last few years.

The accused was produced before Additional Sessions Judge Rajesh Malik on expiry of his nine day ED custody. The agency sought four days further custody of Jain, saying that the probe was incomplete.

Considering the fact that investigation is in progress and documents are to be analysed in the presence of the accused, therefore, three days custody remand of the accused is given to the applicant i.e. till September 14. The accused be produced before the concerned court on September 14, the judge said. The court also directed that the accused be medically examined before and after the custodial interrogation.

ED’s Special Public Prosecutor NK Matta told the court that during the previous custody, the accused was confronted with several witnesses in the case and a voluminous amount of documents was seized from his office. A number of people related to the case have been summoned and required to be confronted in the case. He is also needed to be questioned in regard to the documents that has been recovered, Matta told the court.

Jain, 62, has been arrested under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for alleged hawala transactions. Hawala denotes to the illegal transfer of funds by skirting banking channels. A maze of 554 shell or dubious firms, at least 940 suspect bank accounts and fund transfers of over Rs 1.07 lakh crore are under the scanner of the agency in this probe, touted to be one of the biggest hawala and trade-based money-laundering cases of the country, the agency said.

Under the ED’s probe scanner are some ”big corporates and a large foreign exchange company”, the probe agency said. The ED said, ”Jain with his accomplices hatched a criminal conspiracy to forge and fabricate documents in order to cause loss to the government exchequer by indulging in illegal foreign exchange transactions.” ”Documents like identity proof, birth and education certificates, voter IDs, PAN cards and signatures were forged and fabricated to incorporate entities, operate bank accounts, facilitate bogus, over-invoiced, under-invoiced import and export transactions and rotation of funds through a web of shell companies to cause undue benefit to the parties involved and loss to the government exchequer,” it said.

Jain, it added, also ”facilitated parking of funds abroad by Indian nationals through his international hawala transaction structure created in India and in various other jurisdictions”. The agency is probing Jain and his associates as part of two money laundering cases that are based on a Delhi Police economic offences wing (EOW) FIR of 2018 and a criminal complaint of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), 2009.

Jain has been arrested by the ED in 2009 in the PMLA case emerging from the NCB case in December, 2009. The latest arrest of the Delhi-based businessman is in connection with the police EOW FIR filed on charges of cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy that was registered on the basis of a complaint sent by the ED to it.

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Mira Rajput Kapoor takes us inside her farm house in Punjab: "It’s like we are back to living life the old way"

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The couple have been cooking, playing board games and spending a lot of time with their children while staying at their holiday home in Punjab

After five years of marriage, Mira Rajput Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor finally have the time to slow down and spend time as a family owing to the pandemic-induced lockdown. The couple have stayed away from their busy social and professional lives in Mumbai, spending their time at a holiday home in Beas, Punjab for the time being instead. Beas, which is a “small town surrounded by farmland,” serves as the perfect place to enjoy nature. “It’s like we are back to living life the old way, with clean air and the kids playing in the mud. It’s just the way we played while growing up. I am a big foodie, and I am enjoying cooking with the fresh vegetables that we grow on the farm,” Mira shared in an interview. This particular spot from the farm house, a balcony that offers a view of lush greenery, seems to be a particular favourite for some peaceful family time.

The couple has always prioritised spending quality time with their children Misha and Zain—“Our kids are the first two projects we actually did together," shared Shahid in an an interview with Vogue India—but sequestering at home has put this into overdrive, as they get to spend their days balancing school work and play time. “The day begins with Misha attending her online school, or we do some homeschooling. Later, we have a lot of free time to play,” she shared. "That’s the time Shahid really enjoys as he gets to play with the kids. He plays football with them. He is training Misha to cycle and even Zain is trying to use the tricycle. We also play board games with the kids and watch a lot of movies. In the night, once the kids go to bed, Shahid and I get time for ourselves.”

Along with playing with the kids, Shahid has also been cooking while in quarantine. “Shahid is a stickler for basic ghar ka khaana. Whenever we go out, it is because I am tired of home-cooked food. At the farm house, I can see that Shahid has taken an interest in cooking." What's on the menu? “The other day, I was craving to eat something spicy, so he cooked pasta for me. This is the first time I ate pasta with matar in it!” she laughed. "Who adds green peas in pasta? I must admit that I am better at cooking, so he should do what he is good at—acting.”

Mira has always maintained that she likes keeping things low-key, particularly when it comes to the couple's personal life. “I think like any other family, ours, too, is a normal family. I don’t consider our household to be a film family. It’s just that my husband works in films. It is his profession, and not something that formulates our entire life," she shared.

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Honor 30i With 48-Megapixel Main Camera, 4,000mAh Battery Launched: Price, Specifications | Technology News

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Honor 30i is powered by the Kirin 710F SoC and packs 128GB of internal storage.

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Honor 30i With 48-Megapixel Main Camera, 4,000mAh Battery Launched: Price, Specifications

Honor 30i has been launched in the Russian market

Highlights

Honor 30i features a 6.3-inch display with waterdrop-style notch
The phone packs 4GB of RAM, has a 16-megapixel selfie camera
Honor 30i is priced at RUB 17,990 for the 4GB + 128GB model

Honor 30i has been launched as the latest smartphone offering from the company. It has been unveiled in the Russian market and features a 6.3-inch AMOLED display with a waterdrop-style notch and triple rear camera setup. The Honor 30i packs a 4,000mAh battery and packs a 16-megapixel selfie camera. This new handset seems to be a re-branded variant of the Honor 30 Lite phone that was launched in China in July this year.

Honor 30i price

The new Honor 30i is priced at RUB 17,990 (roughly Rs. 17,600) for the 4GB + 128GB storage model in Russia. It will be offered in Ultraviolet Sunset, Shimmering Turquoise, and Midnight Black colour options. The phone is up for pre-orders on the company site.

Honor 30i specifications

Coming to the specifications, the dual-SIM (Nano) Honor 30i runs on Android 10 with Magic UI 3.1 on top. The phone features a 6.3-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,400 pixels) OLED display with 417ppi pixel density. It is powered by the octa-core Kirin 710F SoC, coupled with up 4GB RAM. Internal storage is set at 128GB with the option to expand further using a Nano Memory card (hybrid, up to 256GB).

In terms of cameras, the Honor 30i carries a triple camera setup that includes a 48-megapixel main camera with f/1.8 aperture, an 8-megapixel secondary camera with f/2.4 aperture, and 2-megapixel third camera with f/2.4 aperture. For selfies and video calling, the Honor 30i comes with a 16-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture.

The Honor 30i is equipped with a 4,000mAh non-removable battery. Connectivity options include, dual-band Wi-Fi ac, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, and, Bluetooth v5.1. Lastly, Honor 30i measures 157.2x73.2x7.7mm and weighs 171.5 grams. The phone also packs an in-screen fingerprint scanner.

Honor 30i

Display 6.30-inch

Processor HiSilicon Kirin 710F

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 4000mAh

OS Android 10

Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

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दीपिका सिंह (Deepika Singh Dance Video) इस वायरल वीडियो में पिंक कलर की साड़ी में डांस कर रही हैं. इस वीडियो में दीपिका का अंदाज देखने लायक है.

पिंक कलर की साड़ी में दीपिका सिंह (Deepika Singh) ने लगाए ठुमके

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टीवी एक्टेस हैं दीपिका सिंह
सोशल मीडिया पर हैं जबरदस्त पॉपुलर
डांस वीडियो मचाते हैं धूम

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'दीया और बाती हम (Diya Aur Bati Hum)' फेम एक्ट्रेस दीपिका सिंह (Deepika Singh) अपनी एक्टिंग से फैन्स का दिल जीत चुकी हैं. लेकिन सोशल मीडिया पर दीपिका सिंह ने इन दिनों अपने डांस वीडियो से जमकर धूम मचा रखी है. दीपिका सिंह लगातार अपने वीडियो इंस्टाग्राम एकाउंट पर शेयर कर रही हैं, और इनमें वह अलग-अलग अंदाज में नजर आती हैं. दीपिका सिंह (Deepika Singh Video) इस वीडियो में पिंक कलर की साड़ी में ठुमके लगाते हुए नजर आ रही हैं. इस वीडियो में दीपिका का अंदाज देखने लायक है. इस वीडियो को अब तक 2 लाख से अधिक बार देखा जा चुका है.

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दीपिका सिंह (Deepika Singh) का यह वीडियो वैसे तो पुराना है लेकिन एक बार फिर से यह सोशल मीडिया पर खूब देखा जा रहा है.इस वीडियो पर एक हजार से ज्यादा कमेंट और लाइक्स भी आ चुके हैं. बता दें कि यह पहली बार नहीं है जब 'दीया और बाती हम' फेम एक्ट्रेस दीपिका सिंह (Deepika Singh) ने अपने वीडियो से इस कदर सोशल मीडिया पर धमाल मचाया हुए है.

इससे पहले भी टीवी एक्ट्रेस दीपिका सिंह (Deepika Singh) के कई वीडियो और फोटो सुर्खियों में रह चुके हैं. दीपिका सिंह अकसर सोशल मीडिया पर एक्टिव रहती हैं और अपनी फोटो और वीडियो साझा कर फैंस से भी जुड़ी रहती हैं. बता दें कि दीपिका सिंह एक मशहूर टीवी एक्ट्रेस हैं. उन्हें स्टार प्लस के सीरियल 'दीया और बाती हम' की संध्या के रूप में जबरदस्त पहचान मिली. इसके बाद वह सीरियल 'कवच' में भी नजर आईं.

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Australia was without star batsman Steve Smith for the opening oneday international against England on Friday after getting hit on the head by a ball in practice.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 5:45 PM IST

MANCHESTER, England: Australia was without star batsman Steve Smith for the opening one-day international against England on Friday after getting hit on the head by a ball in practice.

Australia said it was a precautionary measure after the incident on Thursday, which happened when a member of the coaching staff was throwing in the nets.

Australia added that Smith was being assessed for concussion and did not say whether Smith would be available for the second and third matches of the series taking place on Sunday and Wednesday, respectively.

England won the toss at Old Trafford and chose to bowl on what captain Eoin Morgan called a soft wicket.

Australia captain Aaron Finch said he would have chosen to bat anyway.

It is the fierce rivals’ first ODI meeting since last year’s Cricket World Cup, won by England on home soil.

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Lineups:

England: Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (captain), Jos Buttler, Sam Billings, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood.

Australia: Aaron Finch (captain), David Warner, Marcus Stoinis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Patrick Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.

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Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has revealed that he drinks cow urine every day for ayurvedic reasons.

The actor, who is currently shooting in Scotland for his upcoming film "BellBottom" with Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta Bhupathi, joined British adventurer and host Bear Grylls for an Instagram Live, to talk about going on a jungle adventure with him.

When Huma asked Akshay how he convinced himself to drink elephant poop tea on the show, Akshay said: "I wasn't worried. I was too excited to be worried. I have cow urine because of ayurvedic reasons every day, so that was okay."

Soon after Akshay Kumar made the revelation, hundreds of his fans were Googling to see if cow urine actually had medicinal properties.

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For long, there has been a debate on whether cow urine can actually magically cure a number of diseases, like cancer or even coronavirus. In fact, several Indian politicians have recommended drinking cow urine if they want to ward of the novel coronavirus.

Don't believe us? Here's a recent example.

In July 2020, West Bengal BJP President and Lok Sabha MP, Dilip Ghosh, said that cow urine can cure coronavirus.

"If I talk about cows, people fall sick. I tell them a donkey will not understand the worth of cow. This is India, the land of Lord Krishna and here cows are God, we worship. We will have cow urine to stay healthy. Take ayurvedic medicine and don't worry," said Dilip Ghosh.

Now we do not know if Akshay Kumar has been drinking cow urine to fight coronavirus, but for those wondering, here's what we know - cow urine cannot miraculously cure diseases, there's no scientific evidence to prove it does yet.

Back in April this year when the coronavirus pandemic was in its initial phases, fake news and WhatsApp forwards also suggested something similar - that cow urine can strengthen immunity and fend off the virus.

But a group of scientists on a warpath to fight the fake news infodemic, debunked all such claims.

Not just coronavirus. There have also been claims that cow urine, or gaumutra, can cure cancer. Well, to put it clearly and simply, it does not.

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In 2018, Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Associate Professor Medical and Pediatric Oncology, told News18 that he had seen many "gullible patients fall in to the trap of consuming cow urine and then losing their lives.

“No, cow urine does not prevent or cure cancers. There is no scientific evidence available to prove this. My fellow oncologists and I are yet to see a patient who exclusively consumed cow urine to be cured of cancer," he had said back then.

In February, various government agencies issued a call for research proposals on "cowpathy" - that is, treatment using cow urine. It urged Indian scientists to come up with ideas on how cow urine can be used to treat diseases like diabetes or cancer, how it can be used to benefit agriculture or even in the form of hair shampoo and oil.

According to Sciencemag, this led to an outrage in the science community in the country with over 500 Indian scientists writing an open letter to the government asking them to withdraw the call for proposals. The scientists said that this is purely unscientific and a waste of public money especially when other (and more significant) research in the country was facing a crunch.

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The stock market has its heroes. Value seekers deify Warren Buffett for his stoicism, short sellers worship Nassim Taleb for his prophetic “black swan” theory, and daytrading bros unironically find comfort in Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy.

But right now, let’s pay tribute to the animals that’ve smoked some of Wall Street‘s finest.

You might already know Raven “Thorogood III,” the then five-year-old chimpanzee-slash-actor that selected a mighty fine stock portfolio in 1999 by merit of throwing darts at a dartboard.

At the time, the public celebrated Raven for his apparent aptitude for stock picks after his tech-focused portfolio returned 365.4% that year, eclipsing 10,000 US funds and earning a spot in the Guinness World Records as the Most Successful Chimp on Wall Street.

A press release detailing Raven’s stock market index, Monkeydex, reads:

“On Thursday, January 7 [1999], Raven threw 10 darts (not including numerous misses) at a dartboard of 133 Internet related companies. Both Roland Perry, editor of the Internet Stock Review and David Allsberry, animal trainer with Boone’s Animal For Hollywood in Castaic, Calif., were on hand for the dart throwing.

“As Raven did not have prior knowledge of how any particular Internet related companies have been performing, we took his ten picks and dated the prices back to the beginning of the year to provide easier year-to-date comparisons with the more traditional market indexes such as Standard & Poor’s 500,” stated Roland Perry. “It was a pleasure working with Raven,” he added.

“He has talents far beyond what we ever dreamed possible and we feel certain that his picks will surprise many on Wall Street. We will launch a special Web site, www.monkeydex.com, in the near future to monitor the progress of his picks. Only time will tell how his picks pan out, but this much we can say — he is storming right out of the gate with picks like CMGI, which is up 95% in six trading days (… way to go, Raven).”

Unfortunately for Raven, his success and eventual bankruptcy were simply products of the time, with an investment “career” that began and ended with the dot-com boom.

In August 2000 (one year and eight months after the dartboard experiment), Raven, by proxy of Monkeydex, was down 34%, during which time the Nasdaq was reportedly up 3.37% for the year.

stock, market — Raven’s portfolio of 10 internet stocks, courtesy of Bloomberg.

From there, things got worse, and not just for the chimp. Overall, the Nasdaq crashed nearly 70% between 2000 and 2002, representing trillions of dollars lost and the bursting of one history’s most spectacular stock market bubbles.

Every single stock picked by Raven is worth nothing today, each firm facing collapse in some form — be it basic bankruptcy or run-of-the-mill fraud.

Turns out tech stocks were so simply so popular back then that short-term gains were as easy as training a chimp to throw darts, but whatever success Raven found quickly evaporated alongside internet fever once the millennium turned.

chimp, wall, street — The little blip in the middle is the dot-com bubble. Thx Google for the chart.

Turns out a camel once beat Wall Street, too

Ultimately, Raven the stock-picking chimp serves as a fun morale booster for amateur investors: if a chimp can do it, surely anyone can.

[Read: The stock market crashes every time Lil Yachty releases music, a theory]

And, if that doesn’t satisfy, the tale also illustrates the importance of active portfolio management. Better to close positions when new information comes to light, rather than stubbornly rely on immutable stock indexes or stale strategies.

For what it’s worth, Raven was definitely not the first to embarrass the money crowd.

Share Investing for Dummies details similar shenanigans involving blindfolded Wall Street Journal reporters, adult entertainment stars, a Brazilian cinnamon ring-tail Cebus monkey called Mr. Adam Monk, a camel, and an array of other chimps that’ve all performed similarly to Raven (including one Swedish Pan troglodyte named Ola).

Now, I wonder what Wall Street bets my dog has in mind…

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Changes to lockdown restictions will see face masks become compulsory in indoor public spaces in Wales from Monday.

First Minister Mark Drakeford announced the new rule on Friday morning ahead of a 12.30pm press conference, where changes on meeting indoors will also be discussed in detail, reports Wales Online.

Under 11s and people with health conditions are exempt from having the wear them.

From September 14, a new limit of six people will be introduced on the number of people who can meet indoors at any one time. All six must belong to the same extended household group.

There will be no change to the current rules, which allow up to four households to form an exclusive extended household in Wales, and no change to the rules on meeting outdoors. It will not apply outdoors where up to 30 people can meet.

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विदेश मंत्रियों की बैठक में चीन ने भारत से कहा - जवानों, उपकरणों को वापस ले जाएं

मॉस्को में गुरुवार को हुई भारत और चीन के विदेश मंत्रियों की बैठक में दोनों देशों ने पूर्वी लद्दाख में सेना के बीच बने तनाव को खत्म करने के लिए पांच सूत्रीय समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किया है.

चीन और भारत के विदेश मंत्रियों की बैठक के बाद आया चीन का बयान. (प्रतीकात्मक तस्वीर)

खास बातें

विदेश मंत्रियों की मॉस्को में हुई बैठक
बैठक में चीन ने भारत से कहा
'जवानों और उपकरणों को वापस करना जरूरी'

नई दिल्ली:

मॉस्को में गुरुवार को हुई भारत और चीन के विदेश मंत्रियों की बैठक में दोनों देशों ने पूर्वी लद्दाख में सेना के बीच बने तनाव को खत्म करने के लिए पांच सूत्रीय समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किया है. चीन ने इस बैठक को लेकर एक बयान जारी किया है, जिसमें कहा गया है कि चीन ने इस बैठक में भारत से कहा है कि 'यह जरूरी है कि सीमा पार आए जवानों और उपकरणों को वापस लिया जाए.'

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बता दें मॉस्को में शंघाई सहयोग संगठन शिखर वार्ता के इतर दोनों देशों के विदेश मंत्रियों के बीच बैठक हुई है, जिसमें सीमा पर बातचीत और सहयोग के जरिए शांति बनाए रखने को लेकर समझौता किया गया है. चीन की ओर से जारी एक बयान में इस बैठक को 'संंपूर्ण और गहराई से हुई बातचीत' बताया गया है लेकिन चीन अपनी पोजीशन पर बना हुआ है.

उसकी तरफ से जारी किए गए बयान में कहा गया है कि 'वांग ने सीमा पर हालात को लेकर चीन के सख्त रूख को स्पष्ट किया, और इसपर जोर दिया है कि दोनों देशों के बीच किए गए समझौतों और प्रतिबद्धताओं का उल्लंघन करने वाले खतरनाक और उकसाऊ गतिविधियों पर तुरंत रोक लगाने की जरूरत है. यह भी बहुत जरूरी है कि सीमा के अंदर आए सभी जवानों और उपकरणों को वापस ले जाया जाए. फ्रंटियर पर जवानों को तुरंत पीछे हटना होगा, ताकि स्थिति में सुधार आए.'

बता दें कि भारत ने भी इस मीटिंग में पूर्वी लद्दाख में चीन की गतिविधियों को लेकर चिंता जताई है और कहा है कि देशों के संबंध आगे बढ़ाने के लिए सीमा पर शांति होनी जरूरी है. सरकारी सूत्रों ने शुक्रवार को बताया कि इस मीटिंग में भारत ने चीन के सामने पूर्वी लद्दाख में वास्तविक नियंत्रण रेखा (LAC) के पास चीन द्वारा बड़ी संख्या में बलों और सैन्य उपकरणों की तैनाती पर चिंता जताई है.

विदेश मंत्री एस जयशंकर ने वांग यी से कहा कि लद्दाख में हुई हाल की घटनाओं से रिश्तों पर असर पड़ा और तत्काल समाधान भारत तथा चीन के हित के लिए जरूरी है. उन्होंने साफ कहा कि संबंधों को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए सीमावर्ती क्षेत्रों में शांति एवं सौहार्द बनाए रखना जरूरी है.

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नई दिल्ली। बीते दिनों भारतीय सेना और चीनी सेना के बीच हुई झड़प का नया वीडिया सामने आया है। गलवान झील पर दोनों देशों की झड़प के इस वीडियो में सैनिक आपस में हाथापाई करते दिखाई दे रहे हैं। सीमा का सामने आया ये वीडियो चीन के मीडिया संस्थान साउथ चाइना मॉर्निंग पोस्ट (SCMP) ने ट्वीट किया है। वीडियो में ये तो बताया गया है कि ये वीडियो भारत और चीन के ट्रुप्स के बीच झड़प का है, लेकिन ये वीडियो कब का है, इसे बारे में कोई जानकारी नहीं दी।

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दोनों देशों के जवानों के बीच झड़प

ऐसे में माना जा रहा है कि यह वीडियो मई से पहले का है, क्योंकि उसके बाद दोनों ही देशों ने सैनिकों की संख्या अपने-अपने इलाके में बढ़ा दी है। चीनी मीडिया संस्थान (SCMP) के ट्वीट किए गए वीडियो के हिसाब से जिस जगह दोनों देशों के जवानों के बीच झड़प हुई वह गलवान घाटी क्षेत्र का है।

हालांकि झड़प वाली जगह पर गलवान नदी साफतौर पर दिखाई दे रही है। वीडियो में भारत औऱ चीन के सैनिक हाथ-पैर और डंडों से लड़ते हुए दिखाई दे रहे हैं। इसमें कुछ भारतीय सैनिकों के पास रायफल भी है, पर कोई उनका उपयोग करता नहीं दिख रहा है। इसके साथ ही चीन के सैनिक डंडों और रायट शील्ड से मारपीट कर रहे हैं और खुद को बचा रहे हैं।

A new video has emerged which appears to show Chinese and Indian troops using fists and sticks in a battle along their disputed border pic.twitter.com/8Mbz7VQDiY

— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) September 10, 2020

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यह वीडियो उस झड़प का नहीं

ऐसे में SCMP का दावा है कि यह वीडियो सबसे पहले 8 सितंबर 2020 को ऑनलाइन दिखाई दिया। चीन के मिलिट्री स्रोत ने कहा कि यह कुछ महीने पुराना है। इस पर भारत कहता है कि उसके 20 जवान 15 जून को शहीद हो गए थे, जब चीनी सैनिकों के साथ उनकी झड़प हुई थी।

हालाकिं चीनी सेना विश्लेषक ने SCMP ने बताया कि यह वीडियो उस झड़प का नहीं है। विश्लेषक का मानना है कि झड़प में दिख रहे हथियारों को देखते हुए ये लगता है कि यह मई 2020 का हो सकता है। क्योंकि इसमें गलवान नदी दिख रही है। गलवान नदी के पास हुई झड़प के बाद दोनों देशों ने अपने सैनिकों को ज्याद बेहतर हथियार मुहैया कराए हैं।

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In Video, Ex-Navy Officer Madan Sharma Beaten For Sharing Uddhav Thackeray Cartoon

In Video, Ex-Navy Officer Beaten For Sharing Uddhav Thackeray Cartoon

Images posted online showed Madan Sharma with wounds on his face and a bloodshot eye.

The 65-year-old was allegedly attacked near his home in Kandivalli East, Mumbai.

Mumbai:

A retired naval officer was beaten in Mumbai allegedly by activists of Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena for forwarding a cartoon mocking Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Images posted online showed Madan Sharma with wounds on his face and a bloodshot eye. The 65-year-old was allegedly attacked near his home in Kandivalli East, Mumbai.

An FIR has been registered in the case.

Mr Sharma, in his complaint, said he had forwarded the cartoon to his residential society's WhatsApp group. He later received a call from one Kamlesh Kadam, who asked his name and address. In the afternoon, he was called outside the building and was attacked by a group of men.

Security footage that is being widely shared shows the former officer being thrashed by men, mostly wearing masks.

He is seen walking to the main gate of his apartment building and after a few moments, running back inside with a group of men chasing him. They drag him by his shirt and are seen punching him.

Several BJP leaders, including former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, posted a photo of an injured Madan Sharma.

"Extremely sad and shocking incident. Retired Naval Officer got beaten up by goons because of just a whatsApp forward. Please stop this GundaRaj Uddhav Thackeray ji. We demand strong action and punishment to these goons (sic)," Mr Fadnavis tweeted.

अभिनेत्री कंगना राणावत के कार्यालय की तोड़फोड़ करके अपनी मर्दानगी दिखाने वाले सत्ताधारी शिवसेना ने अब सत्ता के मद में एक बुजुर्ग भूतपूर्व नौसेना अधिकारी मदन शर्मा को मारपीट करते हुए उनकी आंख को जबरदस्त चोट पहुंचाई है। मुख्यमंत्री घरबैठे तानाशाही चला रहे है। pic.twitter.com/qF2NVcIN55
— Atul Bhatkhalkar (@BhatkhalkarA) September 11, 2020

A BJP MLA has slammed Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over the incident.

"The ruling Shiv Sena which showed its masculinity by demolishing the office of actor Kangana Ranaut has now beaten a retired Navy officer and has injured his eye. The Chief Minister is running dictatorship from his house," Atul Bhatkhalkar, BJP MLA from Mumbai's Kandivali East constituency, tweeted in Hindi.

Five people, including Kamlesh Kadam, has been arrested in the case.

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Former Liverpool and Real Madrid striker, Michael Owen, has predicted Arsenal to beat Fulham 3-1 when both sides clash in Saturday’s Premier League opener at Craven Cottage.

Arsenal head to the game after losing 3-2 to Aston Villa in a pre-season friendly last Saturday.

Providing his prediction, Owen wrote in his column for BetVictor: “Scott Parker has done a superb job in getting Fulham back into the Premier League, but of course, the real challenge is keeping them up, and that will undoubtedly be the number one target for the Cottagers this season.

“Mikel Arteta has had a great start to his managerial career at Arsenal with a couple of trophies already in the bag courtesy of their FA Cup win just a few weeks ago and followed up with a win over Liverpool in the Community Shield.

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“I think they will have lofty ambitions for the upcoming season and I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see them pushing hard for a place in the top four at the end of the season.

“I fancy a comfortable 3-1 win for the Gunners in this one.”

The kick-off for the match is 12:30 pm.

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Nokia Lumia 920 Review

By Swapnil Mathur | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

80 _/100

design
80
performance
80
value for money
70
features
90

PROS
1280x768 pixel PureMotion HD+ display with gloves support
Built-in wireless charging
Built-in Dolby audio processing
Fast lens+OIS yields amazing video even in low light
Low light performance is quite good
OS is extremely fluid without any lag or jitter

CONS
Slightly bulky
Wireless charging pad not part of standard retail package
Low-light mode's aggressive noise reduction impacts detail
Lack of apps for the Windows Phone 8 OS can be a little frustrating

Verdict

The Lumia 920 is Nokia's latest flagship, and runs the spanking new Windows Phone 8 OS. There is a lot of hype around the PureView camera, but isn't as exceptional as Nokia would have you believe. However, it is still quite amazing, besting the iPhone 5 in most situations, including low-light environments and video quality. The lack of apps for the Windows Phone 8 platform is honestly not a deal breaker. You do get a lot of WP8 and Nokia exclusive features anyway. If you're in the market for a new high end smartphone, the Lumia 920 should be something you definitely consider.

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Nokia Lumia 920 detailed review

The Nokia flagship has finally landed, with the Lumia 920 now adorning store shelves in all Nokia Priority stores across the country. We’ve been really excited about this phone and the camera isn’t the only reason. When Nokia first unveiled the device, the Lumia 920 had impressed us with its high-resolution curved glass display (which is meant to works even with gloves on), its sturdy and gorgeous polycarbonate body, and wireless charging.

We spent a lot of time with this and we’ve got a lot of things to say about it and therefore, we’re going to approach this review a little differently. We’re going to break it down into three sections; Camera, Hardware, and Software, as everything about this phone can be covered under these three heads.

Camera

Optics: Not Perfect, But Better than the Rest
Let’s face it, if you’re looking at the Nokia Lumia 920, the camera is what probably has your interest peaked. Nokia has been hard-selling the camera on the Lumia 920, making some tall claims about image stabilization, low light performance and more, but we won’t take their word for it. We had the Lumia 920 square up against the iPhone 5, which many consider to be the best camera phone in the market currently.

The imaging tech in the Lumia 920 carries the PureView branding, bringing Optical Image Stabilization, (a first in a cell phone camera), along with a fast aperture of f/2.0 which lets light onto an 8.7 megapixel BSI sensor. In a conventional OIS system, there is generally one floating lens element that moves to compensate for shake, but in the Lumia 920, the five lens elements that form the entire optical assembly of the camera move together. Nokia says that this allowed them to miniaturize the OIS system sufficiently.

We shot with the Nokia Lumia 920 extensively for the last few days, taking it everywhere we go and using it as our primary camera. If you’re contemplating doing the same thing, please don’t, because even though the image and video quality is good, it will not replace your point and shoot or DSLR camera. Our first experience with the camera on the Lumia 920 was a slightly disappointing one, seeing as all the amazing manual shooting features of the PureView 808 have been stripped from the camera interface of the Lumia 920. Instead, we get a set of six shooting modes (Auto, Closeup, Night, Night Portraits, Sports, Backlight), all of which are actually pretty effective, except Auto (the irony)!

Our second gripe with the camera on the Lumia 920 is that the ‘touch-to-focus’ function is a bit flawed. While you can tap an area of the screen to focus, after a certain amount of focussing, the camera will proceed to take the shot automatically, even if the selected area is still out of focus. The iPhone 5’s camera interface on the other hand, separates the touch-to-focus and shutter mechanism, allowing you to choose if the focus was adequate before actually taking the shot. There is no way to just do a touch-to-focus and in case you do disable the touch-shutter feature (and use the physical shutter button), then the camera won’t focus anywhere but the centre of the screen.

The third, and possibly the biggest flaw with the Lumia 920’s camera is the shutter button itself. We’ve consistently noticed (on our review unit and units in stores) that pressing the shutter button requires extra effort, which will invariably cause a little bit of shake. This doesn’t matter much during bright day light, but in low light, results in blurred images. The Optical Image Stabilization should technically compensate for that momentary shake, but in most cases, it didn’t. We’re guessing the OIS works better for video than it does for stills, because our videos did turn out rather stable.

Looking at the images we shot with the Lumia 920, there’s no denying that Nokia has once again done something special with the camera. We shot 80% of our test shots using the appropriate setting (e.g. Closeup setting for macro shots, Backlight setting for shooting subjects that were backlit, etc.,), and with these, the camera performed splendidly. Of course, we had to use the touch shutter for shots that were ‘creatively’ framed, but we worked with it. The low light capabilities of the Lumia 920 are really being raved about, so we did a few tests for ourselves.

When shooting in low light, the shutter speed of the Lumia 920 slows down significantly and the images do come out brighter looking and better exposed than that from the competition, but a closer look reveals something more. When ‘pixel-peeping,’ that is, examining the image at 100%, you realize that there are very aggressive noise reduction algorithms at work, which effectively reduce the level of detail carried by the image. However, if you don’t want to do anything but show off these images on the web, then the Lumia 920 is produces great images even in low light, but we wouldn’t recommend prints larger than 16x12 inches.

***Lumia 920 and iPhone 5 camera comparison (1)***

When shooting on auto settings, the camera did a fairly decent job of exposing for the right white balance, but the colours seemed to be a little washed out every now and then. Turns out the reason for that is the Matrix metering being used on the Lumia 920. There are three primary kinds of metering modes – Spot Metering, Center Weighted, and Matrix Metering. While many cameras use Center Weighted as a means to measure light, the Lumia 920 sticks to the Matrix mode which can be a blessing or a boon. It works exceptionally well indoors, but can be unpredictable when shooting outside under the harsh sun, or when shooting a subject with a strong backlight in the frame. Nokia bypasses the backlighting problem by introducing a “Backlight” scene mode, which works rather well, but if the camera is in “Auto” scene mode, it won’t switch to Backlight mode on its own.

Now the video quality on the Lumia 920 is definitely something to be impressed with. The Optical Image Stabilization works wonderfully and the amount of light being let in through the f/2.0 aperture ensures good quality video. Of course in low light, noise starts to develop quickly in the shadow areas, but the red channel picks up noise almost just as quickly. This affects even point and shoot cameras, so we’re not surprised. While the Nokia Lumia 920 won’t outperform a point and shoot camera, it does offer very stiff competition to the iPhone 5 for images shot in good light, beats the iPhone 5 in low light shots, and definitely trumps the competition as far as video goes.

***Lumia 920 and iPhone 5 camera comparison (2)***

But wait there is more! Nokia has packaged in three virtual lenses that take the experience of shooting still images a notch higher. We have a lens for shooting panoramas, one which is called Smart Shoot that eliminates the “photo-bombing” phenomenon, and an app that lets you create Cinemagraphs. Each of these lenses works pretty well, and we especially love the panorama lens, though it’s a little tricky to use.

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Hardware

Build and Design: Solid, Premium and Seamless
The box that the Lumia 920 ships in shows Nokia’s commitment to sustainable development, as it uses recycled paper for the packaging. Inside the box, you’ll be greeted by the usual suspects, a charger, a thick microUSB cable and a pair of matching Nokia earphones, which come with a total of four sizes of ear-canal tips. The wall charger was something of a concern for us as the review unit did not ship with an standard Indian plug, but instead the UK standard. Retail units will be shipping with the Indian standard.

As far as the design of the Lumia 920 goes, Nokia’s decided to stick by the tried and tested. The phone looks mostly identical to the Lumia 900 and the Lumia 800, with a unibody polycarbonate shell, but the finish is glossy instead of matte. The camera sits in the same spot as it did on the previous phones, atop a ceramic zirconium Carl Zeiss/Nokia branded strip. What’s changed is the position of the flash, which has gone from resting above the camera to the side.

The volume, camera and power rockers are not plastic anymore, but instead made up of ceramic zirconium, which Nokia claims is scratch resistant. So far, the claim stands true, given that the phone has spent significant time rubbing shoulders with keys and coins. The buttons have quite a significant rise, sticking out of the body to make sure you know they’re there, and are easy to press. None of the buttons seemed to be problematic to use, except the camera button, which like we mentioned, requires a slightly harder press than is ideal.

The top and bottom of the Lumia 920 have also received a slight redesign. The top of the phone now does away with any pop-up latches and places the headphone jack dead in the centre with the SIM tray right next to it. The microUSB port gets moves to the bottom, with a set of stereo speakers flanking it on either side.

Overall, the construction of the Lumia 920 is incredibly high-end. The curved glass blends beautifully into the body. Many say the phone feels bulky and heavy, especially compared to the HTC Windows Phone 8X, but let us assure you, the two phones are almost identical in thickness. The HTC is deceptive with its thin edges and bulging back, but the Nokia makes no pretence about its size. We've been told that some of the heft is a result of the wireless charging integration, a trade-off that for the better part is worth it, if you ask us.

**Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC WP8X**

The Insides: Old Tech, New Experiences
On the inside, the Nokia Lumia 920 packs a very standard set of components. Microsoft has laid the hardware guidelines down pretty strictly, so expecting the Lumia 920 to ship with something extra-ordinary power is a waste. It does, however, draw all power from a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Krait dual-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz. 1GB of RAM accompanies the CPU, while all graphic duties are performed by the Adreno 225 GPU. While dual-core CPUs and the Adreno 225 might be something from the yesteryears, if there is anything Microsoft has proven with its Windows Phone OS, it is that it does not need the latest generation hardware to give an incredible user experience, whether it is with general phone use or gameplay. The Apple iPhone 5, LG Nexus 4 and Samsung Galaxy S III all pack higher specc’d GPUs, but the Lumia 920 performs almost as well when it comes to real world usage.

In our AnTuTu, WP-Bench and BrowserMark tests, the Lumia 920 fared better than the HTC Windows Phone 8X in some regards, while losing to it in some. AnTuTu benchmark kept crashing on our Lumia 920 during the GPU test, so we had to disable that. Keeping that aspect out of the equation, we noticed that the performance of the two phones was very closely matched by each other. While the Lumia 920 did better on the CPU tests than the 8X, the HTC flagship had the Nokia phone beat when it came to memory function, albeit by a very small margin. Check out the benchmark results below:

Realistically speaking, we didn’t find any task to be too much for the Lumia 920 to handle. It played our games (Fruit Ninja, Asphalt 5, Final Fantasy XIII) without any lag or jitter. We could type up emails and documents using MS Office. Switching from playing high definition YouTube videos, using the music player, writing messages and emails, we didn’t experience any performance hiccups at all. The Lumia 920 played 1080p HD videos flawlessly as well.

We’ve been pretty cruel with the phone so far, maxing out the entire 32GB (about 29GB user available) with music, photos, high definition videos and apps. Normally, this is the point when one would start seeing the performance slow down in most devices, but the Lumia 920 didn’t show any signs of this. For example, we’d often see some jitter while playing Fruit Ninja on the Lumia 800, but despite the bigger 1280x768 HD resolution screen, the game plays as smooth as the Android and iOS counterparts.

The Display: Tasty Treats for your Vision Balls
Speaking of the screen, Nokia’s been rather boastful of what they have achieved with the Lumia 920’s display. One thing that will stand out about the ‘HD ’ screen of the Lumia 920 (besides its crispness and vivid colours) is the fact that no matter how quickly you scroll through the screen, the pixels will never tear or blur. Nokia calls this their PureMotion technology and in short, how they’ve managed to do this is by injecting every single pixel with extra energy. Nokia’s even made a really cute animation explaining the whole process and you can watch it right here <embed http://youtu.be/lN-NaHcOeII> . With 1280x768 pixels packed in a 4.5-inch IPS display, the Lumia 920 surpasses the Retina Display of even the iPhone 5, add the PureMotion HD technology to the mix and you have a stunning display, to say the least.

The PureMotion HD technology has also enabled the touchscreen to achieve an unprecedented level of sensitivity, with Nokia boasting that you can use the Lumia 920 with gloves on. Yes, now you don’t have to sacrifice your fingers to frostbite just to be able to use your smartphone. We tried out the feature with a pair of woollen gloves and didn’t face any issues using the phone.

The screen has excellent legibility under the mid-day sun for reading texts and in general, we didn’t face any issues while browsing the web or checking our emails and Facebook. We did, however, notice some loss in colour reproduction with respect to images and video, but turning the brightness all the way up sorted that without any problems.

Audio: Double D is for Dolby
Good performance aside, the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus processor is also the provider for many great things. Our favourite is the fact that it comes with Dolby Certified sound baked into the SoC. When we got the HTC Windows Phone 8X, we wondered whether we’d be able to give it up because the Beats Audio engine had us hooked (unlike most phones, the 8X has a separate audio processing chip for Beats). However, we were joyfully surprised to see that the Lumia 920 comes not only with Dolby Certification, but also brings a host of equalizer settings, including the ability to create a custom EQ sound. Just to be clear, the audio processing isn’t just in the software; it is being done at the processor level, which ensures a far better output than just software-based processing.

**Nokia Lumia 920 and Apple iPhone 5**

Wireless Charging: Not So Gimmicky After All
One of the reasons why the Lumia 920 is so thick is the fact that it packs in an inductive coil assembly to allow “wireless charging.” That’s right folks, the Lumia 920 does not need to be plugged into a computer or a wall socket to charge. However, if that is the case then why is Nokia supplying a wall charger and a cable in the box? Well, because the wireless charging pads are “optional accessories,” costing upwards for Rs. 3,000.

Even with these charging pads, the requirement is that the phone must be in contact with them, while the pad itself gets connected to AC power. At the end of the day, the phone does remain tethered to a charging solution, but it’s nice to know that we won’t have to scramble for a microUSB cable at home or work. Just buy two charging pads, one for home and one for office and you’re sorted. It is a bad move on Nokia’s part to not include one in the retail box though, given the premium price they are charging for the Lumia 920.

The Lumia 920 packs a 2,000 mAh battery, which lasted us about 9 hours with heavy usage. We were on WhatsApp almost all of the time, along with listening to music. The 9 hour figure also includes about an hour and a half worth of calling time and camera usage worth about 40 photos. Frankly, we end up charging our iPhone every night before going to bed, sometimes even twice a day. So far, the Lumia has managed to hold up an entire day with enough charge left to spill over into the first quarter of the next day. This is with both Wi-Fi and 3G connected. In our opinion, this is quite impressive, given that the incredible display, the Dolby processing and general web-browsing can all be quite power hungry tasks.

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Software

The OS: Microsoft's Latest
There have been a few hiccups the OS faced lately, such as the random reboots on the HTC WP8X, some Wi-Fi issues and a lack of a proper notification centre. Microsoft admitted that they ran out of time on the release of WP8, but promised that new features would be coming in the next few months when a major update will be rolled out. Recently, a minor update named Portico rolled out fixing several bugs and thankfully, the Lumia 920 ships with the update preinstalled, so you needn’t freak out if you don’t see any update available upon switching on the phone.

WP8 offers a host of features that set it significantly apart from the competition. The first of these features is of course, the new resizable Live Tiles. Joe Belfiore, Manager of the Windows Phone Program, says that the tiles ensure that if you placed your phone on a table with 10 others, your Windows Phone 8 device will stand out from the rest courtesy true personalization. In our experience, we’ve found it hard to be confused between two WP8 phones as well.

The second essential addition to the OS is a feature called Kids Corner, which is something you would come to love instantly if you have a kid at home. The big-wigs at Redmond are all too aware about the nightmare kids can wreck on the emails and social networking sites with one wrong press. So they created Kids Corner, a feature synonymous with the Guest account on a Windows PC. Once activated, the child cannot exit into the main area of the phone and will have access only to the predefined set of apps, games, music and connectivity. Daddy’s and Mommy’s emails are now safe and so is their Twitter feeds. We found this to be an instant hit with us; given our little tykes are quite a notorious lot.

Microsoft’s also introduced something called Rooms to the contacts section of the OS. Rooms is essentially a way for you to share messages, calendars, photos and notes with contacts you select. For example, we added our close friends to the “Homies” Room because we wanted to plan out a party sometime in the coming days. With Rooms, we could see each other’s calendars and exchange messages and images as a group. This can also work for family members who are trying to co-ordinate grocery shopping or other plans. The best part about Rooms is that you do not need to own a Windows Phone 8 device to be invited to it. Although if you’re an Android or iOS user, you do get lesser functionality, the feature is still quite useful.

Apps: Setting the Lumia 920 apart from its WP8 Brethren
Now Microsoft doesn’t allow its OEM partners to alter the OS in any way, so the only means that a manufacturer can use to make the phone “unique,” is by augmenting the OS with a bunch of apps. On the WP8X, we had HTC’s weather app, which was the only one we found even remotely useful. Nokia on the other hand ships all its WP8 phones with a whole suite of useful applications. For starters, there is Nokia Music Unlimited, which gives you access to Nokia’s entire portfolio of digital media, for free. A Nokia Music Unlimited Subscription code will be messaged to you the first time your Lumia 920 is switched on with a SIM card. Nokia Music also serves up an interesting mix of music based on your input preferences, besides doubling up as a standard music player.

**Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 800**

Next we have the Nokia Drive Beta and Nokia Maps, two navigation solutions from the Finnish company. We used both apps to navigate around town and they worked pretty well, but we preferred Nokia Maps over Drive simply because the former shows us live traffic status while the latter didn’t. Anyone who’s a daily commuter would swear by the importance of having real-time traffic updates, especially when on the way to an important appointment. On the other hand, Nokia Drive Beta offers voice guided turn-by-turn navigation, which is pretty cool because you don’t have to constantly keep looking at your phone while driving. We hope that Nokia will update the Drive app soon to also incorporate traffic information, making this a legitimate rival to Google Maps.

There’s also an “App Highlights” app which we feel will be amazing for anyone using Windows Phone 8 for the first time. Nokia has developed the app to give the user a concise list of must-have apps for a brand spanking new handset.

The Lumia 920 integrates rather well with the PC platform as well. If you have Windows 8, then the Windows Phone Companion App will help you transfer music, photos and movies to and from the phone, but that’s pretty much all it does. Don’t expect options like “update phone” or “backup phone” that one might be used to in iOS, as they are not there. We feel the Companion App is rather basic, but what’s good about Windows Phone 8 is that it shows up simply as an external storage device and you can simply copy-paste your data into the respective folders!

Conclusion
The Nokia Lumia 920 is the Windows Phone 8 flagship we’ve wanted, but maybe not the one we’ve deserved. Cheesy Batman puns aside, even though it may not be perfect, the Lumia 920 is a gorgeous phone. The camera isn’t as exceptional as Nokia would have you believe, but it is still quite an amazing camera, easily besting the iPhone 5 in low light situations. The Optical Image Stabilization works well for video, though its performance while shooting photos is slightly disappointing. The lack of apps for the Windows Phone 8 platform is a horse that’s been beaten to death, but honestly it’s not really a deal breaker. Sure, we can’t Instagram crappy photos or edit our photos in Snapseed, but then again we do get a whole lot more instead from the phone in the form of Rooms, Kids Corner, true Dolby processing and a whole lot more. There are also Lumia-exclusive features like true Dolby processing, Nokia Music, Nokia Maps, and others. The bottom line is if you’re in the market for a new high end smartphone, the Lumia 920 should be something you definitely consider.

Nokia Lumia 920 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 29999
Release Date:	30 Nov 2012
Variant:	32GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
4.5" (768 x 1280)
Camera
8 | 1.3 MP
Memory
32 GB/1 GB
Battery
2000 mAh

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Motorola Moto X4 4GB Review

By Prasid Banerjee | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

74 _/100

design
87
performance
74
value for money
40
features
89

User Rating : 4/5 Out of 1 Reviews

PROS
Compact, premium design
Nice display

CONS
Slow and overall underwhelming camera
Expensive for what it offers

Verdict

The Moto X4 has a good display, just enough battery life and dependable performance. Yet, it's a phone that I would only recommend to compact phone lovers. There are plenty of phones with better cameras and similar performance, that also happen to be cheaper than this device. For compact phone lovers, the Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro is a more value for money article.

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Whenever we discuss compact smartphones at the Digit office, I pull out my three-year-old Moto X to demonstrate what compact really means. It’s a form factor that’s lost on the modern consumer and smartphone maker alike. People want big screens and companies give it to them. In the process, little old me is left without a phone that truly suits my fancy. Enter the Moto X4.

Build and Design

Now, I’m not saying this is the phone I’ll buy, but it’s a form factor I absolutely adore. A 5.2 inch screen with a Galaxy Note 8 like curved glass back (Gorilla Glass 3) makes for a truly compact smartphone. I’m avoiding words like “pretty” or “beautiful” here, because I personally don’t think the Moto X4 qualifies for such accolades. Though it looks good from the back, I can’t get past the thick ugly bezels on the front. And I believe there would be many who would argue with me on that. After all, why couldn’t this phone have 18:9 aspect ratio, thinner bezels and a taller form factor?

It’s a solid build too. The Moto X4 doesn’t feel flimsy or breakable, though there’s absolutely no way to argue against the fact that glass can break. I’m waiting to hear from Motorola to know what it would cost to get this glass fixed if broken. Nevertheless, there’s a metallic frame around the device, adding some level of protection from drops. It blends seamlessly with the rest of the device and brings the whole design together.

The Moto X4 isn’t the lightest smartphone out there, but the added heft is quite nice. With its smaller form factor, I feel the heft gives the phone an altogether sturdier feel.

Display

Since I don’t particularly care for big screens, I’ve spent hours watching videos on the Moto X4. I confess, I wasn’t particularly impressed with the screen when I first saw it. But having used the phone for a week or so, I stand corrected. The display brings impressive contrast and colours, and though they don’t particularly “pop”, it’s a pleasant experience. It’s adequately bright and 1080p works without fail alongside the 5.2 inch size. The display is also good to touch and resistant to fingerprints and stickiness.

Performance

The Snapdragon 630 is an upgrade over the efficiency focused 625 chipset. It has eight Cortex 53 cores and is clocked at 2.2GHz. The phone was able enough with regular tasks and app launch times aren’t long, unless you’re playing games like Injustice 2 or Asphalt 8. The Moto X4 powers through pretty much anything you throw at it. It’s not particularly “snappy”, but it works.

The problem though is that the same can be said of phones like the Moto G5S Plus and Moto G5 Plus. Given that you can save a substantial sum of money this way, the compromises seem easily justified. Motorola may have a hard time explaining why the Moto X4 should make any sense over those other phones.

The Indian version of the device is not under the Android One program and it doesn’t have Alexa support out of the box. Motorola says it can add Alexa to the phone as soon as Amazon releases the voice app for the same in the country. For Android One, Motorola said that the primary purpose was to enable Project Fi on the phone. Since Google’s network isn’t available in India at the moment, the Android One monicker makes no sense for India.

Camera

As far as dual cameras are concerned, Motorola has so far used the monochrome plus RGB sensor combination. With the Moto X4, the company took a shot at LG’s method, combining a 12MP sensor alongside another 8MP wide angle sensor. Wide angle here is an actual wide angle lens, unlike on the telephoto plus wide angle combos. Motorola offers 120 degree field of view on the secondary camera.

Shooting wide

With the wide angle lens, you get a fish-eye like effect from this phone. And barrel distortion from such lenses can often be used to a photographer’s advantage. However, it wouldn’t fare well in the hands of amateurs. Moreover, barrel distortion on the Moto X4 is quite high and can look really unnatural. Even if you were to shoot landscapes with this, you would probably be put off by the distinctly curved edges on subjects.

For instance, don’t be surprised if edges of windows or doors near you suddenly seem convex instead of straight. Clicking down a straight path, the Moto X4 tends to distort objects close to the camera , producing a curved effect, which is unnatural and unpleasant.

Shot by the primary camera

Shot by the secondary camera. Notice how the edges of the glass walls have been curved. Also, details are quite low

Lastly, the secondary sensor is noticeably weaker than the primary, which creates a stark difference between photos clicked by the two. Since they have different resolutions, Motorola can’t allow you to seamlessly zoom between them either. Not that would would use digital zoom a lot in the first place.

Primary camera

The primary camera has a 12MP sensor and f/2.0 aperture. It has 1.4 micron pixels and the overall experience was underwhelming to say the least. I was able to take decent photos when shooting in daylight and most well lit conditions. Colours here are quite accurate and though details are reasonably high, I would expect more from a phone that costs Rs. 20,000. The phone’s dynamic range is quite low as well.

Daylight

Indoor incandescent lights

100% crop

Adding to that is the fact that the Moto X4 doesn’t excel at low light photography. In fact, I saw some white balance issues when shooting pictures in low light conditions.

Depth Mode

Since it has two cameras, the Moto X4 tries to use the data from here to create bokehs. But photos really look like Snapseed filters here. In fact, the filters will probably work better for you. Background blur on bokeh photos creep into subjects often and the camera app becomes laggy when in this mode, thanks to the extra processing that happens

Primary problem

But I could still see people getting some use out of the Moto X4’s camera, if it wasn’t for the fact that it’s the slowest camera on the market today. I’m not exaggerating when I say that even the Lenovo K8 Plus (a phone that costs half as much as this) feels faster. The Moto X4’s camera takes too long to focus, meaning you’ll miss most shots. When it does focus, it will take a pretty few moments to process photos. This becomes even slower when you use the depth mode.

In essence, you’ll lose out on moments when clicking with this camera. And everything considered, the Moto X4’s camera really doesn’t belong in the 20k price segment. There are plenty of phones with better cameras, including the Xiaomi Mi A1, Moto G5 Plus, Moto G5S Plus and Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro.

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Battery

On regular usage, the Moto X4’s camera lasts for a work day quite easily. That incldues, browsing social media, 10-odd phone calls, two hours watching downloaded video on Netflix and about 20 shots using the camera. For all intents and purposes, this is adequate battery life, and what you will get from most smartphones today. It’s dependable, but not phenomenal.

Bottomline

I love the Moto X4. But that’s only because I’m a sucker for compact smartphones. If that’s your primary requirement, then go ahead and buy this phone. But do keep in mind that you will be compromising on the camera department and it’s not the fastest smartphone out there either. At the same price, I do believe a Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro is a more value for money proposition, even for compact phone lovers. It has a much better camera, better display, similar performance and longer battery life.

Motorola Moto X4 4GB Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 23999
Release Date:	13 Nov 2017
Variant:	64GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
5.2" (1080 x 1920)
Camera
12 + 8 MP | 16 MP
Memory
64 GB/4 GB
Battery
3000 mAh

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The recently spotted Toyota Urban Cruiser SUV is expected to be launched in India on September 22, and pre-bookings for the SUV are already underway online, and at Toyota dealerships for a token of Rs. 11,000.

By Seshan Vijayraghvan

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The Toyota Urban Cruiser was spotted in its new dual-tone Spunky Blue & Sizzling Black colour

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The Toyota Urban Cruiser was spotted in its new dual-tone Spunky Blue & Sizzling Black colour

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The Toyota Urban Cruiser was seen in the Spunky Blue/Sizzling Black shade
The Toyota Urban Cruiser is rumoured to be launching on September 22
Toyota's Urban Cruiser SUV is based on Maruti's Vitara Brezza

The soon-to-be-launched Toyota Urban Cruiser subcompact SUV was recently spotted while it was being filmed for a TV commercial. The SUV was seen in Toyota's promotional colours, the dual-tone Spunky Blue & Sizzling Black shade. It's already known that Toyota will be offering the SUV in two other dual-tone colours - Groovy Orange & Sunny White and Rustic Brown & Sizzling Black, in addition to six other single tone colours - Groovy Orange, Spunky Blue, Rustic Brown, Suave Silver, Iconic Grey and Sunny White. The new Urban Cruiser SUV is expected to be launched in India on September 22, and pre-bookings for the SUV are already underway online, and at select Toyota dealerships for a token of ₹ 11,000.

Also Read: Toyota Urban Cruiser: Things We Know So Far

Bookings for the Toyota Urban Cruiser are already underway and the launch is slated for September 22

The Toyota Urban Cruiser will be the new entry point into the company's famed SUV family, but it's essentially a re-badged version of the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, and the second product to come our of the Suzuki-Toyota partnership, after the Baleno-based Toyota Glanza. As for the upcoming Urban Cruiser, apart from the Toyota badging, the SUV will also comes with a new grille and the aforementioned new colour palette.

Also Read: Toyota Urban Cruiser vs Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza: What's Different?

The Toyota Urban Cruiser will be offered in 3 dual tone shades and 6 single tone colours

Toyota will be offering the Urban Cruiser in three primary variants - Mid, High and Premium, and all three trims will come in both manual and automatic options. While the variant wise features list is yet to be released, the key features will be - Dual LED projector headlamps with dual function LED DRL-cum-indicator, LED fog lamps, 16-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels, stylish split LED taillights, high mounted LED stop lamp, and more.

The Toyota Urban Cruiser's cabin will remain identical to the Vitara Brezza's cabin, save for the Toyota logo

The cabin gets dual-tone dark brown premium interiors with a 7-inch touchscreen display featuring Smart Playcast infotainment system. It also comes with Android Auto and Apple Carplay connectivity with smartphone-based navigation. Other features to be offered on the SUV will include automatic climate control, steering mounted controls, push start-stop button, rain-sensing wipers, cruise control, electrochromic Inside Rear-View Mirror (IRVM) and more.

Powering the Urban Cruiser is a BS6-compliant 1.5-litre K-Series petrol engine that makes 103 bhp and develops a peak torque of 138 Nm. The motor is mated to a 5-speed manual and an optional 4-speed automatic torque converter unit. The latter comes with a mild-hybrid system with an advanced Li-Ion battery with an Integrated Starter Generator with functions such as torque assist, regenerative braking and idle start-stop.

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Farah Khan Ali Angry Tweet On Kangana Ranaut Statement On Uddhav Thackeray - कंगना रनौत के बयान पर भड़कीं फराह खान, बोलीं- तुझे बोलने की हिम्मत कैसे हुई?

कंगना रनौत के बयान पर भड़कीं फराह खान, बोलीं- 'तुझे' बोलने की हिम्मत कैसे हुई?

कंगना रनौत (Kangana Ranaut) के बयान पर फराह खान अली (Farah Khan Ali) ने रिएक्शन दिया है. उनका ट्वीट खूब वायरल हो रहा है.

कंगना रनौत (Kangana Ranaut) पर फराह खान अली (Farah Khan Ali) का निशाना

नई दिल्ली:

कंगना रनौत (Kangana Ranaut) महाराष्ट्र की उद्धव ठाकरे (Uddhav Thackeray) सरकार पर अपने बयान को लेकर लगातार सुर्खियों में हैं. उनके बयान पर फिल्म इंडस्ट्री से खूब रिएक्शन भी आ रहे हैं. अब मशहूर जूलरी डिजाइनर और संजय खान की बेटी फराह खान अली (Farah Khan Ali) ने ट्वीट किया है, जो सोशल मीडिया पर खूब वायरल हो रहा है. उन्होंने अपने ट्वीट में कंगना रनौत (Kangana Ranaut) पर निशाना साधा है और उनके बयान पर नाराजगी जताई है. फराह खान अली (Farah Khan Ali) का यह ट्वीट खूब वायरल हो रहा है.

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सारा अली खान ने क्यूट अंदाज में यूं मारी आंख, एक्ट्रेस का Video सोशल मीडिया पर हुआ वायरल

Ironic that the one who talks of “Ghamand” has maximum of it. Like she says “Time turns” and it does for everyone she included.
I rather speak the truth then lie and I don't care if I get trolled either. Someone has to say it.
— Farah Khan (@FarahKhanAli) September 9, 2020

फराह खान अली (Farah Khan Ali) ने अपने ट्वीट में लिखा: "विडंबना यह है कि "घमंड" की बात करने वाले के पास ही यह अधिक है. जैसे वह कहती हैं "समय बदल जाता है" और यह हर किसी के लिए होता है, जिसमें वह खुद भी शामिल है. मैं झूठ बोलने के बजाय सच बोलना पसंद करती हूं और अगर इसके लिए मुझे ट्रोल किया जाता है तो मुझे परवाह नहीं है. किसी को तो यह कहना ही होगा.'

सलमान खान मास्क पहन साइकिल चलाते आए नजर, फैन्स दे रहे हैं ऐसा रिएक्शन...देखें वायरल Photo

Moreover she did not have the decency to address the CM of Maharashtra. How dare she say “Tujhe”? He represents the people of Maharashtra and deserves the respect of office while addressing .Class would dictate “Aap” not “Tujhe kya lagta hain!”
— Farah Khan (@FarahKhanAli) September 9, 2020

फराह खान अली (Farah Khan Ali) ने आगे लिखा: "इसके अलावा उनके पास महाराष्ट्र के सीएम को संबोधित करने की शालीनता नहीं है. वह उन्हें 'तुझे' कैसे कह सकती है. वह महाराष्ट्र के लोगों का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं और सम्मान के हकदार हैं. अपना क्लास दिखा रही हैं 'आप' नहीं 'तुझे क्या लगता है!' फराह खान अली ने अगले ट्वीट में लिखा: "मेरे पास कुछ नेताओं के खिलाफ सौ शिकायतें हो सकती हैं, लेकिन मैंने कभी भी किसी को व्यक्तिगत रूप से अपमान के साथ संबोधित नहीं किया है और मैं कभी नहीं करूंगी. क्योंकि मुझे निर्वाचित प्रतिनिधियों का सम्मान करना सिखाया गया है, भले ही मैं उनकी राजनीति से सहमत नहीं हूं."

उर्मिला मातोंडकर ने कुरुक्षेत्र में किसानों पर हुए लाठीचार्ज पर जताई आपत्ति, बोलीं- जब हल चलाने वाले हाथ...

I may have a hundred grievances against certain politicians leaders but I have never addressed anyone with disrespect personally and I never will because I was brought up to show decency to the uniform and elected representatives even if I don't agree with their politics.
— Farah Khan (@FarahKhanAli) September 9, 2020

फराह खान अली (Farah Khan Ali) ने इस तरह कंगना रनौत (Kangana Ranaut) पर निशाना साधा है. बता दें कि कंगना रनौत ने बुधवार को भी एक वीडियो पोस्ट कर शिवसेना प्रमुख एवं मुख्यमंत्री उद्धव ठाकरे पर हमला बोला था. उन्होंने वीडियो में कहा था: "उद्धव ठाकरे, तुझे क्या लगता है कि तूने फिल्म माफिया के साथ मिलके मेरा घर तोड़ के मुझसे बहुत बड़ा बदला लिया है...आज मेरा घर टूटा है कल तेरा घमंड टूटेगा, यह वक्त का पहिया है, याद रखना हमेशा एक जैसा नहीं रहता. मुझे पता तो था कि कश्मीर पंडितों पर क्या बीती है, आज मैंने महसूस किया है और आज मैं इस देश को वचन देती हूं कि मैं सिर्फ अयोध्या पर ही नहीं, कश्मीर पर .भी एक फिल्म बनाउंगी और अपने देशवासियों को जगाउंगी क्योंकि मुझे पता था कि यह हमारे साथ होगा तो होगा, लेकिन मेरे साथ हुआ इसका कोई मतलब है कि इसके कोई मायने हैं. उद्धव ठाकरे ये जो क्रूरता, ये जो आतंक है, अच्छा हुआ मेरे साथ हुआ क्योंकि इसके कुछ मायने हैं."

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Samsung Galaxy S9 Review

By Subhrojit Mallick | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

84 _/100

design
91
performance
87
value for money
83
features
76

User Rating : 3/5 Out of 2 Reviews

PROS
Compact and ergonomic
Bright low-light photos

CONS
Conservative performance
Poor battery

Verdict

The Samsung Galaxy S9 is a beautiful piece of work. It’s future- forward design, the stunningly bright display and a re-engineered camera is an attractive proposition if you have the the money lying around, but it’s unlikely to deliver the satisfaction of buying something unique. Samsung’s flagship phone for the first half of 2018 is an iteration of its predecessor at best, and an underwhelming upgrade at its worst.

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Samsung Galaxy S9 detailed review

The Samsung Galaxy S9 is a follow-up to last year’s Galaxy S8, but looking at the phone, you wouldn’t be able to tell them apart. The Galaxy S8’s design was not only functional and ergonomic but it also looked stunning too. No need to fix that which isn't broken. While that’s definitely a good thing, the Galaxy S9 comes across more like an ‘S’ variant of the Galaxy S8, much like how Apple uses the term to define minor upgrades to its iPhone lineup. There are definitely some welcome upgrades, especially in making biometric authentication easier and faster, and a whole new approach to low-light photos, apart from tiny, but meaningful additions.

Between the Samsung Galaxy S9 and the S9+ this time, the difference is not just the battery and the display size. Now there are two cameras at the back of the elder sibling. But being a stickler for compact devices, the smaller Galaxy S9 feels way more ergonomic and easier to use than the bigger variant. The smaller form factor makes it easier to grip the phone and allow for one-handed use.

However, all that is also pertinent for the older Galaxy S8, so is there a justification to upgrade to the newer and more expensive Galaxy S9 instead of the S8? We find out.

Design

Place the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S8 side-by-side and you will not be able to tell them apart. At least from the front. While every other OEM has gracefully embraced the notch, the Galaxy S9 boldly stands out as a full-screen device without ugly cutouts in the display. Instead, Samsung maintains small, but prominent forehead and chins on the front while the display curves around the edges to blend in with the rest of the body. This design philosophy is more preferable over the Notch as the screen is uninterrupted and there’s some space to grip the phone when held horizontally.

Everything that was good with the Galaxy S8 has been carried over to the Galaxy S9, with minor refinements. The bezels are just a little more thinner and about two millimeters have been shaved off in height, making the phone feel even more compact without messing with the 5.8-inch display size. The Infinity display takes up most of the surface and curves down the edges to meet the metal frame, and it looks just as stunning as the Galaxy S8, if not a little aged. Samsung also introduced a lilac purple colour variant of the Galaxy S9 which we received for the review and the glass panel at the back makes it stands out from the crop of metal unibody phones.

You’ll know things have changed when you turn the phone around. The placement of the fingerprint sensor on the Galaxy S8 was universally hated, so Samsung moved it around. It is now just below the camera lens, where your finger is very likely to miss the sensor again. Thankfully, it is much easier to reach than last year's fingerprint sensor.

Holding the Galaxy S9, it feels like Samsung put every bit of effort to make this a premium smartphone.You’ll know where your money went when you cradle this phone in your hands.

Display

The 5.8-inch Infinity display is the center of attraction of the Galaxy S9. It looks a lot like the one on the Galaxy S8 with the Super AMOLED panel sort of melting into the metal frame along the edges. The QHD+ resolution also remains the same. Being a Super AMOLED display, the black levels are deep with a high contrast ratio. The default display calibration isn’t as oversaturated as on the Galaxy S8 though. Samsung seems to have worked on making this one of the more colour accurate panels. However, if you’re not happy with the colour temperature, you can tweak it in the display settings.

The display is Mobile HDR Premium compliant and also Daydream-ready. I particularly liked the Adaptive display setting which tweaks the colour temperature and brightness based on the ambient light, much like what Apple does with its TrueTone display.

All that was said about the display on the bigger S9+ stands true for the smaller sibling as well. Being more compact, the pixel density on the S9 is much higher at 570 ppi as compared to 529ppi on the S9+. Ideally, that should make the panel on the S9 appear crisper and more vibrant, but it doesn’t make much of a difference here as the AMOLED panel made by Samsung is one of the best out there.

Performance and UI

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and the S9+ has the same set of hardware under the hood — Samsung’s proprietary Exynos 9810 in global markets and the Snapdragon 845 in the US and some other regions. Both chipsets are manufactured on a 10nm process and houses an octa-core processor. The Exynos chipset can hit a max clock speed of 2.7GHz, coupled with an 18-core Mali-G72 GPU. All that should make the Galaxy S9 one of the fastest device around. But it would be hard to eke out that level of performance from the chipset.

We ran the AnTuTu Stress Test with Qualcomm’s Trepn Profiler running simultaneously to note the CPU frequency that the chipset clocks when handling different workloads. Turns out, the CPU hardly went above 1.79GHz and only when the load on the CPU and the cores were at 100 percent did the performance cores hit the max clock speed. That too after quite sometime of sustained load on the chipset.

Most of the times, the Exynos 9810 chipset will not go above the 1.79GHz mark which is the base clock speed of the high-performance M3 cores. Only when the CPU is stressed for a particularly long time will the chipset hit the advertised max clock speed. But that’s not essentially a bad thing. Samsung is actually giving itself some headroom should there be a need for the extra power.

Then again, the Galaxy S9 does have a tendency to heat up a lot. I even got a prompt about the phone overheating and shutting down apps in the next 20 seconds. Samsung hasn’t used a heat pipe in the device and the glass back offers no means for the heat to dissipate.

Benchmark reports peg the Galaxy S9 higher than all other flagships from last year, although it wasn’t at par with the S9+. 3DMark Slingshot gave a score of 3801 as compared to 3884 on the S9+ while on AnTuTu the difference was of 40,000 points. That’s an unusually high difference and we are probing it further. Geekbench’s single core performance between the two was similar, but the multi-core performance was less by about 900 points (which again is alarmingly high).

Samsung’s UI isn’t helping either. Yes, it has improved vastly over the older versions. It even has a new name now — Samsung Experience. It’s more optimised but still takes up a lot of memory even when idle. While the bigger S9+ has extra 2GB of RAM to compensate for it, the smaller sibling sometimes slows down and stutters a bit, but quickly gets back on its feet. Using the phone as a daily driver, I often found around 25 percent RAM left free, which is never a good thing when the going gets tough. The battery drop when idle is also around 4-5 percent over a period of 4-5 hours. That’s much higher than what phones with stock Android offer.

The real-world performance of the phone, however, was quite flawless. Apps open soon as you tap on them and switching between two memory-intensive apps doesn’t take much time. There are also no lags in performing basic operations while gaming will be more or less without a hitch.

There’s reason for the UI to be memory-intensive though. Samsung offers a plethora of features that are unique to Galaxy devices, most of which aim to improve productivity. The Edge Panel which makes apps, shortcuts and contacts easy to access by just swiping from the edge is really useful while the Samsung’s windowed mode can make any app appear in picture-in-picture mode. Finer things like the Samsung Health app that allows users to keep track of important factors like heart rate and sp02 levels, while the settings menu allows just about every aspect of the phone to be customised.

Samsung has also beefed up its security features with the S9. The Iris scanning is now combined with facial recognition to make it more reliable. Biometrics is needed to access the secure folder and in place of passwords.

Introduced in the Samsung Galaxy S9 are the new AR emojis — animated avatar resembling your appearance which can be shared in the form of GIFs while messaging. It doesn’t work as well as its iOS counterpart, but the varied expressions can be entertaining for the first few times you use it.

And then there’s Bixby. Samsung’s voice-based AI-assistant once again gets a dedicated hardware button and is still quite half-baked. However, Samsung has promised a Bixby 2.0 later this year, which will open the platform up to third-party developers and will be more integrated with IoT devices. Currently, Bixby can run basic commands like opening apps, sending messages and calling people. It can also leverage the camera to allow users to perform visual searches and translate in real time.

The Samsung Experience UI is pretty much the same in both the Galaxy S9+ and the S9. Most of the features (save for the AR emojis) are now available in the Galaxy S8 as well as the Galaxy Note 8. If Samsung’s UI is why you’re looking to upgrade, it’s better to stick to the older models.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy S9’s design and display are not new. There’s simply no difference in the way the phone looks and feels as compared to its predecessor. So why will you be interested in it? Well, Samsung wants you to buy this phone because of the innovation it has made in the camera by putting a dual aperture mechanism on the rear camera. The S9 rocks a 12-megapixel 26mm camera with dual-pixel autofocus, optical image stabilisation and single LED flash. The camera sensor is 1/2.5-inch which is the standard size in smartphones, while the pixel pitch is 1.4um. What’s interesting is that the camera can switch between f/1.5 and f/2.4 depending on the amount of ambient light.

But here’s the thing. In a time when even mid-range smartphones are shipping with apertures as wide as f/2.0, why would Samsung want to put a tiny f/2.4 aperture? That small an aperture, especially with a tiny 1/2.5-inch sensor will have no use whatsoever in improving the imaging prowess. Ideally, smaller apertures are used to make the photos sharper with tighter exposure and more details. But the sensor size in smartphones will cap the light absorption to a point where the f/2.4 aperture will not make much of a difference.

At day time, photos taken in f/1.5 and f/2.4 apertures have practically no difference whatsoever. The phone is smart enough to adjust the shutter speed and exposure to compensate for the lower aperture while at f/1.5, the same adjustments are made to nullify the extra light. What’s the point of the f/2.4 aperture then? It comes across more of a gimmick, and in marketing terms, putting a tiny aperture makes the f/1.5 aperture (which is the real innovation here) stand out. Furthermore, the LG V30 boasted of the widest aperture till last year at f/1.6. Samsung wanted to go a step further, but that small an improvement could only be highlighted by diverting the attention to the dual aperture, which indeed has never been seen before in a smartphone.

The f/1.5 aperture, on the other hand, puts the S9 ahead of the competition. The wide aperture helps capture a lot more light and the resulting shots are quite well-lit. However, if you compare the photos with those taken with the Galaxy S8 (that had a f/1.7 aperture), the difference is in the light intake. The same noise reduction algorithm is also present in the Galaxy S9 that softens the details and save for the exposure, nothing much has changed here. There’s also Samsung’s signature yellowish tinge in the low-light shots.

Samsung wants you to think the dual aperture technology is a reimagination of the smartphone camera. Surely there have been a lot of engineering effort put in, but that’s doesn’t reflect in the end user’s results. The f/2.4 aperture has no practical advantage whatsoever and in this day and age, Samsung has no right to put that small an aperture in a flagship phone’s camera.

But the dual aperture is not the only thing new in the camera department. The Samsung Galaxy S9 can shoot super slo-mo videos at 960 frames per second. The feature was introduced in the Sony Xperia XZ Premium last year, and Samsung seems to have cracked the formula to do it as well. The tech works by shooting 960 photos per second to slow down motion. The camera stores that many shots in the DRAM chip which is then processed and transferred over to the storage. The phone can give an output of 720p, even when Sony’s new Xperia XZ2 can do the same at 1080p. Once again, this isn’t anything new or innovative but Samsung’s implementation of the tech is better than Sony’s. The phone can detect motion inside a box in the frame to slow it down. It’s much more intuitive, but the fact remains that the feature is pretty much unusable after 5 PM as shooting at 960 fps requires a massive amount of light.

The front camera though, has been mostly left untouched. The same 8-megapixel sensor with f/1.7 aperture and 25mm lens has been carried over from the Galaxy S8 to the S9. Selfies come out well detailed with just the right amount of exposure with the option of applying filters and beauty effects. It’s pretty standard, the implementation of it. There’s a selfie focus mode that can simulate the background blur while a wide selfie can basically take a panorama with the front camera. Both are quite useful and help in augmenting the selfie experience.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy S9 takes after its predecessor in terms of the battery capacity as well. The phone retains the 3,000mAh battery, but the power-hungry Exynos chipset does not give the same result. As we noted in the performance section, the Exynos chipsets of the Galaxy S9 is hungrier to take power which depletes the battery quicker than its predecessor. The Galaxy S9’s PCMark Work 2.0 battery life performance was around 25 percent lesser than the Galaxy S8. Definitely not a good sign for a future-forward flagship phone. Using the camera and especially shooting slo-mo videos drains the battery a lot quicker, as do performance-intensive games and apps. The new PubG mobile game dropped the battery percentage from 80 to 40 in less than an hour of gameplay.

Having said that, Samsung bundles a fast charger with the phone which fills up the tank in less than an hour and a half. That’s a saving respite considering how the phone fails to last the average work day. I often found myself plugging the phone in after a day out reporting which usually includes doing a live stream, shooting photos, Tweeting, and taking videos, apart from the back and forth messaging with my team at the desk.

A good battery life should be a given when you are splurging half a lakh rupees on a device that is a phone first and then everything else. All the innovation and all the design improvements aside, a dead phone is an useless piece of junk in the pocket.

Bottomline

All things combined, the Samsung Galaxy S9 comes across more of an iteration of last year’s innovation than a step forward towards the future.It’s futuristic design will surely catch the eyes of onlookers but more often than not, it will be mistaken for the older Galaxy S8. The camera too will not make much an impact in making your social media game stronger, and more often than not, you may find yourself red-faced when the phone unexpectedly runs out of power while you’re showing off all the cool features the Galaxy S9 struts.

Samsung Galaxy S9 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 34999
Release Date:	26 Feb 2018
Variant:	64GB , 128GB , 256GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
5.8" (1440 x 2960)
Camera
12 | 8 MP
Memory
64 GB/4 GB
Battery
3000 mAh

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Tech giant IBM hands back $12.3million to Australian staff after underpaying them for eight years

Tech multinational IBM has handed back $12million to its Australian employees
The underpayments to staff go back to 2012, the Fair Work Ombudsman says
Individual back payments range from less than $1 to more than $145,000

Published: 02:51 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 02:54 BST, 11 September 2020

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Tech multinational IBM has handed back $12million to its Australian employees after underpaying them for eight years.

As of February, 1,647 workers across Australia had been back-paid a total of $12.3million for underpayments going back to 2012, the Fair Work Ombudsman says.

More underpayments are still being identified and IBM must repay all employees by October 16 as part of an enforceable undertaking signed with the ombudsman.

Tech multinational IBM has handed back $12million to its Australian employees after underpaying them for eight years

The company failed to apply more than 15 award entitlements and conditions. These included vehicle allowances, superannuation entitlements and annual leave loading.

A significant number of casuals at IBM's Ballarat contact centre were also paid the national minimum wage, instead of higher rates under the relevant award.

IBM Australia Ltd and IBM Global Financing Australia Limited reported the underpayments to the ombudsman last year.

Individual back payments range from less than $1 to more than $145,000.

Tech giant IBM hands back $12.3million to Australian staff after underpaying them for eight years

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UK Court Told Of Nirav Modi's Severe Condition Of Depression

UK Court Told Of Nirav Modi's "Severe Condition Of Depression"

Justice Samuel Goozee was presented with expert evidence on Nirav Modi's severe depression, risk from COVID-19 and the lack of adequate facilities at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai

London:

A UK court hearing arguments in the extradition case of Nirav Modi on Thursday heard expert views on the fugitive diamond merchant's personal family history of suicide and his deteriorating mental health in prison, which would only further deteriorate in solitary confinement.

Justice Samuel Goozee, presiding over the case at Westminster Magistrate's Court in London, was presented with three defence witnesses on day four of the five-day hearing, with each giving expert evidence on the 49-year-old jeweller's severe depression, risk from COVID-19 and the lack of adequate facilities at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai where he is to be held on being extradited.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), appearing on behalf of the Indian authorities in the USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, argued that the conditions at Barrack 12 in Arthur Road Jail would be better than those the jeweller is currently faced with in a COVID-19 locked-down Wandsworth Prison cell in London.

"Coupled with a severe condition of depression, in my view, he presents a high risk of suicide albeit not immediately," said Dr Andrew Forrester, a forensic psychiatrist who has examined Nirav Modi on four occasions between September last year and August this year.

Referring to the "suicide of his mother", Dr Forrester stressed that as a "significant feature" as Nirav Modi's mental health condition was on a deterioration trajectory and meets the criteria for hospital treatment in the absence of a multi-professional plan involving anti-depressants and psychotherapy.

The medical expert revealed that while Modi is currently on anti-depressants, the lack of supportive therapy or counselling due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in prison meant he was displaying signs of psychomotor retardation, a more severe form of depression which involves a manifest slowing down in movement and speech.

"If by contrast, he was given full access to multi-professional mental health care, better than he is currently getting at Wandsworth, would that assurance be helpful," asked CPS barrister Helen Malcolm, implying that the government of India may be open to providing such an assurance.

Forrester agreed to take that into account and discuss Nirav Modi's treatment with any medical professionals appointed in India in the future. He separately also dismissed the possibility of Nirav Modi "faking his symptoms" in an attempt to mislead or deceive the court.

His testimony in court followed live videolink evidence from Thailand by Richard Coker, an Emeritus Professor at London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and an expert in epidemiology and infectious disease, in support of defence arguments over the high COVID-19 risk Modi would be exposed to at Arthur Road Jail - which has had an outbreak back in May.

While the Indian government had earlier submitted data to highlight that the outbreak has been fully contained, Coker countered: "COVID spreads extremely effectively through prisons-and the risk increases if community prevalence of disease is high."

He assessed a 0.75 per cent risk of death should Nirav Modi contract COVID-19 at Arthur Road Jail, a figure the CPS sought to compare with other infectious diseases such as malaria. Better ventilation and space at Barrack 12 was also flagged as a positive, as opposed to the overcrowded setting at Wandsworth Prison in London.

"There is an equal possibility of bringing [COVID-19] into this courtroom, unwittingly," said Malcolm, in reference to the risk factor from coronavirus in the wider community.

Inadequate prison conditions once again remained at the heart of the defence arguments as they also deposed Dr Alan Mitchell, a medical practitioner and prisons expert as chair of the Independent Prisons Monitoring Group in Scotland.

Mitchell, who has in the past given evidence on the unsuitability of Barrack 12 in the extradition case of Kingfisher Airlines boss Vijay Mallya, reiterated some of his concerns around the lack of natural lighting.

Asked about the Indian government''s latest video of the Barrack played in court earlier in the week, he said: "Those are the elements you don't pick up in a video."

Meanwhile, Nirav Modi continued to observe the proceedings via videolink and referred to files laid out before him.

He is subject to two sets of criminal proceedings, the first brought by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) relating to a large-scale fraud said to have been committed upon PNB and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) case, relating to the laundering of the proceeds of that fraud.

A further extradition request relates to allegations that Nirav Modi interfered with the CBI investigation by causing the disappearance of evidence and intimidating a witness.

The CPS must establish a prima facie case against Modi to allow the judge to rule that he has a case to answer before the Indian courts. If the judge finds a prima facie case against Modi, it will go to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel to formally certify his extradition to India to stand trial.

A ruling in the case is not expected before the end of this year or early next year, with a hearing for final submissions tentatively scheduled for December 1.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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सोशल मीडिया पर इन दिनों फर्जीवाड़े की बाढ़ आई हुई है। इंटरनेट पर कई ऐसी वेबसाइट हैं, जो बिल्कुल तेल कंपनियों की तरह दिखती हैं। बीते कुछ समय में ऐसी शिकायतें की गई हैं, जिनमें गैस एजेंसी के रजिस्ट्रेशन के नाम पर लोगों के साथ फर्जीवाड़ा हुआ है।

आपको बता दें कि गैस एजेंसी के लिए कंपनियां आवेदन जारी करती हैं तो वह अखबार या दूसरे विज्ञापनों के जरिए इसकी सूचना देती हैं।

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Tesla Plans To Export China-made Model 3s To Asia And Europe - Sources

Tesla is planning to export Model 3 vehicles made in China to Asian and European markets, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 12:57 PM IST

SHANGHAI: Tesla is planning to export Model 3 vehicles made in China to Asian and European markets, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

The U.S. automaker, which started delivering Model 3 electric sedans from its Shanghai factory in December, also plans from next year to sell China-made Model 3 vehicles to Japan and Hong Kong, one of the sources said.

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The U.S. firm is expanding its manufacturing capacity in China to make Model Y sports-utility vehicles (SUVs) and adding lines to make more battery packs, electric motors and motor controllers.

Tesla, which aims to build 150,000 Shanghai-made Model 3 vehicles this year, sold about 11,800 vehicles in China last month.

The sources declined to be named as they are not allowed to speak to media. Bloomberg reported the plan earlier on Friday.

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किसानों पर हुए लाठीचार्ज को लेकर उर्मिला मातोंडकर (Urmila Matondkar) ने किया ट्वीट

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हरियाणा के कुरुक्षेत्र (Kurukshetra) में केंद्र सरकार के तीन कृषि अध्यादेशों के खिलाफ भारतीय किसान संघ और अन्य किसान संगठनों का विरोध प्रदर्शन जारी है. वहीं, विरोध प्रदर्शन को लेकर भारतीय किसान संघ ने दावा किया है कि पुलिस ने उन्हें तितर-बितर करने के लिए लाठीचार्ज का सहारा लिया है. पुलिस द्वारा किसानों पर की गई लाठीचार्ज को लेकर उर्मिला मातोंडकर (Urmila Matondkar) ने आपत्ति जताई है. उर्मिला मातोंडर ने ट्वीट कर इसे दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण बताया. साथ ही कहा कि जब हल चलाने वाले हाथ सिस्टम पर उठने पर मजबूर हो जाते हैं.

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उर्मिला मातोंडकर (Urmila Matondkar) का किसानों को लेकर किया गया यह ट्वीट सोशल मीडिया पर खूब सुर्खियां बटोर रहा है, साथ ही लोग इसपर जमकर कमेंट भी कर रहे हैं. अपने ट्वीट में उर्मिला मातोंडकर ने किसानों पर पुलिस द्वारा किये लाठीचार्ज पर आपत्ति जताते हुए लिखा, 'कितना दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण वक्त है यह...जब हल चलाने वाले हाथ सिस्टम पर उठने पर मजबूर हो जाते हैं.' बता दें कि उर्मिला के अलावा जीशान अय्यूब जैसे बॉलीवुड कलाकार ने भी किसानों पर हुए लाठीचार्ज को लेकर ट्वी किया था. अपने ट्वीट में जीशान ने कहा था, "लाठी मारने से क्या होगा यार, गोली मार दो सारे किसानों को, मजदूरों को और आम लोगों को." अपने ट्वीट के जरिए जीशान ने प्रशासन पर निशाना साधने की कोशिश की थी.

बता दें कि जहां एक तरफ भारतीय किसान संघ ने दावा किया कि पुलिस ने उन पर लाठीचार्ज की है तो वहीं एक पुलिस अधिकारी का कहना है, "सैकड़ों किसान पिपली चौक तक पहुंचे और पुलिसकर्मियों पर पथराव किया." अधिकारी ने कहा कि भीड़ को तितर-बितर करने के लिए पुलिस ने लाठीचार्ज का सहारा लिया. बाद में, प्रदर्शनकारी यातायात रोकने के लिए राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग 22 पर धरने पर बैठ गए. "किसान बचाओ, मंडी बचाओ" रैली के लिये किसानों को पिपली अनाज मंडी में पहुंचने से रोकने के लिए जिला प्रशासन द्वारा की गई कड़ी व्यवस्था के बावजूद कई किसान वहां पहुंचने में कामयाब रहे.

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US Open 2020: Serena Williams loses to Victoria Azarenka in semi-finals

Last updated on 15 minutes ago.From the section Tennis

2020 US Open
Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 31 Aug-13 Sept
Coverage: Selected live radio and text commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and app.

Serena Williams' latest bid for a 24th Grand Slam singles title ended as Victoria Azarenka rolled back the years to reach the US Open final.

Williams, seeking to equal the all-time record for majors, raced away with the first set but lost 1-6 6-3 6-3 to the inspired former world number one.

The American called on the trainer for an ankle problem early in the third set and struggled physically after that.

Belarusian Azarenka faces Japan's 2018 champion Naomi Osaka in the final.

Two-time Australian Open champion Azarenka had been appearing in her first Grand Slam semi-final since 2013 following troubled times on and off the court.

But she has been in fantastic form in recent weeks, having now won 11 matches in a row after victory in the Western & Southern Open just before the US Open.

An old rivalry rekindled

Williams and Azarenka were once regular opponents on the biggest stages - but this was their first encounter in the latter stages of a Grand Slam since a Wimbledon quarter-final in 2015.

The two good friends have had maternity leaves since then and Azarenka's career was also stalled by a lengthy custody battle over her son.

Williams had dominated their head-to-heads, winning 18 of their 22 encounters until now, including back-to-back wins in the 2012 and 2013 US Open finals. And until now she had won all 10 of their Grand Slam matches.

But that record was from a different time - in this match the stakes had changed, and so had the players.

Williams has for some time been carrying the pressure of the personal desire and the public expectation of a matching Margaret Court's titles, while Azarenka is playing with a new freedom that has come only recently since she admitted she was finally enjoying her sport having "taken the fear of failing away".

It had looked like Williams was in control of the match, racing through the first set in ruthless fashion in 35 minutes, but a missed backhand to put her 2-0 up in the second set marked the beginning of a change in tide.

When Azarenka launched a blistering backhand winner cross-court to break for 3-2 and then followed that up with a hold to love, the match became an encounter of the highest quality.

Williams' screams got louder but her intensity dropped and a forehand into the net gave the Belarusian two set points, the first of which she converted.

The American, who had played three back-to-back three-setters coming into this, then needed treatment on her ankle while trailing 1-0 40-40 in the third set.

While Williams had a vast amount of strapping applied, Azarenka sat with her eyes closed meditating in her chair.

She kept calm to break immediately on the restart and eventually sealed victory with an ace - via a desperate Hawk-Eye challenge from Williams, whose next opportunity for a Grand Slam title comes later this month at the rescheduled French Open.

"I needed to find energy to climb out of the hole and it wasn't easy," Azarenka said. "Hopefully it inspires women to go after their dreams, they can do anything."

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Why Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's Eagerness to Bet on 'Rhea Factor' Ahead of Bengal Polls May Backfire

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has waded into the Sushant Singh Rajput-Rhea Chakraborty case and played the 'Rhea is a Bengali-Brahmin' card.

The fact remains, though, that he perhaps has little choice. The Congress has been left far behind in Bengal with the BJP now being the main adversary to the state's ruling Trinamool Congress.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 8:42 AM IST

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Nothing warms a Bengali's heart more than when told that they are special and that no one comes close to their culture. So, it's not surprising that faced with a belligerent BJP, the Trinamool Congress wants to hit the chord by pitching a campaign for 'Amra Bangali', i.e., 'We are Bengalis'. The purpose behind this invocation of Bengali pride is to project the BJP as a party of outsiders headed by the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah duo who are not Bengalis and, hence, don't understand Bengali culture.

And now Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the just-appointed Congress chief for Bengal, has gone a step further in the hope that his party will be a contender in next year's assembly polls. He has waded into the Sushant Singh Rajput-Rhea Chakraborty case and played the "Rhea is a Bengali-Brahmin" card. At a press conference, he said, "The BJP is doing politics over Sushant ahead of Bihar elections. But Rhea, who is a Bengali-Brahmin, is being targeted "

Those in the Congress who want to stay away from this Sushant-Rhea issue may not be happy with what Adhir said, but the fact remains that he perhaps has little choice. The Congress has been left far behind in Bengal with the BJP now being the main adversary to the state's ruling Trinamool Congress. And the Congress-Left combine is barely strong enough to take on both the BJP and TMC. Adhir has a tough task ahead and, therefore, doesn't want to leave any issue out. Interestingly, while the BJP has played the 'Bihar card' in Sushant's name, it has refrained from turning Rhea into a Bengali card ahead of the Bengal polls. What's even more interesting is that even the Trinamool has preferred to stay away from this issue and has not jumped to the defence of Rhea. As a source said, "Bollywood and its affairs can be dirty and if we wade into it, it's going to spill on us." This is why the TMC will use its 'Bengali pride' campaign with party chief Mamata Banerjee as the mascot, in a bid to project her as what a 'proud Bengal' stands for. So we have Mamata Banerjee criss-crossing the state, speaking about Bengal's history, culture and also Rabindra Sangeet,

The Congress has no leader or face who can match up to Mamata. And this perhaps explains why Adhir used the Rhea factor in a bid to portray that when others don't stand up for their own, the Congress does. He took the cue from political parties of Bihar who, ahead of the polls this year, have pitched for 'son of the soil' Sushant Singh Rajput. In fact, even the Congress in Bihar had demanded a CBI inquiry into the actor's death. But in Bengal, Rhea was kept at an arm's length; till Adhir jumped in. It may not help the Congress at all. In fact, it could backfire. Winning elections needs a strong organisation. something which the Congress has neglected.

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Sony WF-XB700 Review

Dhriti Datta | 24 Jun 2020

DIGIT RATING

68 _/100

design
68
performance
71
value for money
68
features
64

PROS
Punchy and taut bass response
Great battery life
Excellent passive isolation

CONS
Not supported in the Sony Headphones app
Recessed mids hamper detail slightly
No aptX

Verdict

Priced at Rs 9,990, the Sony WF-XB700 Extra Bass true wireless earphones are quite a compelling purchase, especially for those who enjoy a bass-forward sound profile. Nevertheless, they do miss out on features such as ANC, touch controls, and EQ customisation. While we don’t expect Sony to add ANC to a sub-10K pair of earphones, touch controls and app support was something we sorely missed at this price point. Nevertheless, the earphones offer a rich and warm sound profile that will sound decent with many genres of music, they have extremely reliable playback controls, solid battery life and also have a snug and comfortable fit. Overall, if you prefer a bass-forward sound profile and don’t care too much about touch controls and EQ customisation, these earphones could be a good purchase. However, if you do want ANC and other premium features, consider extending your budget and going for the AirPods Pro, or maybe even the other Sony true wireless offering - the Sony WF-SP800N.

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Sony WF-XB700 detailed review

After being seemingly absent from the exceedingly competitive true wireless audio segment in India, Sony has finally entered the lucrative market with the Sony WF-XB700 ‘Extra Bass’ true wireless earbuds and the Sony WF-SP800N Noise-Cancelling true wireless sports earphones. The former is Sony’s mass-market product, priced at Rs 9,990 and that is the one we will be reviewing. For a company as distinguished as Sony in the audio industry, these true wireless earphones are pretty conservatively priced. Still, spending close to 10K for a true wireless pair of earphones calls is a tall order for most Indians, especially since the Indian audio market is chock full of brands such as Noise, Wings, and more that offer competitive audio solutions at affordable price points. So, the question that stands is if Sony has done enough with their new relatively affordable entrant in the true wireless segment? Let’s find out.

Build and design

Sony has opted for a ‘Tri-hold’ design with the Sony WF-XB700 earphones that rest on your ears in three different spots, creating a more ergonomic fit. The earphones have an odd shape with rounded, oblong earbuds that stick out of the ear considerably. The oval panel that juts out resembles a UFO which slims down slightly to connect to yet another oval disk, that houses the drivers, and this finally condenses down to the earbuds tips.

The outermost disc or panel has an eggshell-like textured feel while the inner side has a glossy texture. The tips, on the other hand, have a simple matte texture. While the earbuds are definitely on the larger side of the true wireless earbuds spectrum, they are ridiculously lightweight for their form factor, making them comfortable to wear over extended listening sessions. This is truly a testament to Sony’s design team since the earphones actually host sizable 12mm Neodymium drivers and have a massive battery life of 9 hours on the buds themselves.

However, due to a major portion of the earbuds sticking out of the ear, these tend to feel a bit flimsy despite the seemingly secure fit. Sony provides a total of five silicone ear tips sizes for users to choose from (XS, S, M, L and XL), which pretty much ensures that most users will find the perfect fit corresponding to the size of their ear canal. Despite finding the perfect fit for our ears, running with these earbuds made us feel a bit insecure about the fit causing us to adjust them every few minutes. Either way, Sony doesn’t advertise these as Sports earphones and if you’re merely sitting down or walking around and listening to music, these should feel adequately secure and snug within your ears.

Each earbud features a media control button lying on the underside of the panel that sticks outside your ear. We were hugely appreciative of the fact that Sony chose not to put their physical buttons on the surface of the panel since pushing such buttons can cause the earphones to dig inside the ear. With the buttons on the underside of the bud, you can easily push them down without any overbearing discomfort. The buttons are appropriately raised over the earbud’s surface, so you can easily feel and find them and they are quite tactile as well.

Coming to the charging case of the Sony WF-XB700, it is a relatively compact plastic charging case that features a translucent cover. This lets users check the charging status of the earbuds through the lid since the LED light shines through. The charging case has an eggshell-like textured feel similar to the outer panel of the buds. This material, on both the charging case and the buds, feels plasticky and rather cheap. The case also features a USB Type-C charging port on the backside. The magnets within the case are extremely strong and ensure that the buds sit in there securely.

Overall, the slightly odd, three-tiered design of the buds may be polarising to some users and the plasticky feel of the buds and the case can be disappointing too. Still, the earbuds are comfortable in the ear and do not cause ear fatigue even after hours of wearing them. They’re secure and snug in the ears, however, they can feel a tad flimsy when jogging or running due to their large form factor. The charging case is quite portable, but it isn’t as compact as the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus and the Jabra Elite 75t.

Features

The Sony WF-XB700 is Sony’s mass-market true wireless model, so it lacks some of the premium features such as Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency Mode and wireless charging on the case. However, it also lacks a few other features which are sometimes found on affordable true wireless earphones below 10K or even 5K at times. The features we sorely missed were touch controls, auto-pause, app support for EQ adjustments, and the aptX audio codec which allows for HD audio. Seeing that Sony already has a pretty powerful app for headphones that allows granular control over their audio devices, it is strange to see that the WF-XB700 can’t be used with the app.

In place of touch controls on the outside of the earbuds, Sony has included one physical button on each earbud at the bottom edge of the outer panel. The button on the left earbud controls the volume, while the right one can play/pause tracks, answer/decline calls, seek tracks, and summon your device’s voice assistant. Even though these aren’t the state-of-the-art touch controls present on devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus or the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2, they are extremely reliable, respond well to clicks, and are tactile as well. Double and triple clicks that can be aggravating on touch earbuds registered with absolutely no hiccups on these.

The earbuds come equipped with IPX4 sweat and water-resistant rating as well, which means they can shrug off light splashes and sweat. Although they lack the aptX audio codec, they do come with AAC which is useful for both Android and iOS devices and does offer slightly better quality than standard SBC. They are powered by Bluetooth v5.0 and come with an effective wireless range of up to 10m or 33 feet, barring any obstacles. The Bluetooth connectivity was pretty solid for the most part and the wireless connection stayed put even when we put a wall between the earphones and the smartphone, which is commendable.

Perhaps the best feature of the Sony WF-XB700 is the battery life. While it has a decent 18 hours of total battery life including the charging case, the battery life on the buds itself is a whopping 9 hours. That is the second-longest battery life we’ve encountered on the buds alone in a true wireless setup, second only to the Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus which features a massive 11 hours of battery life on the buds.

Performance

Packing sizable 12mm Neodymium drivers with a frequency response of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz, the Sony WF-XB700 delivers powerful and bass-forward sonic performance out of the box. Staying true to their ‘XB’ (Extra Bass) moniker, the earphones unabashedly highlights the bass response in favour of other frequencies. We were worried that the exaggerated bass response would end up sounding muddy and unpleasant. Fortunately, that was not the case at all. While it obviously doesn’t have the range and dimensionality of premium true wireless earphones, it certainly keeps the lows and bass clean, crisp and punchy. Pop, rap and EDM tracks sound energetic and thumpy, and the bass response should more than satisfy even the staunchest bass-lovers. In bad guy by Billie Eilish, the beats strike thunderously while still straying away from being overly muddy.

The mids, unfortunately, do suffer due to the bass-forward nature of the earphones. The mids are slightly recessed and even suffer from some auditory masking, especially in the lower-mids frequency range. The highs are also slightly under emphasised, much less so in comparison to the mids. In the track Around the World by Kings of Leon, the vocals sound distant and slightly muffled and the shakers in the background are almost inaudible. Nevertheless, in vocal-centric tracks with minimal bass, they come out beautifully with a silky smooth texture and adequate clarity when not masked by the lows. The soundstage is pretty decent for in-ears and it definitely has a larger sense of space than most other earphones at this price point. The imaging is stellar and the instruments are positioned almost impeccably in the available space.

Watching TV series and films with these earphones is a decent experience, however, the dialogues aren’t as enunciated as you’d hope due to the recessed mids. It didn’t bother us too much but we did increase the volume much more when we watched shows in comparison to the volume levels we kept while listening to music. Gaming on these earphones is a good experience, especially if you play a game with explosions and gunshots that ring audibly in the ear. We could even pinpoint footsteps and gunshots with a commendable level of precision due to the stellar imaging.

Overall, the Sony WF-XB700 provides a rich, bass-forward sound profile with deep lows, recessed mids and decent highs. It also provides stellar imaging and a decent soundstage, making the overall sound experience not sonically accurate but still quite mass-appealing and dare we say… fun.

Battery life and microphone quality

Sony rates the battery life on these earphones to be around 18 hours in total, with 9 hours on the earbuds themselves and another 9 hours on the charging case. The large form factor of the earphones definitely contributes to the sizable battery life of the buds. In our tests, we found that the battery on the buds sometimes even extended past the 9-hour mark. We were comfortably getting around 9-10 hours of juice on a single charge with the buds and the case topped up the earphones one more time as well. The buds take about 2-2.5 hours to charge up back to full, which is pretty speedy as well. Overall, the battery of the WF-XB700 truly impressed us, especially the battery life on the buds.

Coming to the microphone quality, the Sony WF-XB700 provided us with crystal clear calling and recording experience. The receiver on the other end of the call pointed out that we sounded clearer than usual on the call when using these earphones. The calls are distortion-free and the voice doesn’t sound muffled or distant in any manner. Additionally, when we dictated a paragraph in our Notes app using voice, the microphone was able to accurately pick up everything we said.

Bottomline

Sony WF-XB700 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	₹9990
Release Date:	24 Jun 2020
Variant:	None
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Playback Time
NA
Frequency Range
NA
Channels
NA
Dimensions
NA

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सोनिया गांधी के संसदीय क्षेत्र रायबरेली से एक ऐसा वीडियो आया है जिसको देखकर हैरान हो जाएंगे आप। बीजेपी के नगर अध्यक्ष की दबंगई का एक वीडियो वायरल हुआ है।

Published by Roshni Khan Published: September 11, 2020 | 10:58 am

BJP नेता की दबंगई: युवक को सरेआम लात-घूंसे से पीटा, वीडियो वायरल (social media)

रायबरेली: सोनिया गांधी के संसदीय क्षेत्र रायबरेली से एक ऐसा वीडियो आया है जिसको देखकर हैरान हो जाएंगे आप। बीजेपी के नगर अध्यक्ष की दबंगई का एक वीडियो वायरल हुआ है। वीडियो में नगर अध्यक्ष संतोष पांडे एक शख्स की मेडिकल स्टोर के सामने पिटाई कर रहे हैं। उनके साथ मौजूद शुभम मेडिकल स्टोर के प्रोपराइटर संदीप भी मारते नजर आए हैं। अन्य लोग भी मौके का फायदा उठाकर हाथ साफ करने लगे, लेकिन इस दबंगई को देखकर आस-पास मौजूद लोग दंग रह गए।

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मामला जिला अस्पताल के सामने एक मेडिकल स्टोर के पास का था

मामला जिला अस्पताल के सामने एक मेडिकल स्टोर के पास का था। बताया जा रहा है कि जिस युवक की बीजेपी के नगर अध्यक्ष संतोष पांडे पिटाई कर रहे हैं। उस पर मेडिकल स्टोर से दवा लेते समय जालसाजी का आरोप है, लेकिन क्या दवा लेते समय एक गरीब की पिटाई करना जायज है। अगर आरोप लगा था तो पुलिस को सूचना देने के बजाय कानून हाथ में लेने की क्या जरूरत थी, जिस तरह से लात जूते से युवक की पिटाई की तस्वीरों को देखकर समझा जा सकता है।

पैर छूकर शिवकर बिनती भी करता रहा

यही नहीं सार्वजनिक स्थल घंटों गाली गलौज भी करते रहे। भले ही युवक ने जालसाजी की हो बिना पैसे दिए दवाइयां ले ली हो, लेकिन जो तस्वीरों में दिख रहा है वह शर्मसार करने वाला है। मारपीट के दौरान बार-बार पैर छूकर शिवकर बिनती भी करता रहा, लेकिन किसी ने उसको बचाने की कोशिश नहीं की पूरा वाक्य पास में मौजूद एक युवक ने अपने मोबाइल में कैद कर दिया और फिर उसे वायरल कर दिया।

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वीडियो वायरल होने के बाद बीजेपी नेता की दबंगई सबकी आंखों के सामने आ गई। ऐसे में अब देखना यह है कि कानून व्यवस्था पर लगाम न लगा पाने वाले पुलिस अधिकारियों के तबादले को लेकर जहां मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ सख्त रुख अपना रहे हैं। वही इस वीडियो ने यह बात तो साफ कर दी कि जिलों में बैठे बीजेपी नेता किस तरह से कानून व्यवस्था का भरे बाजार में मखौल उड़ा रहे हैं। जरूरत है जिले की कार्यकारिणी में मौजूद ऐसे बीजेपी नेताओं पर भी कार्यवाही करने की।

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AZ Fasenra shows benefit in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

11th September 2020

Selina McKee

AstraZeneca’s Fasenra (benralizumab) significantly reduced the size of nasal polyps and cut nasal blockage in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, raising hopes for a new treatment option for this condition.

In the Phase III OSTRO trial, Fasenra showed a statistically significant improvement in the endoscopic total nasal polyp score (NPS) and the nasal blockage score (NBS) compared to placebo, in patients with severe bilateral nasal polyposis who were still symptomatic despite continued treatment with standard of care, the firm said.

Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is an inflammatory disease linked with elevated levels of eosinophils in the upper respiratory tract and characterised by benign growths called nasal polyps, which can cause blockage and discharge, reduction or loss in the sense of smell, sleep disturbances and other adverse effects on quality of life.

The condition “is difficult to treat and the underlying drivers and natural history of the disease are not fully established,” noted Professor Claus Bachert, head of the Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and chair of the Upper Airway Research Laboratory, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium, the principal investigator of the trial.

“The OSTRO results show that Fasenra’s eosinophil-depleting mechanism of action may benefit patients with this often debilitating condition.”

“Current treatments, such as intranasal or oral corticosteroids and surgery to remove polyps, do not fully address patient needs,” added Mene Pangalos, executive vice president, BioPharmaceuticals R&D. “The OSTRO data indicate Fasenra can benefit patients with nasal polyps.”

Fasenra is currently approved as an add-on maintenance treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma in the US, EU, Japan and other countries and is approved for self-administration in the US, EU and other countries.

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Kangana Ranaut Takes Dig at Sonam Kapoor, Says Suddenly 'Mafia Bimbos' Seeking Justice for Rhea Chakraborty

Kangana Ranaut referred to Sonam Kapoor as a 'mafia bimbo' for supporting arrested actress Rhea Chakraborty, who she referred to as a 'small time druggie'.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 9:42 AM IST

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut continues with her vitriolic verbal attacks on colleagues in the film industry. On Thursday evening, she referred to Sonam Kapoor as a mafia bimbo for supporting arrested actress Rhea Chakraborty, who she referred to as a small time druggie.

"All of sudden mafia bimbos have started to seek justice for Rhea ji through my house tragedy, my fight is for people don't compare my struggles to a small time druggie who was living off a vulnerable and broken, self made super star, stop this right away (sic)," tweeted Kangana from her verified account on Thursday evening.

All of sudden mafia bimbos have started to seek justice for Rhea ji through my house tragedy, my fight is for people don’t compare my struggles to a small time druggie who was living off a vulnerable and broken, self made super star, stop this right away. https://t.co/OV9ukO04jC
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 10, 2020

Kangana's tweet in the wake of a news piece that talks of Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor reacting to the news of Kangana's office demolition by the BMC by calling it an "eye for an eye".

On Thursday morning, actress Dia Mirza tweeted: "Condemn the demolition of Kangana's office. Condemn the harassment and abuse against Rhea. This is not about taking sides. This is about calling out what is unjust. Remember this could happen to you."

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. https://t.co/Rywo3MvwUC
— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) September 10, 2020

Reacting to the tweet, Sonam had shared Mahatma Gandhi's quote on Twitter: "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."

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Japan Firms Want Suga To Become Next PM, Tackle Fiscal Reform : Reuters Poll

A majority of Japanese firms want top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga to become the next prime minister as many see no need to change the status quo on stimulus policy at least until the coronavirus crisis ends, a Reuters poll found.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 7:36 AM IST

TOKYO: A majority of Japanese firms want top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga to become the next prime minister as many see no need to change the status quo on stimulus policy at least until the coronavirus crisis ends, a Reuters poll found.

Highlighting worry about snowballing public debt, however, fiscal reform topped firms’ wish list for the incoming government, the poll found, underlining the difficulty to contain the virus and revive the economy while putting the fiscal house in order.

Few picked the “womenomics” policy of boosting the role of women in the economy and politics, the survey showed.

Suga, seen as a favourite to succeed Shinzo Abe, who is stepping down due to poor health, is widely expected to win the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership election on Sept. 14. The winner is virtually assured of becoming prime minister with the LDP’s parliamentary majority.

The Corporate Survey found 56% of firms want Suga to become premier, outdistancing the other candidates – former defence chief Shigeru Ishiba and former foreign minister Fumio Kishida.

“We cannot expect major reform but we should aim for economic recovery by extending the status quo,” a machinery maker manager wrote in the survey.

“The health crisis has boosted fiscal spending, and there’s a limit to postponing debt repayment,” wrote a pulp and paper firm manager. “We don’t want to face tax hikes” to repay public debt.

The survey, conducted for Reuters by Nikkei Research from Aug. 31 through Sept. 9, canvassed 485 large and mid-sized non-financial firms. About 230 firms answered the questions, on condition of anonymity.

In the survey, 85% of firms saw greater benefits than demerits from nearly eight years of the “Abenomics” policy mix of aggressive monetary and fiscal stimulus and reform.

Many companies said they seek no change in economic policy and called for more stimulus as a majority saw no end to the pandemic.

Still, the survey showed fiscal reform topped the agenda, picked by one-third of firms, a sign of growing worry about the industrial world’s heaviest public debt burden.

Fiscal reform was followed by boosting economic ties with other countries and digital transformation.

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The versatile Peugeot 508 SW offers flexible and spacious practicality with a premium-feel interior

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The Peugeot 508 SW ticks both the driving and practicality boxes, although still offers plenty of style and flair for all the family.

It isn’t the biggest estate car on the market, but the latest Peugeot 508 SW is still a fantastically usable family model. It’s a safe and predictable car to drive, yet a strong equipment list and low running costs count in this model’s favour. Peugeot has also added a plug-in hybrid option to the range, bringing lower emissions and improved fuel economy.

The 508 isn’t as sharp to drive as a BMW 3 Series Touring, but its predictable, neutral balance means it’s easy and relaxing to pilot. It’s quiet at a cruise, with the fantastic eight-speed auto and entry-level diesel proving an excellent combination on the motorway.

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JEE Main 2020: जेईई मेन परीक्षा देने वाले लाखों स्टूडेंट्स अपने रिजल्ट का इंतजार कर रहे हैं. नेशनल टेस्टिंग एजेंसी जेईई मेन 2020 रिजल्ट आज जारी करेगी.

JEE Main Result 2020: जेईई मेन परीक्षा का रिजल्ट आज जारी हो सकता है.

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JEE Main 2020: जेईई मेन परीक्षा देने वाले लाखों स्टूडेंट्स अपने रिजल्ट का इंतजार कर रहे हैं. नेशनल टेस्टिंग एजेंसी जेईई मेन 2020 रिजल्ट आज जारी करेगी. रिजल्ट आधिकारिक वेबसाइट jeemain.nta.nic.in पर जारी किया जाएगा. जेईई मेन का रिजल्ट प्रतिशत अंकों के रूप में होगा. बता दें कि जेईई मेन परीक्षा इस बार 1 सितंबर से 6 सितंबर तक 2 अलग शिफ्ट्स में आयोजित की गई. एनटीए के एक अधिकारी ने NDTV को बताया कि रिजल्ट की तारीख और समय के बारे में सही जानकारी आज शाम तक दी जा सकती है. हालांकि, ज्वाइंट सीट एलोकेशन अथॉरिटी (JoSAA) द्वारा जारी शेड्यूल के मुताबिक, जेईई मेन की रैंक 11 सितंबर को जारी होंगी.

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रिपोर्ट्स के मुताबिक, एनटीए जेईई मेन के रिजल्ट की घोषणा करने के साथ जेईई मेन टॉपर की लिस्ट भी जारी करेगा. जेईई मेन कटऑफ और उम्मीदवारों की ऑल इंडिया रैंक भी परिणाम के साथ जारी की जाएगी.

JEE Main 2020 रिजल्ट का कंपाइलेशन और डिस्प्ले कैसे होगा?

- जेईई मेन 2020 के स्कोर तीनों सेक्शन मैथेमेटिक्स, फिजिक्स और केमिस्ट्री के लिए डिस्प्ले किए जाएंगे और बीई / बीटेक जेईई मेन पेपर में कुल प्राप्त किए गए अंक भी डिस्प्ले किए जाएंगे.

- प्रत्येक उम्मीदवार के बीई और बी.टेक में एडमिशन के लिए जेईई मेन 2020 के जनवरी या सितंबर या फिर दोनों राउंड में प्राप्त किए गए कुल अंक अंतिम परिणाम और मेरिट लिस्ट तैयार करने के लिए देखे जाएंगे.

- जनवरी और सितंबर दोनों राउंड की परीक्षा में शामिल होने वाले उम्मीदवारों के दोनों राउंड में से बेस्ट स्कोर को आगे की प्रक्रिया के लिए माना जाएगा.

- अगर टाई होता है तो मेरिट लिस्ट में उम्मीदवारों के स्थान का निर्धारण करने के लिए एनटीए अलग प्रक्रिया अपनाता है.

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जेईई मेन 2020 परीक्षा का रिजल्ट डाउनलोड करने के लिए इन स्टेप्स को फॉलो करें.

- सबसे पहले आधिकारिक वेबसाइट पर jeemain.nic.in पर जाएं.
- इसके बाद पेज पर मौजूद "View Result/Scorecard" के लिंक पर क्लिक करें.
- अगला पेज खुलने पर अपना एप्लिकेशन नंबर और जन्मतिथि डालें.
- अपना दिया गया सिक्योरिटी पिन डालें और लॉग इन करें.
- अब आप अपने जेईई मेन 2020 परीक्षा के स्कोर चेक कर सकते हैं.

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Oppo Reno4 Pro Review

Subhrojit Mallick | 13 Aug 2020

DIGIT RATING

61 _/100

design
58
performance
71
value for money
38
features
64

PROS
Lightweight, ergonomic design.
Full charge in 30 minutes

CONS
Cannot match the performance of its peers.
Strictly average camera output

Verdict

Buy the Reno4 Pro if all you want from a smartphone is a lightweight, ergonomic design and hyper-fast charging. For everything else, there are better alternatives like the OnePlus Nord, iQOO 3 and the Realme X3 SuperZoom.

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For a performance enthusiast or a gamer, the Reno4 Pro is easy to write off looking at the spec sheet. But for the general user, the Reno4 Pro may still offer a few compelling features, enough to make it a smartphone of choice, provided you have the budget for this smartphone. The Reno4 Pro is rather expensive for the core hardware under the hood, but then, it’s not as much about the specs than it is the experience that makes a smartphone worthy of recommending. Is the Reno4 Pro worth buying? We find out —

Performance

The Oppo Reno4 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G, the same chipset that powers a bunch of smartphones under Rs 20,000, and can arguably be called a popular mid-range chipset. The price of the smartphone, however, is in the high-end flagship territory. It’s hard to justify that choice for power users, but for someone looking for an affordable good-looking smartphone for the basics, the Reno4 Pro should work just fine. Options like the OnePlus Nord, Realme X3 SuperZoom and the iQOO 3 outshine the Reno4 Pro in nearly every way except for the design, may be. But that's subjective. However, the gap in performance is not something one would really know unless they're constantly switching between apps, or gaming or running benchmarks.

The benchmark results clearly state how far behind the Reno4 Pro really is, as compared to its peers in this price range.

The performance gap that we see on benchmarks is barely noticeable in daily use though. Of course, it’s not the butter smooth experience you get from a Snapdragon 855 or an 865 processor, but it’s not easy for an average user to gauge that. I picked up the Reno4 Pro after using the OnePlus Nord for a week, and while the usual operations seemed just as smooth, minor things like a small delay in launching apps, or switching cameras, or unlocking the screen became evident. Things that won’t really bother the vanilla smartphone user, habitual to mid-range performance.

The Reno4 Pro isn’t going to impress gamers either. The Snapdragon 720G can only run the popular games with medium graphics. We played a few rounds of PUBG Mobile and COD: Mobile and neither of them allowed the Reno4 Pro to run at the highest graphics settings. However, CoD Mobile did manage to hit 60 FPS like we have noted in the Realme 6 Pro and the Redmi Note 9 Pro, both of which run the game at 60 FPS as well. Most likely, the Adreno 618 gets maxed out running games at low graphics, because CPU usage is just around 20 per cent during gaming.

PUBG Mobile also only hit 30 FPS on GameBench, and that too at HD graphics. So the draw distance, textures, and other details are far lesser than smartphones the Reno4 Pro competes with. Having said that, the gameplay on both PUBG Mobile and COD: Mobile is quite smooth, but no perceivable frame drops. The touch response are nothing like the flagships, and the 90Hz screen doesn’t really come into play here, but you do get a dedicated gaming mode where you can set individual profiles for each games, and enable what Oppo calls “Tournament Mode” which apparently boosts the performance.

Software

Part of what makes this mid-range smartphone usable enough, is the ColorOS 7 software. Oppo smartphones were not known for smooth, minimalist UI until recently with the rollout of ColorOS 7 — One which manages to offer both personalisation and minimalism in the Reno4 Pro. You can choose how your icons will look, the wallpaper and app layout and more from the Settings, and even apply various pre-built themes available in the theme store. There’s also a capable dark mode and a nifty always-on display as well with cool clock styles.

Annoyingly enough, the Reno4 Pro still has some of the apps that was banned by the Indian Government. It’s still harmless because they don’t work and can be uninstalled. What irked me was the fact that despite paying Rs 34,999, there isn’t anything special in the software to write about. Almost all the features are the same as what you’d get any other Oppo smartphone priced much less.

Camera

The Reno series started off with a nicely tuned camera in the Reno 10X Zoom, but over the past few iterations, the camera has been quite disappointing. The Reno4 Pro’s quad camera setup also evoked the same feeling. The 48+8+2+2 MP setup is common for mid-range smartphones priced under Rs 20,000, and it's natural to expect some level of differentiation to motivate the buyer to consider paying more. The camera is how most OEMs differentiate, but not the Reno4 Pro. It’s performance is strictly average, and a far cry from the images the Reno 10X Zoom took.

Daylight

Oppo Reno4 Pro vs Competition:

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In the daytime, the Reno4 Pro takes photos with good colours, and the right amount of saturation and vibrance. The dynamic range is on the lower side, and so is the details when compared against images taken from phones like the iQOO 3.

Lowlight

Oppo Reno4 Pro vs Competition:

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The Reno4 Pro comes with a Night Mode which takes a good few seconds to take a low-light photo. The result is an image that looks brighter, but doesn’t have much details when you zoom in.

Portraits

The portrait mode algorithm does the usual beautifying enhancements which smoothens the skin and makes faces appear fairer. The subject separation is accurate, however, and you get a sharp image with lots of filters to experiment with.

Macro

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The 2MP macro is best left unused. Yes, you can go close to a subject up to 4cm, but the colour appear completely faded, and there’s no details whatsoever. The iQOO 3 beats the Reno4 Pro to the punch using a software-induced macro mode.

Videos

The video capabilities of the Reno4 Pro is limited to 4K at 30 FPS, and while the phone manages to maintain focus, the quality of videos are much sharper in smartphones like the iQOO 3 priced the same. The light weight of the phone does help in keeping the phone stable though, and there’s a software-assisted Ultra Steady mode, which is quite handy.

Battery

Here’s where things get interesting. While the Reno4 Pro is strictly average in performance and camera, it sure does last long. And even when it eventually dies, it comes right back up in less than 15 minutes of charging. It has the same 65W fast charger that the Realme X50 Pro already offers, and that’s quite a game changer on its own, even though this feature alone doesn’t justify the price you have to pay. The power draw is quite controlled thanks to the Snapdragon 720G largely, and Oppo’s own resource management algorithms working in the background. The latter might become an annoyance if you switch between apps a lot, because in my case, I had the BatteryLog app running to log the battery drain, and it kept dying every few hours.

Design and Display

What really makes the Reno4 Pro compelling to consider is the design. The smartphone isn’t the most powerful, but it sure does look fantastic. That’s definitely a trait the Reno4 Pro has borrowed from the Reno 10X Zoom. The first thing you’ll notice picking up the phone is it's incredibly light weight and the frosted matte finish. In the way it feels in hand, the Reno4 Pro’s design is a lot like the special edition Realme X series, the ones named Onion and Garlic for some reason.

What works in case of the Reno4 Pro is the feather-light weight and the slim profile. It’s just 7.7mm thick and rocks a curved AMOLED display that blends in with the plastic body along the edges. As a result, the Reno4 Pro can be easily used one-handed. It’s really ergonomic, doesn’t slip and doesn’t attract the ugly smudges and fingerprints.

As for the display itself, it’s decent for the usual tasks but lacks features like HDR support for Netflix, and other streaming apps like its rivals offer. The 6.5-inch AMOLED panel is still HDR-rated though, and supports DCI-P3 colours in the apps and UI. There’s also the OSIE Vision Effect that’s present in nearly every Realme and Oppo smartphones. Turning it on adds a warm tinge to the screen when a video is playing. The brightness levels are ideal for indoor usage. Using it under direct sunlight will cause colours to fade and make reading text difficult.

Bottomline

Overall, the Oppo Reno4 Pro is a strictly average smartphone that looks good, and charges in an instant. The design and the battery life are the only two things that somewhat justifies the price tag, but without the performance to back it up, the Reno4 Pro feels like a half-done job. It feels like Oppo started off with making a premium smartphone — it got the outer shell ready, but then pivoted to making a mid-range smartphone. As a result, the Reno4 Pro can be easily mistaken as a high-performing smartphone with premium camera performance, but in reality, it’s just average.

Buy the Reno4 Pro if all you want from a smartphone is an ergonomic design and hyper-fast charging. For everything else, there are better alternatives like the OnePlus Nord, iQOO 3 and the Realme X3 SuperZoom.

Oppo Reno4 Pro Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 34990
Release Date:	31 Jul 2020
Variant:	128GB8GBRAM , 256GB12GBRAM
Market Status:	Launched

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6.55" (1080 x 2400)
Camera
48 + 13 + 12 | 32 MP
Memory
128 GB/8 GB
Battery
4000 mAh

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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Actor Ghanashyam Nayak aka Nattu Kaka Opens up About Neck Surgery

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Talking about his surgery, Ghanashyam Nayak revealed that eight knots were removed from his neck. He is currently recuperating.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 3:25 PM IST

TV actor Ghanashyam Nayak, who essays the role of Nattu Kaka in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, had to undergo a neck surgery on Monday. The actor was diagnosed with a lump in the neck, after which he was admitted to Suchak Hospital in Malad.

In an Interview with ETimes TV, Ghanashyam said that he is feeling better now as he consumed some food after three days of surgery. The actor said that the first three days were tough, but now he is looking ahead in his life.

Talking about his surgery, the actor revealed that eight knots were removed from his neck. He was quoted as saying by TOI, "Eight knots were removed. And, I really don't know how so many had formed. Those knots have been sent for further testing but I have faith in God, jo bhi karega achcha hi karega."

The actor has been advised to take rest for a month after getting discharged from the hospital. While he is looked after by his son and daughter, he also revealed that his co-actors from the TMKOC have also been keeping in touch with him and waiting for him to get back to the set. However, the actor will not be able to return to set before Navratri, owing to his health condition.

Nattu kaka is one of the most interesting characters of TMKOC. He has been loved by the audience for his superb comic timing. Earlier, the actor revealed that he has begun working at a very young age to get 3 rupees. There was a time when he had to take help from neighbours to run the house. The actor got the break from Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah at the age of 63.

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Track the latest numbers on deaths in U.S. states and territories. Updated daily.

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COVID-19 has killed tens of thousands of Americans from Guam to the continental United States to the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The disease, which has shuttered businesses nationwide and sent the economy into a tailspin, has claimed the lives of more than 190,000 people since the end of February. New York, New Jersey, Texas and California have seen the most deaths.

The map below tracks the number of coronavirus related deaths in each state, U.S. territory. It will be updated daily between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. ET and again between 6 and 7 p.m.

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Victoria records just 43 new coronavirus cases overnight and nine deaths | Daily Mail Online

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Victoria records just 43 new coronavirus cases overnight and nine deaths as Dan Andrews threatens to extend controversial curfew until October

Friday's infections come as the eighth day of double figures in cases in VIC
The 14-day average of infections in the COVID-19 hit state fell to 73 on Thursday
Meanwhile, Premier Daniel Andrews said the 8pm-5am curfew may be extended

Published: 23:55 BST, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 01:23 BST, 11 September 2020

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Victoria has recorded just 43 new cases of coronavirus and nine more deaths as fears grow Premier Daniel Andrews' strict curfew could be extended.

Friday's cases have taken the state's death toll to 710.

The new numbers come in the eighth day of double digits in cases after Thursday recorded 51 infections and Wednesday had 76.

The 14-day average of cases in the coronavirus-riddled state fell to 73 on Thursday.

Victoria has recorded just 43 new cases of coronavirus and nine more deaths on Friday (people exercise along the Tan track in Melbourne)

The new infections come after Mr Andrews defended the 8pm-5am curfew that has been in place since August 2, adding it may be extended past the month.

Mr Andrews said although there were discussions to lift the curfew on September 28, it may be extended beyond that.

'The plan talks about the 28th, it may go beyond that,' he said.

'We will look at the data, we'll look at where we're at, we'll look at how close we are to achieving the very low case numbers that are essential to opening the place up.

'It's no more complex than that. The curfew will be on for no longer than it needs to be on.'

Premier Daniel Andrews has said the strict 8pm-5am curfew may be extended beyond the end of September (pictured Police at Bourke Street Mall this week)

Victoria Police and the Chief Health Officer have both said they had not recommended the curfew enforced in Melbourne (pictured woman wearing a face masks waits for a tram in Melbourne's CBD)

Meanwhile, the Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton, and Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton both said the curfew was not their idea and hadn't been recommended.

'I've made inquiries to determine if anyone in the organisation was briefed on the matter and as best I can work out our policy area was provided a copy of the proposed guidelines for information a couple of hours before they were signed off,' Mr Patton said.

Mr Andrews said decisions were made by 'groups of people'.

'Anyone who's displeased with that or doesn't think that's a proportionate measure, well that's a decision that I've made,' he said.

'I'll be accountable for that.'

Suggestions for the curfew to be reviewed had also been made by Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt.

'They (the Victorian government) should continue to review those restrictions which are not based on medical advice,' he said.

'Victoria has a strong human rights charter.'

More details about the recent number of recorded cases will be revealed later on Friday.

Mr Andrews said the curfew may be extended past September 28 as the state records its eighth day of consecutive cases in double figures

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Actor Vishal Compares Kangana Ranaut to Bhagat Singh, Says 'Hats Off to Your Guts'

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Kangana Ranaut taking on the Maharashtra government will 'set an example' for people to speak against the government when something goes wrong, says actor Vishal.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 10:20 AM IST

Kangana Ranaut's face off with the Maharashtra government has come in for praise from popular Tamil actor Vishal who compared her action to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and lauded her for staying strong despite the 'wrath' of the Government.

The 'Queen' star taking on the (Maharashtra) government will 'set an example' for people to speak against the government when something goes wrong, he said in a Twitter statement, tagging Ranaut's handle on the micro-blogging site.

'Dear Kangana, hats off to your guts, you have never thought twice to voice out what is right and what is wrong. It wasn't your personal issue, but even then facing the wrath of the government, you stayed strong which makes it a very big example. It's something similar to what Bhagat Singh did in the 1920s,' the actor-producer said.

After ruffling the feathers of the ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra with her 'Mumbai feels like Pakistan Occupied Kashmir' comments, the actress on Wednesday directly took on Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, saying his 'ego will be destroyed' the way her Bandra home was demolished by the city's civic body for 'illegal alterations.' Vishal further said Ranaut's action will 'set an example for people to speak against the govt when something is not right and not necessarily being a celebrity but also as a common man.' 'Freedom of speech (Article 19)... Kudos to you, I bow to you,' Vishal, who tried to contest the December 2017 bypolls to RK Nagar here, added.

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Kangana, who is fighting the demolition of her Mumbai office at the Bombay High Court, had hit out at CM Uddhav Thackeray in a video released on Wednesday.

"Uddhav Thackeray, tujhe kya lagta hai? (what do you think?) That you colluded along with the film mafia, demolished my home and took revenge on me? My home was demolished today, your arrogance will crumble tomorrow," the actor said.

"This is the wheel of time. Remember, it never stays the same," Kangana, 33, declared, hours after Mumbai's civic body began demolishing what it claimed were illegal alterations to the actor's office in the city's Pali Hills area.

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The Cheapest Electric Car on Sale Now: The 2020 Mini Cooper SE Doesn’t Cost a Fortune

The Cooper SE’s price undercuts the Nissan Leaf, Hyundai Ioniq EV, and Chevrolet Bolt. Your wallet thanks Mini.

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Think you need to spend a small fortune for the "privilege" of driving an electric car? Think again. The 2020 Mini Cooper SE is not only the cheapest electric car on sale in the U.S. right now, it's also one of the better-looking electric cars in the $30,000-$40,000 price range. Beating out the Nissan Leaf, Hyundai Ioniq EV, and Chevrolet Bolt in terms of price, a base model 2020 Mini Cooper SE electric car starts at $30,750 (destination included), but it is actually attainable right now for less than $20,000.

Here is a breakdown of the available discounts to see how the cost shakes out:

In California, for example, after the $7,500 federal EV credit and available state incentives are applied ($2,000, and an additional $2,500 subject to income qualifications), the cheapest electric car on sale's price drops to an enticing $18,750. At the moment, you can pre-order a 2020 Mini Cooper SE electric car, which requires a $500 reservation fee, with deliveries expected to begin in early 2021. According to Mini, there is an overwhelming demand for the Cooper SE EV, and inventory is low. Bearing in mind how costly electric cars are, not to mention the impact of the pandemic on production, it will be interesting to see the sales figures a year from now.

For now, though, let's take a closer look at what an entry-level electric Cooper SE can afford the hidden environmentalist in all of us.

The Cheapest Electric Car on Sale: 2020 Mini Cooper SE Exterior Design

Like most EV models, the Mini Cooper already having a minimalistic design helped make its transition to an all-electric car effortless; Mini fans can appreciate the design did not get destroyed in order to feature an electric platform. The Cooper SE wheels, called "Power Spoke," are futuristic, cool, and stylish. Other tasteful details are the highlighter yellow accents and mirror caps, and the unconventional badges.

The Cheapest Electric Car on Sale: 2020 Mini Cooper SE Battery, Range, and Performance

Equipped with a 32.6-kWh battery, the 2020 Mini Cooper SE electric car can charge its battery from zero juice to 80 percent in as little as 35 minutes at a fast-charging station. The estimated range on a single charge is 110 miles, which at first may seem inadequate, but not everyone is going on a cross-country road trip or commuting for hundreds of miles to work. In the case of the Cooper SE, this low-mile range hatchback makes the most sense for short weekend trips, daily errand runs, and city inhabitants. Performance-wise, the Cooper SE can reach 60 mph in 6.9 seconds; it makes 181 horsepower and 199 lb-ft of torque.

The Cheapest Electric Car on Sale: 2020 Mini Cooper SE Standard Equipment and Features

You should not be short-changed for buying an electric car, and the electric Mini fits the bill. Standard equipment includes LED headlights, a multifunction leather steering wheel, a 6.5-inch display with navigation, and heated front seats. Additional features that come in handy are Apple CarPlay, a rearview camera, pedestrian warning, an active driving-assistant aid with forward-collision warning, and auto rain-sensing wipers.

As equipped, the base 2020 Cooper SE electric car isn't a bad deal for an EV, considering how expensive such vehicles can become when you start adding options.

The Cheapest Electric Car on Sale: Who Should Buy the 2020 Mini Cooper SE?

People who spend a good chunk of their time driving within metro areas, stay at home moms and dads, strategic meal-delivery drivers, and college students are ideal candidates for a Mini Cooper SE electric car. Naysayers can go on the attack about the 110-mile range, but that still does take away from the relatively cheap price tag and charming looks of the 2020 Mini Cooper SE electric car compared to other EVs in this price range.

The Cheapest Electric Car on Sale Now: 2020 Mini Cooper SE Highlights

$30,750 base price, but available for far less after credits
110-mile range
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Trump's Supreme Court shortlist is 'terrifying,' LGBTQ advocates say

The list includes several judges who argued against gay marriage and one who refused to use a transgender defendant’s preferred pronouns.

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By Julie Moreau

President Donald Trump added 20 additional names to his shortlist of potential Supreme Court nominees Wednesday, and the list — which includes sitting judges and U.S. senators — immediately drew criticism from LGBTQ advocacy groups.

“This list is teeming with individuals who have alarming anti-LGBTQ and anti-civil rights records, which should be disqualifying for any judicial nominee, let alone a nominee for the Supreme Court,” Sharon McGowan, legal director for Lambda Legal, said in a statement, characterizing many of the potential nominees as “dangerous, ultraconservative ideologues.”

The Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group, called the 20 names a “wishlist” from conservative groups that have a “record of hostility towards progress, tolerance and equality.”

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“If the past is prologue, he may once again nominate people who would deny legal protections for LGBTQ people, take away the health care provided by the Affordable Care Act, undermine the fundamental right to vote, erode core civil rights laws, and fail to value the lives, needs and Constitutional rights of the LGBTQ community,” the group's president, Alphonso David, said in a statement.

When asked about assertions that the names on the shortlist are anti-LGBTQ, the White House broadly defended the president’s record on judicial appointments.

“President Trump has an unmatched record of appointing judges who believe in applying the Constitution as written, not legislating from the bench,” White House spokesperson Judd Deere told NBC News in an email. “Once again, the President is being transparent with the American people about the qualifications he considers paramount and who he would consider for a seat on the High Court to ensure this exceptional nation built on the rule of law continues for generations to come.”

Those qualifications, which were mentioned along with the president’s additional list of potential high court contenders, include a commitment to “protect life,” “protect religious liberty,” “protect the 2nd Amendment” and “protect our borders.”

Shortlist’s new names

McGowan said the sheer number of people on Trump’s running list of over 40 potential Supreme Court justices “whose records are replete with anti-LGBTQ bias is both staggering and terrifying.”

Among the newly added names is Noel Francisco, who served as U.S. solicitor general from 2017 until earlier this year. McGowan said the Trump-appointee drove an “anti-LGBTQ agenda” in that role which included submitting a Supreme Court brief asserting that gay workers are not protected by federal civil rights law.

Also on the list is Lawrence Van Dyke, who currently sits on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last year ahead of his 9th Circuit confirmation, Van Dyke broke down in tears when confronted with a scathing letter from the American Bar Association that deemed him “not qualified” and questioned his ability to treat LGBTQ litigants fairly. As solicitor general of Montana, a role he held from 2013 to 2014, Van Dyke argued against same-sex marriage in two cases and in favor of allowing photographers to deny wedding services to gay couples in another.

Another name causing “deep concerns” for LGBTQ advocacy groups, including Lambda Legal, is Allison Jones Rushing, who currently serves as a judge on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. One reason for the concern is the Trump-appointed judge’s ties to Alliance Defending Freedom, a legal nonprofit that the Southern Poverty Law Center has deemed a “hate group” for its espousal of beliefs such as the criminalization of homosexuality, legislation to restrict transgender people’s access to sex-segregated facilities and support of businesses to deny service to LGBTQ people.

A number of the newly added names to Trump’s shortlist — many of whom Trump previously appointed to lower courts — have already “lived up to the worst expectations” of LGBTQ advocates, according to McGowan.

Stuart Kyle Duncan appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee as a U.S. 5th Circuit Court nominee in Washington on Nov 29, 2017.C-Span

For example, Trump-appointed Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan, who currently sits on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, garnered national attention earlier this year when he refused to use a transgender defendant's chosen pronouns and dismissed the broader concept of gender identity.

“He even went so far as to say it was inappropriate to refer to a transgender person by their [preferred] pronouns,” McGowan said.

Prior to his 5th Circuit confirmation, Duncan was part of the legal team that represented Virginia’s Gloucester County School Board in its case against Gavin Grimm, a transgender high school student who was unable to use the restroom that aligned with his gender identity. And in 2014, he represented Louisiana in its bid to uphold the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

Another 5th Circuit judge on the shortlist, James Ho, ruled against a transgender inmate seeking to undergo gender reassignment surgery in prison in December. McGowan called Ho "one of the most anti-LGBTQ judges on the court of appeals.”

Some of the most well-known additions to Trump’s shortlist include conservative Republican senators Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri, as well as former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement, who argued in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act before the Supreme Court in 2013 on behalf of Congressional Republicans.

‘Lasting damage to civil rights’

In less than four years in office, Trump has confirmed over 200 judges — two to the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, and 53 to appeals courts. By comparison, President Obama confirmed two Supreme Court justices and 55 appeals court judges during his entire eight years in office.

According to a 2019 report from Lambda Legal, eight of 12 appeals courts — which sit just below the Supreme Court in the judicial hierarchy —are now composed of more than 25 percent of Trump appointees.

Many of Trump’s appointments have provoked criticism from gay and civil rights advocates — a third of the more than 50 circuit court judges nominated by Trump since he took office have a “demonstrated history of anti-LGBTQ bias,” according to the report. This “threatens to do lasting damage to the civil rights of LGBT people,” the report states.

The next appointment to the high court could shape the future of LGBTQ rights for decades. In June, the Court delivered a landmark ruling for LGBTQ workers, finding that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects them against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. One of Trump's high court appointees, Gorsuch, sided with the majority, while Kavanaugh voted against the broader interpretation of Title VII.

“The impact that another anti-LGBTQ nominee could have on the Supreme Court would be catastrophic,” McGowan said.

The court, currently divided 5-4 between conservatives and liberals, will hear a key gay rights case in the fall. In Fulton v. The City of Philadelphia, the court will decide whether faith-based child welfare organizations can reject same-sex couples and others whom they consider to be in violation of their religious beliefs.

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Declan Rice: Details of Chelsea’s contract for West Ham midfielder emerge

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September 11, 2020

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Chelsea are currently in talks with West Ham United to sign their midfielder, Declan Rice this summer.

The Blues are ready to offer West Ham €45 million in a bid to land Rice, 21, at Stamford Bridge.

However, if both clubs reach an agreement for Rice before the transfer window closes next month, Frank Lampard’s side will offer the England international a five-year contract that will see him stay at the West London club until 2025.

This was made known by respected sports journalist and transfer expert, Nicolo Schira.

Schira disclosed this in a tweet via his official Twitter handle on Friday morning.

“Chelsea are in talks for Declan Rice,” Schira tweeted.

“Blues are ready to offer €45M to West Ham to sign the midfielder.

“If two clubs reach an agreement, Rice will sign a 5-year contract.”

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DAILY POST recalls that Rice who has a reported price tag of around £75 million, had drawn the interest of Chelsea in the past few weeks.

Chelsea could face competition from Manchester United for Rice’s signature.

Rice began his career at Chelsea, but the latter joined West Ham after he was let go by the Premier League giants as a teenager.

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Estranged wife of Dubai royal pleads for help saying officials are trying to 'snatch her children' | Daily Mail Online

By Vivek Chaudhary For Mailonline

'They are taking my parents, now they will snatch my children!' Billionaire Dubai sheikh's estranged wife posts a series of distraught videos claiming she is being 'raided' by men linked to her husband

Sheikha Zeynab Javadli uploaded a series of videos to Instagram on Thursday
She posted during what appeared to be a 'raid' by people linked to her husband
The 29-year-old married Sheikh Al Maktoum, 43, in 2015 but are now separated

Published: 22:49 BST, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 06:28 BST, 11 September 2020

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The wife of a prominent Sheikh from Dubai's royal family has posted a harrowing video pleading for help crying that she has been persecuted since leaving him nine months ago with officials trying to snatch her three children.

Sheikha Zeynab Javadli made the startling revelations in a series of moving videos to her 15,000 Instagram followers on Thursday morning during what appeared to be a 'raid' by people linked to her husband Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the nephew of the current ruler of Dubai.

Ms Javadli is a former Azerbaijani gymnast and World and European Championship medallist.

Sheikha Zeynab Javadli (pictured with one of her daughters), the wife of a prominent Sheikh from Dubai's royal family, has posted a harrowing video pleading for help crying that she has been persecuted since leaving him nine months ago

She married Sheikh Al Maktoum, 43, in 2015 but their marriage hit the rocks nine months ago, when she moved out of the royal palace they shared and into a private villa, where she has been living with her three daughters; Sana, four; Asiya, three and Salama, one.

Her parents have also been living with her since the separation from her powerful husband, a former Olympic shooter who has two other wives and 11 children in total.

In the graphic video, a clearly distressed Ms Javadli, 29, can be heard speaking about people she alleges are linked to her husband entering her home.

She cries: 'I can't give my children up to strangers. This is how they are dealing with me. There's no law.'

In the graphic video, a clearly distressed Ms Javadli, 29, (pictured) speaks about people she alleges are linked to her husband entering her home

She also claims that she has suffered a campaign of persecution over the past nine months which has involved physical and emotional abuse.

She wails: 'The manager of the Sheikh was doing all this stuff to me. No one tried to help me, they said "this is a Sheikh issue, we can't do anything."'

A young child can also be heard in the heart-breaking video saying: 'You can't take us anywhere,' as people can be seen in the background gathered in the courtyard of the villa.

A distraught Ms Javadli adds: 'No, food, no water, no nothing. Persecuted for nine months. They will break my door and snatch my children.'

She also complains that her mobile phone, which contained 'evidence' of the harassment she has suffered was also taken from her.

Ms Javadli's plight has been compared to that of Princess Haya the former wife of the billionaire ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum.

She fled to London two years ago, along with her two children, telling friends she was in fear of her life.

A High Court judgment later ruled that she was the victim of attempted abduction, forced return, torture and a campaign of intimidation.

Ms Javadli's friends fear that she may have been 'detained' as there has no communication from her since her Instagram posts, despite repeated attempts to contact her.

The whereabouts of her children are also unknown, and sources have also alleged that her parents may have been arrested.

People can be seen gathering in the courtyard of the private villa, where she has been living with her three daughters; Sana, four; Asiya, three and Salama, one

In another Instagram video she posted on Thursday, she appears visibly distressed while locked away in a room on the second floor of her villa as shouting and hollering can be heard in the background.

One friend told MailOnline: 'She had to lock herself in a room because they tried to take her children away from her and return them to the palace. We are all very worried because we haven't heard from Zeynab for several hours.

'She has suffered a lot over the past nine months. She wants to leave Dubai with her children and live a freer life.

'I really hope that she is safe but there is nobody who can help her. Zeynab even contacted the Azerbaijan embassy for assistance but they said there's nothing they can do.'

Ms Javadli (pictured with her daughters) married Sheikh Al Maktoum, 43, in 2015 but their marriage hit the rocks nine months ago

Another friend added: 'They've been trying to intimidate and harass her but Zeynab is strong and has refused to give in.

'She's determined to leave Dubai with her children but there is no way the Sheikh is going to allow this to happen.'

David Haigh, a human rights lawyer from Detained International, which campaigns on behalf of those suffering from human rights abuses in Dubai and other countries said: 'We were aware of Zeynab's case for some time. Some women in this situation have managed to escape but sadly, the majority don't.

'In Dubai, royal women and women in general are treated very badly. They are denied their human rights and not allowed to live how they want. Zeynab is a member of the royal family who is being persecuted.

'She is facing intimidation and isolation and I'm afraid that it's not going to end good for her.'

The Dubai Media Office and the Communications Office of the UAE London Embassy have been contacted for comment.

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Democratic insiders set up a 'war room' to quickly kill the filibuster

Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told NBC News ending the 60-vote rule "should be the first item of business" if Democrats sweep the 2020 races.

The Senate can “nuke” the filibuster with a simple majority vote, but it would set an irreversible precedent.J. Scott Applewhite / AP file

Sept. 11, 2020, 10:10 PM UTC / Updated Sept. 11, 2020, 11:28 PM UTC

By Sahil Kapur

WASHINGTON — Democratic insiders are assembling a coalition behind the scenes to wage an all-out war on the Senate filibuster in bullish anticipation of sweeping the 2020 election and passing an ambitious progressive agenda.

Veteran party operatives, activist groups and supportive senators are coordinating message and strategy to dial up the pressure to quickly end the 60-vote threshold early next year, fearing that preservation of the rule will enable Republicans to kill Joe Biden’s legislative agenda in its cradle.

They’re consolidating that effort under a coalition called Fix Our Senate run by Eli Zupnick, a former communications director for No. 3 Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.

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Members include liberal groups like Indivisible, Communications Workers of America, Working Families Party, Brady Campaign, Demand Justice, Data for Progress, Evergreen Action, Stand Up America and Common Cause.

The advisory board features a raft of well-connected Democratic veterans with access to senators, like former Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid’s deputy chiefs of staff Bill Dauster and Adam Jentleson, Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign manager Faiz Shakir, former Obama White House aide Dana Singiser and ex-CWA president and anti-filibuster crusader Larry Cohen.

“Our goal is to lift the filibuster higher on progressives’ agendas in advance of November and help them make it clear to a future President Biden and Senate leadership that they expect and demand speedy Senate rules reform in 2021 and will not accept more gridlock, delays and excuses,” Zupnick said. “We are going to be very focused on the need for speedy action.”

Zupnick said Fix Our Senate has hired “a war room” of research, communications and digital operatives with the mission of weakening support for the filibuster.

In an interview, Reid predicted that Democrats will sweep the presidency, Senate and House, and urged them to kick off the new era by scrapping the 60-vote rule.

"If President Biden wants to get things done, he can't play around with the filibuster,” Reid told NBC News, arguing that Americans will no longer accept a supermajority Senate threshold for action. “So I think that should be the first item of business with a Senate majority which is Democratic — to get rid of the filibuster.”

Members in the coalition have begun holding meetings and calls, including with outside groups and senators in order to strategize, make their case and draw new participants.

'No forgiving from Democratic voters'

Shakir said the message to senators is to expect Republicans to abuse the filibuster to stymie action: “There will be no forgiving from Democratic voters if they give you the opportunity to act and you fail and blame it on procedural snafus that no one understands.”

Inside the Senate, their biggest ally is Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., who has been meeting with colleagues to make his case. He said voters don’t want a repeat of the early years of Barack Obama’s presidency, where a series of Democratic priorities were scaled back or thwarted by then-Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in what he calls the “McConnell veto.”

“Having lived through that horror film, they're not ready to watch it again,” Merkley said. “And so I think our senators are going to be hearing about that.”

Another key ally for the coalition is Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who elevated the cause of abolishing the filibuster in her 2020 presidential campaign.

The Senate can “nuke” the filibuster with a simple majority vote, but it would set an irreversible precedent. The idea of doing so was never entertained during Obama’s presidency, and it will be a heavy lift to stitch together the 50 votes necessary to do so.

But the cause received a boost over the summer when Obama torched the filibuster as a “Jim Crow relic” that has been used to thwart progress on civil rights.

In late August, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called climate action "vital" for the country and the world — and kept the door open to eliminating the filibuster to pass it.

“Nothing's off the table,” he told reporters.

Ady Barkan, an influential progressive activist who is paralyzed by the terminal illness ALS and delivered a speech at the Democratic convention, said New York will hold Schumer accountable.

“This is a prediction, not a threat: I think that if Chuck Schumer doesn't end the filibuster and pass a transformative agenda in 2021, he will lose his primary election in 2022,” Barkan said in an email.

“His constituents have been waiting decades for immigration reform. New York City is on course to be drowned in the ocean. The pandemic has ravaged his state, in terms of lives and jobs. He has a profound moral obligation to address these crises immediately,” he said. “If he doesn't, I expect New Yorkers to elect someone who will.”

Don't do it, says McConnell

But centrist Democrats like Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., have said they want to preserve the filibuster. Convincing them and others from red or purple states, who are likely to hold the decisive votes, could be a daunting task. Several Democratic Senate candidates have signaled openness to the idea of changing the filibuster rule.

Biden, who has said in the past he doesn’t support eliminating the filibuster, opened the door to the idea slightly in July, telling a group of journalists it would “depend on how obstreperous” Republicans are.

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., an institutionalist and a close ally of Biden, recently told NBC News he’s open to doing away with the filibuster if Republicans don’t cooperate.

Democrats have used the filibuster to thwart GOP bills under President Donald Trump — most recently a police reform measure and a narrow coronavirus aid package, both of which they called inadequate. The impact was modest, as both measures would have been dead on arrival back in the Democratic-controlled House.

Over the summer, McConnell warned his opponents to think twice before killing the 60-vote rule, calling on “responsible Democratic senators” not to be “stampeded by the hard left.”

“The important thing for our Democratic friends to remember is you may not be in total control in the future,” he told reporters. “And any time you start fiddling around with the rules of the Senate you always need to put yourself in the other fellow's shoes and just imagine what might happen when the winds shift."

But Merkley said he’s confident Schumer, if he’s majority leader, will do what’s necessary to deliver if good-faith bipartisan overtures fail.

“I think Sen. Schumer, like all of the Democratic senators, are determined that we're not going to allow a McConnell veto to stop us from acting on the things that America is depending on us to accomplish,” he said.

Sahil Kapur

Sahil Kapur is a national political reporter for NBC News.

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Nollywood actor, Don Charles Mmaduka, also known as ‘Pitakwa’, has revealed his plans for marriage and choice of a woman.

The Anambra-born actor said that he would not give it a second thought, should he find love in someone who is in the same age bracket as his biological mother.

“Attraction is paramount to me in a relationship and for me, it is completely not age-dependent,” he told DAILY POST.

“I can marry a woman in the same age bracket as my mother, I kid you not! It’s all in the attraction and I must add that I’m more mentally attracted to ladies than I am physically attracted to them; and by mental attraction, I mean a lady’s intellectual capacity,” he said.

Speaking further, Mmaduka, who started his acting career officially in 2014 after the role he played in ‘5 Days of War’, where he also got the name Pitakwa, said he wants a mentally mature woman who can easily satisfy his emotional needs in a marriage.

“Attraction is an emotion beyond human control. It does not matter the age and so, age shouldn’t be seen as a barrier to a beautiful relationship that could blossom into a model and happy home.

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“Age is just really a number to me and has nothing to do with compatibility and satisfaction for me.

“A woman twice my age who fits into the descriptions in my bucket list for a life partner, I will marry without a second thought.

“I love brilliant and intelligent women. Smartness in a woman who has a positive mental attitude and good character is everything.

“It’s all about the compatibility, maturity and satisfaction for me. And as you know, these factors are not determined by age.

“Relationships are about the real connection between two people who are in love, understand each other, and not numbers!” he concluded.

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Talking robots help ease loneliness and boost mental health of seniors in care homes

The elderly who interacted with the robot Pepper for up to 18 hours over a period of two weeks exhibited a significant improvement in mental health.

September 11, 2020 07:55 BST

The elderly may find a good companion that could help keep their mental health in tiptop shape and it is in a very unlikely being - talking robots.

Britain and Japan have started testing Pepper, a robot that has the ability to interact with the elderly in care homes. Pepper was part of Culture-Aware Robots and Environmental Sensor Systems for Elderly Support (CARESSES), a global study funded jointly by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan and the European Union, in an effort to investigate how artificial intelligence (AI) will play a role in senior care.

Researchers noted that the elderly who interacted with Pepper for up to 18 hours over a period of two weeks exhibited a significant improvement in their mental health. They also found that they saw a minimal, yet positive impact in terms of the loneliness level among the users.

What makes Pepper more viable in interacting with the elderly is its ability to sustain a conversation in accordance with the cultural preferences of the older people. The robot is fully autonomous and does not need somebody to control it to fully be able to engage the elderly. It also plays music and entertainment when the senior would need it.

The vision of CARESSES was to help reduce the pressure that many hospitals and care homes experience when it comes to taking care of the elderly. Culturally competent robots will be able to assist caregivers in a number of tasks. They made sure that the robots are aware of the culture of the elderly whom they are interacting with because it is the best way to make them acceptable for the older population.

Dr Chris Papadopoulos, lead author of the evaluation of the study related to CARESSES said in an online statement that the study was groundbreaking. He said that based on the results of the study, using robots like Pepper showed real benefits for the elderly who tend to live longer but with fewer people caring for them. He also added that robots help alleviate loneliness and poor mental health.

Senior Care — Old woman holding a cane Photo: Pixabay

Papadopoulos also narrated to CNN that when they started the project, they saw clearly that loneliness was a significant problem among the elderly and it was one thing that they were set to tackle. It is also very timely today amid the pandemic considering that in care homes, there are enforced isolation, as well as selective isolation, which undeniably resulted in loneliness. He likewise added that although it is still at the prototype level, they have already seen how it was able to improve well-being and mental health.

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Trump sees a boost with Latino voters. What is Biden doing about it?

Biden's top Latino pollster says they've significantly increased polling and specific voter outreach—the way campaigns have traditionally done with white voters.

Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff visit with customers at Amaize restaurant on Sept. 10, 2020 in Doral, Fla., a city with a large number of Venezuelan Americans. Chandan Khanna / AFP - Getty Images

Sept. 11, 2020, 2:14 PM UTC

By Suzanne Gamboa

Facing uproar over numbers showing President Donald Trump is making headway with Florida Latino voters, the Joe Biden campaign said it has been polling and targeting Hispanics more than any previous presidential campaigns in its race to contain Republican gains.

Matt Barreto, who took a break from the Latino Decisions polling firm he founded to join the Democratic nominee's campaign, told NBC News they recently conducted a poll of 1,800 Latinos in Florida. By comparison, for Hillary Clinton's campaign in 2016, Barretto polled about 600 Hispanics in the state.

The increased polling “gives us the ability to look at Latino voters the same way we have been looking at white voters over the years, which is to microtarget them, break them down into different groups — those without a college degree, those who are married — we’re now bringing that level of sophistication to the Latino community,” he said.

The added investment allows the campaign to tailor its digital ads and mailers for the many subgroups of Latino voters hitting on issues more important to them or in ways that resonate with them.

It's part of a scramble for votes in the key battleground state that has the campaigns dividing up Latino voters by their countries of origin and playing to their cultural differences.

The Biden campaign declined to release their poll's findings, but is holding up the deep dive on Latino voters as evidence of how seriously and focused it is on Florida. The campaign has been dealing with a week of panic from Democrats stirred up by polls showing Trump has stronger Hispanic support in the state than he had in 2016, even though Biden leads in the state overall.

Experts attribute Trump’s bolstered Latino backing to expanded support among Cuban American voters and Venezuelan Americans.

A Bendixen & Amandi/Miami Herald poll of 500 voters from Miami-Dade, where most of the state’s Cuban American voters live, showed Trump with a 38-point lead over Biden with Cuban American voters. With Hispanic voters overall, they each take about half the vote in the area.

In 2016, while Clinton won the overall Latino vote with 62 percent, slightly more than half of Cuban Americans, 54 percent, voted for Trump.

Countering a constant Republican message

Florida Democrats began sounding an alarm early in the Biden campaign, warning that the party was not responding aggressively enough to constant Republican attacks against "socialist" Democrats in an appeal to more conservative Cuban American, Venezuelan and other Latino voters.

Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have regularly visited South Florida and touted their hardline stance against Cuba and Venezuela.

This past weekend, Biden countered that message, describing Trump's policies on Venezuela and Cuba as "abject failures" in an interview with Miami's NBC station, WTVJ, saying life in these countries had gotten worse under Trump.

Democrats have also been recently attacking Trump as a "caudillo," or strongman, whose flouting of institutions is more akin to Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro.

“We all knew Florida would be close. We knew the Cuban voters, but also Venezuelans and others tend to lean conservative. That’s why early investment and strategy matters so much," said Vanessa Cárdenas, a Democratic strategist who left the Biden campaign during the primary season.

"At this stage, less than 50 days from the election, it’s like an all-hands-on-deck moment," she said.

Stephanie Valencia, co-founder and president of EquisLabs, said that while Trump has expanded Cuban-American support, a recent Equis poll suggests he may be hitting a ceiling with Cuban American voters.

A poll of 1,081 Latinos voters in Florida, conducted Aug. 20-25 by Equis Research, found 53 percent of respondents would vote for Biden and 37 percent for Trump.

Nearly a third of the respondents were Cuban Americans, 24 percent were Puerto Rican, 18 percent of South American descent and 16 percent Spanish. Other Hispanic subgroups were in single digits.

“What’s really important for Democrats and Joe Biden is to tap into those Cuban Americans who are undecided and might potentially still support Joe Biden” and to reach out to Puerto Ricans, people with roots in Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Spain, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and other countries that were part of her polling sample.

Boosting the Puerto Rican vote?

About 3.1 million Latinos are eligible to vote in Florida. In 2018, some of the fastest growth in registered voters has been in counties with large Puerto Rican populations.

Bernard Fraga, Emory University associate professor of political science, said the Biden campaign's expanded polling and targeted messaging is critical because coronavirus has had an impact on voter registration drives and mobilization. The narrative about low voter enthusiasm for Biden might reflect delays in outreach because of COVID-19, he said.

“Trump may do really well among Cuban American and South Americans, but among Puerto Ricans, Biden is expected to do far better. That’s a population that’s harder to poll considering how many recently arrived,” Fraga said.

In a bid for Puerto Rican voters, a recent Biden digital ad featured a song by artist Bad Bunny, who is from the island. Titled “Pero Ya No” or “No More”, the ad features clips of Trump interspersed with separations of families at the border and in cages, police reform protests and Trump tossing paper towels to Puerto Ricans after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017.

The campaign also created a version of the digital ad to appeal to other Latino groups using the song "Decepciones" (Deceptions) by Mexican mariachi performer Alejandro Fernandez.

Keeping up the Puerto Rican outreach, Biden recently retweeted a report on the Trump administration's efforts to withhold disability benefits from Puerto Ricans. The campaign also released a statement recognizing Cubans' patron saint, the Virgen de la Caridad de Cobre and slamming deportations of Nicaraguan asylum seekers.

Trump's campaign would not say whether it is microtargeting Hispanic voters. In an emailed statement, the campaign said "we understand that Hispanics are not single-issue, monolithic voters" and that Biden and Democrats have "moved too far left and are too out of touch with Hispanic American voters."

The intensifying scramble for Florida's voters played out on the trail this week. Trump campaigned in South Florida Tuesday. Meanwhile, Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris traveled Thursday to Florida and made an unannounced visit to Doral, home to Florida's Venezuelan community. Venezuelans are the country's fastest-growing Latino subgroup.

Barreto said the expanded Latino polling and outreach is not confined just to Florida. Polling also has been done for other battleground states such as Wisconsin, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, where no Hispanic polling was done in 2016. The polling of 1,800 Florida Latinos was part of a larger poll of 3,800, Barreto said.

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News18.com | September 11, 2020, 4:39 PM IST

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India-China Standoff LIVE Updates: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the three Service Chiefs today to discuss the situation along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh. The meeting was held a day after India strongly raised the deployment of large number of troops and military equipment by China along the LAC during the talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow.

Despite China agreeing to de-escalate renewed tensions, India’s understanding remains that there will be no change in the ground situation for now. Even as the meeting was held, China's People Liberation Army has increased significantly increased buildup in the the last 48 hours as it looks to move further west of Finger 4. Indian troops are also being deployed in large numbers along the Finger 3 ridgeline on the north bank of Pangong Tso to match the PLA build-up.

Sep 11, 2020 4:39 pm (IST)

Pawar Seeks Presentation on India-China Situation | Sharad Pawar has sought a presentation on the India-China situation in the Committee from the Central government. The Defence Ministry said that his request has been noted.

Sep 11, 2020 4:19 pm (IST)

CDS Rawat Appears Before Standing Committee on Defence | Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat is appearing before the Standing Committee on Defence in the Parliament Annexe. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is also attending the meeting as a member of the committee.

Sep 11, 2020 4:10 pm (IST)

No Breakthrough, No Climbdown: Despite '5-Point Agreement', India and China Seem Headed Towards a Limited Conflict

The situation at the LAC is on a knife-edge. While the leaderships of both countries may not want a war, evidently neither side seems to be able to take the first step towards de-escalation.

Sep 11, 2020 3:56 pm (IST)

RECAP | Reacting to US-India statement, China said that terrorism is a common challenge faced by all countries and added that Pakistan has made sacrifices in fighting it. “China opposes all forms of terrorism. Today marks the 19th anniversary of 9/11… China opposes all kinds of terrorism and UN should play a leading role and oppose double standards on counter-terrorism,” the statement said. In a joint statement on Thursday, the US-India counter-terrorism joint working group and designations dialogue, both sides denounced the use of terrorist proxies and strongly condemned cross-border terrorism in all its forms.

Sep 11, 2020 3:12 pm (IST)

Corps Commander Level Talks Between India & China Next Week | Brigade Commander-level meeting is presently underway while the Corps Commander Meeting will be held next week, sources told News18. This will be the sixth meeting between Lt Gen Harinder Singh and Major Gen Liu Lin. In the last 24 hours, no fresh aggressive by China’s People’s Liberation Army along the LAC.

Sep 11, 2020 2:51 pm (IST)

Highlights from Foreign Ministers’ Meet | At the talks, Jaishankar and Wang agreed that as the situation eases on the border, the two sides should expedite work to conclude new confidence building measures to maintain and enhance peace and tranquility in the border areas. The joint statement said the two sides also agreed to continue to have dialogue and communication through the Special Representative(SR) mechanism on the India-China boundary question.

Sep 11, 2020 2:43 pm (IST)

RECAP | Noting that the current situation at their border is not in the interest of either side, India and China have agreed on a five-point roadmap including quick disengagement of troops and avoiding any action that could escalate tensions for resolving the four-month-long face-off in eastern Ladakh. As the two countries reached the agreement during the talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday evening, government sources said the Indian side strongly raised the deployment of large number of troops and military equipment by China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh and conveyed its concern. The Chinese side could not provide a credible explanation for the troops buildup, the sources said on Friday.

Sep 11, 2020 2:33 pm (IST)

China, Others to Join Military Exercises in Russia | Meanwhile, Chinese and Russian forces will take part in joint military exercises in southern Russia later this month along with troops from Armenia, Belarus, Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan and others, Chinas defense ministry announced Thursday. The Caucuses 2020 drills will deploy wheeled vehicles and light weaponry to be flown to the drill location by Chinas latest transport aircraft, the ministry said in a statement. The exercises running September 21-26 will focus on defensive tactics, encirclement and battlefield control and command, the ministry said.

Sep 11, 2020 1:56 pm (IST)

Strategy on How to Consolidate Positions Gained at Border Discussed at Key Meet | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today met top security brass in Delhi and assessed the prevailing situation at the border after two top-level meetings with Chinese counterparts. Sources told News18 that a strategy on how to consolidate the positions gained at border was discussed. Besides this, the issue of induction of Rafale jets and its deployment was also taken up.

Sep 11, 2020 1:50 pm (IST)

Former ISRO Chief Pitches for Ramping Up India's Space Assets amid Border Tension |Amid tension on the border with China, veteran space scientist G Madhavan Nair on Friday said India should ramp up its space assets and enhance coverage of the region to keep pace with the changing times. In an interview to PTI, he said in almost all areas of security-related activities, the space — earth observation, communication and electronic intelligence, among other things– plays a very major role.

Sep 11, 2020 1:42 pm (IST)

ALSO READ | India Needs Counter Strategy to Resist China’s Coercive Diplomacy Amid Escalated Tension at LAC

The 4,000 km Line of Actual Control that marks the border between India and China was, till April, considered one of the most peaceful disputed borders in the world.

Sep 11, 2020 1:28 pm (IST)

China Reacts to India-US Joint Statement | Meanwhile, reacting to US-India statement, China said that terrorism is a common challenge faced by all countries and added that Pakistan has made sacrifices in fighting it. “China opposes all forms of terrorism. Today marks the 19th anniversary of 9/11… China opposes all kinds of terrorism and UN should play a leading role and oppose double standards on counter-terrorism,” the statement said. In a joint statement on Thursday, the US-India counter-terrorism joint working group and designations dialogue, both sides denounced the use of terrorist proxies and strongly condemned cross-border terrorism in all its forms.

Sep 11, 2020 1:20 pm (IST)

Earlier on Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh used the induction ceremony of Rafale Jets to send a strong message to China over its belligerence in eastern Ladakh, saying national security is a major priority for India and it is determined to protect its territory. Singh said induction of Rafale jets into the IAF is crucial considering the kind of atmosphere being created along India's border.

Sep 11, 2020 1:06 pm (IST)

'China-India Ministers Meet Marks Substantial Step in Cooling Border Issue': Global Times | The joint statement and five-point consensus reached by both Chinese and Indian foreign ministers in Moscow marked a substantial step in cooling down the current border situation, exceeding the expectations of most international observers, Chinese mouthpiece Global Times reported.The report said the meeting creating favourable conditions for a possible future meeting between the leaders of the two countries, Chinese experts told the Global Times on Friday.

Sep 11, 2020 12:56 pm (IST)

READ | No Breakthrough, No Climbdown: Despite '5-Point Agreement', India and China Seem Headed Towards a Limited Conflict

The situation at the LAC is on a knife-edge. While the leaderships of both countries may not want a war, evidently neither side seems to be able to take the first step towards de-escalation.

Sep 11, 2020 12:54 pm (IST)

Galwan Valley Clash Recap | The savage combat in June, with few parallels in the history of modern armies, claimed the lives of 20 Indian soldiers, including 16 Bihar’s commanding officer, Colonel Santosh Babu, many because of protracted exposure to sub-zero temperatures. The killings marked the Indian Army’s worst losses since the 1999 Kargil war, and the most intense fighting between India and China since 1967, when 88 Indian soldiers and as many as 340 PLA troops were killed in the course of intense skirmishes near the Nathu La and Cho La passes, the gateways to the strategically-vital Chumbi valley.

Sep 11, 2020 12:37 pm (IST)

What Happened at Moscow Meet? | India strongly raised the deployment of large number of troops and military equipment by China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh and conveyed its concern during the talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow, government sources said on Friday. The Indian delegation raised the issue of the Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA) massing troops in eastern Ladakh as the two foreign ministers reached a five-point agreement that will guide the two countries in resolving the border standoff in eastern Ladakh. The meeting in Moscow on Thursday evening lasted two-and-a-half hours.

Sep 11, 2020 12:29 pm (IST)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is conducting a security review meeting with NSA Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and the three services chiefs to discuss the ongoing situation on the China border, Defence Ministry officials said today. On Thursday, in a meeting that lasted two and a half hours in Moscow, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that the recent incidents in eastern Ladakh have inevitably impacted the development of bilateral relations, and therefore, an urgent resolution of the current situation was in the interest of both nations, sources told CNN-News18.

Sep 11, 2020 12:15 pm (IST)

OPINION | Why India-China Border Clashes Are Not Good for Both Countries

In a time of the USA's dwindling influence on world economy and the coronavirus pandemic that has affected everyone, the least that both countries want is a war or even a skirmish.

Sep 11, 2020 11:59 am (IST)

Defence Minister Holds Meeting with CDS, NSA & 3 Service Chiefs | Meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the three Service Chiefs underway to discuss the prevailing situation along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh.

Sep 11, 2020 11:46 am (IST)

'Move Back Personnel, Equipment That Have Trespassed at Border,' China Tells India at SCO Meet | Wang told Jaishankar during the meeting the "imperative is to immediately stop provocations such as firing and other dangerous actions that violate the commitments made by the two sides," China's foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday. Wang also told Jaishankar all personnel and equipment that have trespassed at the border must be moved and that frontier troops on both sides "must quickly disengage" in order to de-escalate the situation.

Sep 11, 2020 11:27 am (IST)

How Strained are India-China Relations | India and China’s relations continue to deteriorate after clashes at the LAC in eastern Ladakh. However, India’s top security establishments do not believe that the relations have strained to an extent that it could escalate into a war. According to reports, the Chinese deployment is non-tactical.

Sep 11, 2020 11:15 am (IST)

Maintenance of Peace on Border Areas Essential to Forward Development of Ties, India Tells China at Moscow Meet | Sources pointed out that while India recognized that a solution to the boundary question required time and effort, it was also clear that the maintenance of peace and tranquility on the border areas was essential to the forward development of ties. Also significantly, India issued a joint press release, unlike China. It said that the current situation is not in the interest of either side, and the border troops should continue dialogue, quickly disengage, maintain proper distance and ease tensions.

Sep 11, 2020 11:06 am (IST)

Meanwhile, after allegations of firing on the South bank of Pangong Tso, the North bank of the lake has been seeing hectic activity since Tuesday night. Officials told News18 that since Tuesday night, a PLA build-up has been noticed in the general area of Finger 3 on the North bank of Pangong Tso. "From the heights that Indian forces have occupied, PLA build-up on the heights near finger 3 was observed. Soon, our side also spruced up the numbers,” an official said. News18, reporting from Leh, observed multiple air sorties by Sukhois, MIGs and Transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

Sep 11, 2020 10:50 am (IST)

READ: The ‘New Normal’ Along the LAC: Understanding the Future of the Border as India, China Lock Horns

A Brigade level flag meeting is believed to have occurred since the latest clash albeit inconclusively reflecting the level of uncertainty, volatility and intractability that has gripped the two sides…

Sep 11, 2020 10:49 am (IST)

'How China's Misadventure Against India Hurt its Reputation and Future' | The border skirmishes, resulting out of Chinese aggression, if not addressed quickly can drag India-China relationship back by 58 years. It can also negate all the gains made in strengthening bilateral ties since 1976, when New Delhi and Beijing decided to restore ambassadorial relations. The ghost of the 1962 war is an embarrassing historical baggage the new generation wants to break-free from. Yet, despite differences, India and China cooperated on issues such as climate change and at multilateral forums such as the BRICS and SCO. It was felt that the growing business and economic relationship between New Delhi and Beijing would eventually overcome the strains and help settle the border dispute, writes Rajiv Kumar. Read full story here.

Sep 11, 2020 10:34 am (IST)

Russia Hopes India and China Will Be Able to Resolve Ladakh Border Row Through Talks | Russia on Tuesday exuded confidence that India and China will be able to resolve the border standoff through dialogue, and ruled out any possibility of its mediation between the two countries unless asked by both of them. Deputy Chief of the Russian embassy Roman Babushkin said his government would like to see "de-escalation and disengagement" through talks in eastern Ladakh.

Sep 11, 2020 10:22 am (IST)

‘India Never Tried to Change Status Quo Ante’: Jaishankar | External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow on Thursday amid a massive spike in border tensions in eastern Ladakh, triggered by fresh face-offs between the two armies. In meeting which lasted more than two hours, sources said Jaishankar stressed on the need to maintain peace and tranquillity in the region, and reiterated that Indian forces never tried to change the status quo ante along the Line of Actual Control.

Sep 11, 2020 10:13 am (IST)

India-China Face-off Can Take Any Trajectory, But Hasn't Reached the Threshold of War: Top Govt Sources | Will there be a full-blown war between India and China anytime soon? The assessment at the highest levels of India's security establishment is clear. The threshold of war hasn’t been reached yet. “It is difficult to predict the trajectory of the face-off, but we haven't reached the threshold of war. Things do build up to a full-blown conflict, but so far there have been only pinpricks. The Chinese deployment right now is non-tactical,” a top government source told News18. So how will things play out in the next few weeks and months? The reading within the government is that there will be minor escalations like the one on August 29-30 when the Chinese army tried to occupy Indian heights at the South bank of Pangong Lake. READ FULL STORY HERE.

Sep 11, 2020 10:03 am (IST)

North Bank of Pangong Tso 'Peaceful' After Days of India-China Tension, But No Signs of Backing off | After two tensed nights between India and China, north bank of Pangong Tso was relatively "peaceful and incident-free", officials told News18. However, they added that troops on both sides continue to hold on to their respective heights between Finger 3 and Finger 4. "There has been no incident since last night in any sector along the LAC," a security official said, adding that however no significant reduction in number of soldiers could be seen on China's side. About 1,500-2,000 Chinese troops are occupying the ridge at finger 3. India has also deployed equal numbers. READ FULL STORY HERE.

India-China Standoff LIVE Updates: At Parl Meet, Sharad Pawar Asks Govt to Present Details on Border Situation before Committee

File photo of NCP Chief Sharad Pawar.

China's moves are being seen as an attempt to wrest the advantage after Indian troops occupied dominating heights on the stretch from the south bank of the lake to Rechin La near Rezang La on August 29-30. Senior government sources told News18 that reading between the lines suggests that there is no change in Beijing’s stated position after the over two-and-half-hour-long meeting between in Moscow.

Officials said that top leadership has been apprised of the situation after seeing the response from China, and India remains firm that it wants a diplomatic solution of the problem. At the meeting in Moscow on Thursday night, India and China had agreed on a five-point plan for resolving the prolonged border face-off in Ladakh that included abiding by all existing agreements and protocol on management of the frontier, maintaining peace and tranquility and avoiding any action that could escalate matters. This was stated in a joint press release issued by India. However, significantly, the statement was not issued by China.

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Maoist Carrying Rs 1 Lakh Bounty Surrenders In Chhattisgarh

The rebel, Kosa Kawasi, who was active as a janmilitia commander under the Katekalyan area committee of Maoists, turned himself in before police officials at the Kuakonda police station, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava told PTI.

The 21-year-old also handed over a 5kg IED to the police. (Representational)

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A Maoist, carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, surrendered before authorities along with an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Thursday, a police official said.

The rebel, Kosa Kawasi, who was active as a janmilitia commander under the Katekalyan area committee of Maoists, turned himself in before police officials at the Kuakonda police station, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava told PTI.

The 21-year-old also handed over a 5kg IED to the police, which was given to him by his senior colleagues to plant in the area to target security forces, he said.

Kawasi was allegedly involved in at least four Maoist-related incidents, including triggering IED blasts and murdering a villager, in the last three years, Pallava said, adding he was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head.

He was mainly tasked with arranging materials, including detonators, used in making IEDs and extorting money from villagers, he said.

Elaborating on reasons for his surrender, Kawasi, in a statement, said he was disillusioned with the "hollow" Maoist ideology.

At the same time, he was influenced by the LonVarratu (term coined in local Gondi dialect which means ''return to your village'') campaign being run for ultras by the police in Dantewada, Pallava said.

He was given an encouragement amount of Rs 10,000 and will be provided facilities as per the state government's surrender and rehabilitation policy, the SP said.

Under the ''LonVarratu'' initiative launched in June, the police have been putting up posters and banners in native villages of Maoists who carry cash rewards on their heads in Dantewada.

The posters mention the names of rebels and appeal to them to give up arms and join the national mainstream.

So far, 108 Maoists have surrendered under the drive, the police official said.

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Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries became the first Indian company to surpass market capitalisation of $200 billion on September 10. The oil to retail to telecom conglomerate now ranks 44th

in terms of valuations globally.

The company is now valued more than the combined market capitalisation of TCS, the largest Indian IT company (Rs 8,74,906.02 crore) and HDFC Bank, the largest Indian private sector lender (Rs 6,00,198.55 crore).

A recent spate of investment in its telecom and retail business has helped the company's stock rise over 54 percent on a year-to-date basis and about 166 percent from its 2020 low of Rs 867.

After a few weeks of consolidation, the stock reverted to its previous uptrend rising over 7.10 percent to end at record closing high of Rs 2,314.65 per share on the BSE on September 10. It hit an intraday high of Rs 2,343.90 which is also its life-time high.

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The price action of Thursday could be on media reports of RIL offering to sell $20 billion stake in its retail business to Amazon Inc. However, the company has not confirmed the report yet.

Silver Lake, which also has a stake in Jio Platforms, invested Rs 7,500 crore in Reliance Retail Ventures (RRVL) for a 1.75 percent equity stake, at an equity value of Rs 4.21 lakh crore. RRVL is also acquiring the retail & wholesale business and the logistics & warehousing business from the Future Group for Rs 24,713 crore.

RIL now ranks among companies such as Pfizer, AT&T, Intel Corp, Toyota Motor Corp, Coca-Cola, Netflix, Bank of America, PayPal Holdings, Adobe which have a market cap in the range of $201 to $230 billion.

Experts expect RIL to announce more investments in its retail business in the coming months which could drive the valuations even higher.

Also Read: RIL becomes first Indian firm that hits m-cap of $200 bn; here is what top brokerages have to say

"We expect the company to attract further investments in the retail business from other investors which could lead to another round of rerating for the company. We remain positive on Reliance industries and expect that the digital and the retail business will be the future growth drivers for the company," Jyoti Roy - DVP- Equity Strategist at Angel Broking told Moneycontrol.

"Further investments in the retail business and scaling up of Jio Mart business will be key triggers for the company in the near future. Listing of the digital and retail business over the next few years would also lead to significant value unlocking for shareholders in the long run," said Roy.

After falling to multi-year lows in March, RIL made a quick turnaround in the following months with a host of investments coming in its telecom firm Jio Platforms. The investments form global players such as Facebook and Google along with its rights issue helped the company become net-debt free much ahead of its target of March next year.

Reliance is the only company from the Nifty50 universe that has rallied more than 150 percent from March lows and is also among top four companies (Tata Motors, M&M and Hindalco Industries) which doubled investors' wealth.

Disclosure: Reliance Industries Ltd. is the sole beneficiary of Independent Media Trust which controls Network18 Media & Investments Ltd.

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ज़ी टीवी का पॉपुलर सिंगिंग रियलिटी शो सारेगामापा लिटिल चैंप्स अपने कंटेस्टेंट्स की जोरदार परफॉर्मेंस के चलते सभी का दिल जीत रहा है. टीचर्स डे के जश्न से भरे सप्ताह के बाद अब इस वीकेंड इस पॉपुलर रियलिटी शो में उन अनसंग हीरोज़ को याद किया जाएगा, जो हमारे बीच सांसें लेती हैं, यानी कि हमारी मां. इस मौके पर सभी लिटिल चैंप्स दुनिया की सभी मांओं को समर्पित करते हुए कुछ दिल छू लेने वाले गाने प्रस्तुत करेंगे. आखिर हमारी जिंदगी में मां के होने की खुशी मनाने के लिए हमें किसी खास दिन की क्या जरूरत है.

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जहां इस हफ्ते मां स्पेशल एपिसोड में सभी कंटेस्टेंट्स की मांएं मंच पर नजर आएंगीं, वहीं हमारे जजों के साथ-साथ होस्ट को भी अपनी-अपनी मां से वीडियो संदेश के जरिए खास सरप्राइज मिलेंगे. खास तौर पर मनीष पॉल की मां का विशेष जिक्र करना होगा, जिन्होंने उनके लिए एक दिल छू लेने वाला वीडियो भेजा. असल में देश में जारी लॉकडाउन के कारण मनीष करीब 8 महीनों तक अपनी मां से नहीं मिल पाए थे. ऐसे में अपनी मां से मिले इस वीडियो संदेश के बाद मनीष के अंदर भावनाओं का उफान उमड़ पड़ा और वो अपने आंसू ना रोक सके.

मनीष पॉल ने कहा, “यह मेरे लिए एक बड़ा भावुक पल है. दुर्भाग्य से लॉकडाउन के कारण मैं करीब 8 महीनों से अपनी मां से नहीं मिल पाया और मुझे उनकी बहुत याद आई. जब भी मैं उनके बारे में बात करता हूं तो मेरे पास हमेशा शब्द कम पड़ जाते हैं. मेरे लिए वो मेरी दुनिया हैं. मैंने जिंदगी में जो कुछ भी हासिल किया है, अपनी मां की वजह से किया है. बचपन में मैं बहुत शरारतें करता था और वो मुझे हमेशा बड़े प्यार-दुलार से रखती थीं. मैं उम्मीद करता हूं कि यह मुश्किल वक्त जल्द गुजर जाएगा ताकि मैं जाकर अपनी मां से मिल सकूं. मैं उन्हें दिल से प्यार करता हूं. यह संदेश वाकई बहुत स्वीट था.”

इसके बाद मनीष पॉल जल्द ही अपनी भावनाओं से उबरकर पल भर में एक पावर एंटरटेनर बन गए और उन्होंने अपनी मां को समर्पित करते हुए एक खास गाना भी गाया. अपना बचपन याद करते हुए मनीष ने अपनी मां से जुड़ा एक दिलचस्प किस्सा भी बताया. उन्होंने कहा, “मैं बचपन से ही बच्चन साहब का बहुत बड़ा फैन रहा हूं. मुझे याद है मैं बचपन में अमिताभ सर के स्टाइल की शर्ट पहनता था और बिना कोई डायलॉग बोले अपनी मां के सामने जाकर खड़ा हो जाता था.

मां मुझे देखती थीं और स्केच पेन निकालकर मेरे सीने पर मर्द लिख देती थीं, जैसे अमिताभ बच्चन की फिल्म में उनके सीने पर लिखा हुआ था. तब जाकर मैं घर से बाहर निकलता था. मैं गाना गाने के जितने भी असफल प्रयास करता था, वो उसकी भी तारीफ करती थीं और सभी से मेरी इस स्किल के बारे में बताती थीं. मैं आज इस अवसर पर अपनी मां का शुक्रिया अदा करना चाहूंगा, जिन्होंने मुझे इतना प्यार किया.”

इस मां स्पेशल एपिसोड के दौरान दर्शकों को भी कुछ मशहूर गानों पर लिटिल चैंप्स की सुरीली परफॉर्मेंस देखने को मिलेगी. जहां कंटेस्टेंट ज़ैद 'चुनर' गाना पेश करके मंच पर माहौल बना देंगे, वहीं तनिष्का और सई 'दिलबर' गाने पर अपनी परफॉर्मेंस से सभी दर्शकों को भावुक कर देंगे. कुल मिलाकर, सारेगामापा लिटिल चैंप्स के आगामी एपिसोड में दर्शकों के लिए ढेर सारे मधुर गाने और बहुत-से सरप्राइज़ होंगे.

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PlayGo T44 Review

Dhriti Datta | 04 Aug 2020

DIGIT RATING

69 _/100

design
71
performance
70
value for money
76
features
58

PROS
Good sound quality
Fast auto reconnection
Pocket-friendly charging case

CONS
Unreliable touch controls
Fit may not be secure for smaller ears
Mediocre battery life

Verdict

Featuring decent comfort and fit, an IPX4 rating, and good sound quality, the PlayGo T44 true wireless earphones are shaping up to be quite a lucrative buy for under 3K. These earphones are much better-sounding than some sub-3K TWS earphones we’ve recently tested such as the Boat Airdopes 441 and the Boult Audio Airbass Livebuds. The compact form factor of the charging case is also a huge plus for those who value portability. However, if you have smaller ears than usual, the fit may be slightly inadequate. Nevertheless, the PlayGo T44 have a lot going for them and are a good purchase for under 3K.

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PlayGo T44 detailed review

Due to the trendsetters that the Apple AirPods were, with their distinct pipe-like design, many audio companies followed suit and adopted the design in their true wireless offerings. Play, a Gurugram-based company that has recently moved into the audio segment, recently launched the PlayGo T44 true wireless earphones that feature the famed pipe-like design. However, they cost a whole lot less than the AirPods do, priced competitively at Rs 2,999. In this price range, the earphones have an array of competitors from brands such as Wings, Noise, Boult Audio, Boat, and others. So, let’s delve into how these AirPods lookalikes fared in our review.

Build and design

The PlayGo T44 may have adopted the general design of the Apple AirPods, but there are some tweaks made to the design that make them distinctive. The charging case, for one, is an elongated pill-shaped design that is both pocketable and robust. Primarily made out of the plastic, the white charging case features a matte texture that feels good to the touch and is also pretty resistive to fingerprints and dust.

The Play logo is stamped onto the top of the case while the rear features a USB Type-C charging port. Plenty of affordable true wireless earphones have now finally adopted USB Type-C instead of the dated micro-USB, and it’s great to see that the PlayGo T44 follows suit. Aside from having a smaller form factor, the case is also lightweight, weighing a mere 35g (without the buds). The earbuds weigh about 5.5g each, bringing the weight up to 41g. Sadly, there’s no LED battery indicator outside the case. Instead, the indicator sits within the case and you will need to flick the case open every time you wish to check the battery status, which is quite inconvenient.

The case opens up pretty easily with two hands, but we found it pretty taxing to pry it open with one hand. The buds sit within the case horizontally and the magnets holding them in place are extremely strong. The earphones don’t budge even when the case is dropped, which is impressive. The magnet on the lid is pretty strong as well, and the case shuts with an audible and satisfying snap.

Coming to the earphones themselves, they also feature the same plastic material and matte finish as the case. The long pipe-style stems feature the microphones, the magnetic points that connect to the charging case, and the Play logo. The top part of the stem houses touch sensors that can be used to control music playback and calls. More on their functionality later.

The earbuds, much like the AirPods, lack silicone eartips and feature a half-in-ear design. Now, this is a very polarising design. While some swear by it, others absolutely detest it. We found the fit to be pretty snug and secure in most ears, despite the lack of silicone eartips. However, if you have smaller-sized ear canals, the earphones will definitely tend to slide out on occasions. The reviewer has smaller than usual ears and found that the earphones aren’t too secure during jogging or high-intensity workouts.

Overall, the earphones are extremely lightweight and due to that, they tend to stay put in most ears without the need for silicone tips. In comparison to the Realme Buds Air, we found the fit to be much more secure and comfortable as well. The compact charging case also impressed us with its aesthetic look and feel.

Features

The PlayGo T44 earphones aren’t something we’d call feature-laden, however, they do feature some pretty nifty features. You get Bluetooth v5.0 which translates to pretty solid connectivity and a wireless range of about 33 feet (without any obstacles). The connection stayed strong even if we put a wall between the earphones and the source device, which is quite decent.

They also come equipped with an Auto Re-connect feature that essentially connects to the last paired device as soon as the buds are removed from the case (if the Bluetooth of the device is turned on). The feature worked extremely seamlessly and the connection to the paired device was almost instantaneous every time we pulled the earbuds out of the charging case.

The earphones also come with full touch controls that can be used by tapping on the top half of the stem. A double-tap on either side pauses/plays the music while a long press on the right earphone skips to the next track and a long press on the left takes you to the previous track. Triple-tapping either earbud will summon your device’s voice assistant (Google Assistant or Siri). You can also accept or reject phone calls with the touch controls. Unfortunately, there is no way to control the volume of media or calls via touch controls.

The touch controls seem very intuitive, however, they’re a bit of a hit and miss. There’s a lot of tapping required and sometimes, the earphones would refuse to register taps. So, when we tried summoning Google Assistant by triple-tapping, the earphones just registered two taps and paused the music instead. Often, even pausing the music would take 2-3 tries to get it right.

The earphones also come equipped with IPX4 sweat and water-resistant rating, which means it can easily shrug off sweat and light rain, making them suitable for workouts and for use in rainy conditions. For charging, as mentioned above, you get the future-proof USB Type-C charging instead of micro-USB, which is excellent at this price point. The earphones also support the standard SBC and AAC audio codecs. We would have loved to see aptX support on this, but we won’t complain much about that at this price point.

Finally, coming to the battery life, the PlayGo T44 true wireless earphones are capable of 4 hours of playback on the earbuds along with 4 additional charges via the charging case, bringing the total to about 20 hours. The numbers here are mediocre, at best, especially on the buds. The standard in true wireless earphones is generally about 6 hours through the earbuds, even on affordable models, so 4 hours of playback is definitely underwhelming.

Moreover, in our tests, we found that the battery on the buds actually last a tad bit lesser than 4 hours. The PlayGo T44 clocked in a music playback time of 3 hours and 35 minutes at 50 per cent volume, which is quite disappointing. Nevertheless, the case did charge the earphones 4 times over, so that figure is quite accurate, as per our tests. Overall, the PlayGo T44 feature mediocre battery life, wonky touch controls but solid Bluetooth connectivity and USB Type-C charging. Charging the case from zero battery to full took approximately 2.5 hours in our tests.

Performance

Featuring 10mm drivers, the PlayGo T44 has a pretty likeable sound profile. The company claims that the earphones come with proprietary EBEL (Enhanced Bass Extra Loud) drivers that output punchy bass and can get quite loud. We definitely found the latter claim to be accurate since the earphones got pretty loud in our tests, which meant we could listen to music comfortably in the 40-50 per cent volume range.

However, while the bass is definitely pretty punchy, it is not at all overexaggerated as we usually witness in other affordable true wireless offerings. There’s definitely weight in the lower frequencies as compared to the mids, but the highs are equally matched creating a sonically-pleasing V-shaped sound signature. In Pull me Under by Dream Theatre, the cymbals sound just as lively as the bass guitar. However, there are some odd peaks in the highs which cause the sound to become a tad shrill at times.

The vocals, due to the V-shaped signature, can seem slightly muted, especially when it comes to male vocals. Lead guitars sound detailed but are slightly relegated to the background with the low and high-frequency instruments stealing the limelight. Nevertheless, in vocal-centric tracks, such as Hello by Adele, with minimal instruments, you will actually get to appreciate the clarity and sparkle of vocals.

Soundstage and imaging, however, are a bit of a miss on these earphones. Tracks such as Selkies by Between the Buried and Me can sound a bit chaotic due to overlapping of instruments. Nevertheless, we still are impressed with the overall sound quality with the punchy yet controlled bass, clear vocals, and emphasised highs.

Coming to the microphone, the advantage of the long stems is that the microphone is a lot closer to your mouth than the ones on other true wireless earphones. Therefore, clarity and audibility go up by quite a lot. On calls, we received no complaints about the clarity and loudness of our voice. Our voice didn’t sound muffled or distant to the receiver, however, the microphone does tend to pick up a lot of ambient sounds.

Bottomline

PlayGo T44 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	₹2999
Release Date:	08 Jul 2020
Variant:	None
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Playback Time
NA
Frequency Range
NA
Channels
NA
Dimensions
NA

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African Entrepreneurs Living off the Grid are Relying on Cost-efficient Solar Fridges

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Brazilian company Youmma's solar-powered fridge.

The fridges help to reduce food waste, store medication safely, and allow shops to keep products fresh for longer.

Last Updated: September 11, 2020, 1:02 PM IST

Keeping food fresh without refrigeration is near impossible in the scorching climate of sub-Saharan Africa. But it's hard to power fridges in a region where almost 600 million people live off the grid.

That's where Brazil's Youmma comes in. The company has developed a pay-as-you-go solar-powered fridge that is being snapped up by small business owners. The fridges help to reduce food waste, store medication safely, and allow shops to keep products fresh for longer, says André Morriesen, research and development manager at Nidec Global Appliance, which owns Youmma.

Of about 2,000 fridges sold since Youmma launched it in 2019, around 80% were to small businesses, he adds.

Energy Efficient

The cooling system of the small 100-liter fridge has been designed for off-grid use, and it consumes a quarter of the energy of a regular fridge, according to Nidec. That means it can be powered by a smaller solar panel and a smaller battery, reducing costs. The battery can keep the fridge running for a day and a half without sunlight.

Customers pay for the fridge in daily installments via cell phones, through M-Kopa, a Kenyan solar energy company. New M-Kopa customers pay a $100 deposit. Daily payments range from $1 to $1.50 for a package that includes solar lighting and covers the installation of a rooftop solar panel. If a user doesn't pay, the fridge stops working until they do.

Once it has been paid off — which usually takes around two years — the customer owns the fridge and the solar power system outright. M-Kopa says it costs more than a conventional fridge, but the package includes lighting as well as continued access to free off-the-grid energy.

Pay-as-you-go "is useful for [rural] households or businesses with an uneven cash flow, such as income based on harvesting seasons," says Teresa Le, a climate change and energy specialist for the UN Development Program.

However, even when paired with pay-as-you-go systems like M-Kopa's, solar fridges are still costly for the average person and that's why they mostly appeal to small businesses, says Le.

Kioko Mwange runs a small shop in the village of Kithungo, eastern Kenya. Since signing up for the Youmma fridge he has increased his sales, which is offsetting the daily payments.

"It helps me preserve milk for up to 10 days," says Mwange. "I have seen an increase in customers, and they are now confident about the quality of the milk I sell them."

Although other affordable options for solar-powered cold storage are available in sub-Saharan Africa, these tend to be larger shared fridges — such as Nigeria's Cold Hubs and Kenya's Solar Freeze — and are mainly used to store produce after harvest or at markets.

'Life changing'

Le is confident the market for solar fridges will grow as distribution networks and pay-as-you-go systems improve.

Morriesen believes the fridges can be a "life-changing product" for rural families and "bring freedom to women" who often spend hours each day walking to food markets. With a refrigerator, they can bulk buy ingredients, saving them time and money, he says.

Youmma sells fridges in Uganda and Kenya, and it is looking to expand into Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Ivory Coast and Senegal.

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Two-time major champion John Daly has revealed he has undergone surgery after being diagnosed with bladder cancer.

The 54-year-old American says the cancer was discovered during an appointment related to kidney stones.

Daly - winner of the 1991 US PGA Championship and 1995 Open - had surgery to remove the cancer but said there was an 85% chance it could return and require further treatment.

"They will probably have to cut it out again," he told the Golf Channel.

"It's probably going to come back, and then another three months, that you don't know," the five-time PGA Tour winner added.

"Luckily for me they caught it early, but bladder cancer is something that I don't know all the details about. But it doesn't look like it may go away. We will just see what happens. Maybe there's a miracle.

"I always tell people I've lived one hell of a life. No matter what happens, I'm not scared to die or anything. I'm still working, I'm still living life, I'm still doing the things I need to do. I can accept the challenge. I'm not scared of that.

"I just want my kids to be OK and everyone else in my family."

Daly last played a PGA Tour event at last year's Safeway Open, where he missed the cut.

His 1991 US PGA Championship win saw him claim a major despite only entering the tournament with days to spare when Nick Price withdrew from the field.

The shock win, along with long drives off the tee and a colourful wardrobe helped him become a fans' favourite and he was a popular winner of the 1995 Open Championship at St Andrews, where he beat Constantino Rocca in a play-off.

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Ancient earthquake may have caused destruction of Canaanite palace at Tel Kabri

Date:: September 11, 2020
Source:: George Washington University
Summary:: Researchers have uncovered new evidence that an earthquake may have caused the destruction and abandonment of a flourishing Canaanite palatial site about 3,700 years ago.
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A team of Israeli and American researchers funded by grants from the National Geographic Society and the Israel Science Foundation has uncovered new evidence that an earthquake may have caused the destruction and abandonment of a flourishing Canaanite palatial site about 3,700 years ago.

The group made the discovery at the 75-acre site of Tel Kabri in Israel, which contains the ruins of a Canaanite palace and city that dates back to approximately 1900-1700 B.C. The excavations, located on land belonging to Kibbutz Kabri in the western Galilee region, are co-directed by Assaf Yasur-Landau, a professor of Mediterranean archaeology at the University of Haifa, and Eric Cline, a professor of classics and anthropology at the George Washington University.

"We wondered for several years what had caused the sudden destruction and abandonment of the palace and the site, after centuries of flourishing occupation," Yasur-Landau said. "A few seasons ago, we began to uncover a trench which runs through part of the palace, but initial indications suggested that it was modern, perhaps dug within the past few decades or a century or two at most. But then, in 2019, we opened up a new area and found that the trench continued for at least 30 meters, with an entire section of a wall that had fallen into it in antiquity, and with other walls and floors tipping into it on either side."

According to Michael Lazar, the lead author of the study, recognizing past earthquakes can be extremely challenging in the archaeological record, especially at sites where there isn't much stone masonry and where degradable construction materials like sun-dried mud bricks and wattle-and-daub were used instead. At Tel Kabri, however, the team found both stone foundations for the bottom part of the walls and mud-brick superstructures above.

"Our studies show the importance of combining macro- and micro-archaeological methods for the identification of ancient earthquakes," he said. "We also needed to evaluate alternative scenarios, including climatic, environmental and economic collapse, as well as warfare, before we were confident in proposing a seismic event scenario."

The researchers could see areas where the plaster floors appeared warped, walls had tilted or been displaced, and mud bricks from the walls and ceilings had collapsed into the rooms, in some cases rapidly burying dozens of large jars.

"It really looks like the earth simply opened up and everything on either side of it fell in," Cline said. "It's unlikely that the destruction was caused by violent human activity because there are no visible signs of fire, no weapons such as arrows that would indicate a battle, nor any unburied bodies related to combat. We could also see some unexpected things in other rooms of the palace, including in and around the wine cellar that we excavated a few years ago."

In 2013, the team discovered 40 jars within a single storage room of the palace during an expedition also supported by a National Geographic Society grant. An organic residue analysis conducted on the jars indicated that they held wine; it was described at the time as the oldest and largest wine cellar yet discovered in the Near East. Since then, the team has found four more such storage rooms and at least 70 more jars, all buried by the collapse of the building.

"The floor deposits imply a rapid collapse rather than a slow accumulation of degraded mud bricks from standing walls or ceilings of an abandoned structure," Ruth Shahack-Gross, a professor of geoarchaeology at the University of Haifa and a co-author on the study, said. "The rapid collapse, and the quick burial, combined with the geological setting of Tel Kabri, raises the possibility that one or more earthquakes could have destroyed the walls and the roof of the palace without setting it on fire."

The investigators are hopeful that their methodological approach can be applied at other archaeological sites, where it can serve to test or strengthen cases of possible earthquake damage and destruction.

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Trump's White House says critical race theory is anti-American. Here's the truth.

Whether or not he knows it, Trump already has those who are learned in critical race theory working for federal agencies. And we are all better for it.

President Donald Trump arrives at an event to discuss environmental policies in Jupiter, Fla., on Sept. 8, 2020.John Raoux / AP

Sept. 11, 2020, 5:29 PM UTC / Updated Sept. 11, 2020, 5:35 PM UTC

By Laura E. Gómez, faculty director of UCLA's Critical Race Studies Program

Just before Labor Day, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought began a memo to federal agency heads with these words: "It has come to the President's attention that Executive Branch agencies have spent millions of taxpayer dollars to date 'training' government workers to believe divisive, anti-American propaganda." I doubt that President Donald Trump or Vought know specifically, but the memo apparently is referring to talking about "diversity training" or anti-racism training common in the private sector and for public employees. The memo singled out training in "critical race theory" and "white privilege" as examples of ideas "that the United States is an inherently racist or evil country."

The memo singled out training in "critical race theory" and "white privilege" as examples of ideas "that the United States is an inherently racist or evil country."

As a co-founder and current head of the nation's first established program in critical race theory, the UCLA Law School Critical Race Studies Program, while dismayed at the caricature the memo represents, I recognize a teachable moment when I see it. Critical race theory is not racial demonization. Far from being anti-American, as Trump's administration alleges, critical race theory aspires to the ideal of equality represented in our post-Civil War Constitution, an ideal we are far from achieving even 150 years later.

Critical race theory is a field of scholarship that arose in the legal academy in the 1980s, when a critical mass of African American and other law professors of color first coalesced. This first generation of critical race scholars sought to distinguish their ideas from those of liberal constitutional law scholars who put great faith in anti-discrimination laws and of far-left critical legal theory scholars who believed all law reform was designed simply to maintain the status quo.

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Critical race theory both borrows from and departs from the liberals and the leftists in the legal academy. While the field is diverse, with many conversations and disagreements within it, critical race scholars rejected the nihilism that characterized the leftist critics who argued that equal rights served to legitimate ongoing subordination. Instead, critical race theory embraced the transformative vision of the long civil rights movement, replete with partial victories won through painful, protracted struggle, including the Reconstruction amendments to the Constitution after the Civil War and the Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts of the 1960s.

Like the liberals, we recognize that those laws made a difference in the lives of those subordinated on the basis of race and national origin and represented the fruits of resistance to white domination. At the same time, we are more critical than the liberals about the limits of law to create institutional change. American history teaches us that white supremacy has a way of shape-shifting in response to law reforms, even when they are well-meaning.

This nation's policing and police violence against Black and brown people illustrate what we mean. First, the roots of American policing are in militia-style slave patrols that existed in states with slavery and then in the perceived need for a means of social control of newly emancipated slaves. The reason we have more than 18,000 different federal, state, county and local agencies in the U.S. is that they rose not principally as a means of "fighting crime" but, rather, as an avenue to better promote white supremacy in the early 20th century in all regions (not only in the South).

As African Americans gained freedom and mobility, white officials realized that racial terror could more effectively be enforced at the local and county levels, especially in the wake of periodic civil rights enforcement by the federal government. While this happened at an institutional level over the course of the 20th century, it is telling that police forces today are populated by a nontrivial number of white supremacists.

Today, opinions about policing vary widely because we have two different practices of policing, depending on the race/class makeup of regions within a jurisdiction. Police violence rarely occurs in affluent neighborhoods, where de-escalation techniques are in ample supply; it occurs in working-class and poor neighborhoods, where police are taught (formally in the past and informally today) to fear "super predators" and to see Black and brown children as threats.

Although the law provides that those police who go "too far" may face prosecution for excessive force, the scaffolding of doctrinal and procedural rules that governs this area of law combines with the blatant removal of people of color from juries (despite the law's formal mandate against it). As a result, police rarely face consequences for their bad behavior.

This is what we mean when we speak of institutional or systemic racism that remains endemic in the United States despite one and a half centuries of "civil rights reforms." If this makes us anti-American, we stand as charged. But critical race scholars argue that true patriotism is the willingness to criticize your nation, precisely because we seek to bring it closer to its post-Civil War ideals of equality and anti-subordination.

Critical race scholars argue that true patriotism is the willingness to criticize your nation, precisely because we seek to bring it closer to its post-Civil War ideals.

In contrast, Trump preaches a faux patriotism, one that allows for labeling American military personnel — who are made up of demographically disproportionate numbers of African American and Latino volunteers — as "losers" and "suckers." One that allows for the deaths of close to 200,000 people in the United States because the Trump administration wantonly disregarded and, indeed, according to Bob Woodward, purposefully downplayed the scientific evidence about COVID-19.

Although employee trainings are no panacea, we believe the American people would be well served by a federal government that was made aware of anti-racist ideas from critical race theory and other cutting-edge scholarly fields. When a group of us founded Critical Race Studies at UCLA Law two decades ago, we did so to train future generations of racial justice lawyers.

Today our nearly 1,000 alumni work in grassroots social change organizations, for national civil rights organizations like the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, for small and middle-size civil rights practices, for large law firms that engage in critical pro bono work and as legal counsel for state and federal agencies. Whether or not he knows it and despite OMB's memo, Trump already has those who are learned in critical race theory working for federal agencies. And we are all better for it.

Laura E. Gómez

Laura E. Gómez is a UCLA professor of law, the faculty director of UCLA's Critical Race Studies Program and the author of "Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism."

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Tesla said to be planning exports of China-made Model 3s to Europe

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Tesla Model 3 cars destined for Europe are currently built in the U.S.

Tesla plans to ship cars made at its Shanghai plant to other markets in Europe and Asia, according to people familiar with the matter.

China-built Tesla Model 3s intended for delivery outside the country will likely start mass production in the fourth quarter, the people said, asking not to be identified because the details are private.

The people said the markets targeted include Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, as well as Europe, where customers currently have to wait for a Tesla to be delivered from the U.S.

Shipments could start as soon as the end of this year, or early 2021, according to the people.

The company is stepping up production as competition in the space intensifies, with traditional automakers starting to make EVs, especially for the China market, where local rivals like BYD already have a strong footing.

General Motors said this week it will take a $2 billion equity stake in electric truck maker Nikola.

A representative for Tesla in China declined to comment.

Tesla's main factory is in Fremont, California, where it assembles the Model S, Model X, Model Y and Model 3. That's also where the vast majority of the vehicles' components are made.

The company is also building a factory near Berlin, its first in Europe. CEO Elon Musk is pursuing an ambitious timetable, targeting mid-2021 for that plant to start production.

Demand for EVs globally is rising, bolstered by tighter emissions regulations in Europe and an increasing awareness of climate change and the negative impact fossil-fueled cars have on the environment.

While the coronavirus pandemic has dented sales of all vehicles -- global passenger EV sales were down 15 percent in the second quarter -- the market for EVs is forecast to expand about 7 percent this year.

Europe has led the growth in 2020, with EV sales in the continent's main auto markets more than doubling in January to July compared with the same period in 2019, according to BloombergNEF.

Tesla is also facing competition from Volkswagen Group, Renault and BMW's new electric models.

Challenging markets

Singapore, Australia and New Zealand have trailed Europe and China in EV adoption and could present a bigger challenge for Tesla and its rivals. Tesla may also need to make changes to its assembly set-up in Shanghai to target those right-hand drive countries.

In China, Tesla delivers around 11,000 cars a month, all for the domestic market. Startup Nio has been averaging around 3,500 recently, by comparison.

Analysts at Credit Suisse Group described Tesla's export plans as positive for the company, noting that China-made Model 3s have a lower cost than those built in the U.S. They said, however, that any move to export may signal that demand in China is below capacity.

Around 80 percent of the parts that Tesla uses at its Chinese plant will be sourced locally by the end of the year, Musk said during an earnings call in July. In December, before the outbreak of COVID-19, Song Gang, the manufacturing director at the Shanghai facility, said Tesla wanted to source 100 percent of its parts locally by the end of the year.

Tesla has been cutting its prices in China as part of a push to increase sales in the world's largest EV market. Musk has said that making Tesla cars more affordable is a key target, and local sourcing helps with lowering expenses.

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बॉलीवुड के किंग यानी शाहरुख खान (Shah Rukh Khan) की बेटी सुहाना खान (Suhana Khan) भले ही फिल्मों से दूर हों, लेकिन वह हमेशा सोशल मीडिया पर छाई रहती हैं. सुहाना खान की फोटो हो वीडियो, सोशल मीडिया पर खूब वायरल होती हैं. सुहाना खान की सेल्फी को लेकर भी ऐसा ही हाल देखने को मिल रहा है. दरअसल, सुहाना खान की एक सेल्फी सोशल मीडिया पर खूब वायरल हो रही है, जिसमें उनका जबरदस्त अंदाज नजर आ रहा है. इस सेल्फी में किंग खान की बेटी ने अपनी मेकअप स्किल दिखाई है. सेल्फी में सुहाना खान का अंदाज और उनका लुक जबरदस्त लग रहा है.

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सुहाना खान (Suhana Khan) ने अपनी सेल्फी को इंस्टाग्राम स्टोरी पर साझा किया है, जिसने लोगों का खूब ध्यान खींचा है. फोटो में सुहाना न्यूड लिपग्लॉस, ग्लिट्री पिंक आईशेडो के साथ ड्यूवी मेकअप किए नजर आ रही हैं. इस फोटो में सुहाना का पोज भी देखने लायक है. फोटो के साथ-साथ किंग खान की बेटी ने हार्ट शेप इमोजी भी साझा किया. बता दें कि यह पहली बार नहीं है जब सुहाना खान के लुक्स और उनके अंदाज ने इस कदर लोगों का ध्यान खींचा हो. इससे पहले भी सुहाना खान का एक वीडियो खूब वायरल हो रहा था, जिसमें वह पत्थर पर बैठकर पोज देती नजर आ रही थीं.

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बता दें कि सुहाना खान (Suhana Khan) अमेरिका में पढ़ाई कर रही थीं, लेकिन कोरोनावायरस की वजह से जारी लॉकडाउन के कारण वह अब मुंबई में अपने घर पर हैं और फैमिली के साथ समय गुजार रही हैं. सुहाना खान स्टार किड्स की चर्चा में हमेशा आगे रहती हैं. अपने ग्लैमरस लुक्स और ड्रेसिंग सेंस को लेकर सुहाना खान काफी जानी जाती हैं. फिल्मों से दूर होने के बाद भी सुहाना खान हमेशा सुर्खियों में रहती हैं. शाहरुख खान के मुताबिक सुहाना खान अपनी पढ़ाई पूरी करने के बाद ही फिल्मी दुनिया में कदम रख सकती हैं.

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01/65 ethnic outfits of Mira Kapoor every millennial bride must bookmark

Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor's gorgeous wife Mira Rajput Kapoor is known for her minimalistic take on fashion. Her wardrobe is a mix of subtle hues, lightweight ethnic wear and experimental drapes. If you're a bride-to-be, who's looking for some minimal ethnic looks, then look no further. Here's a look at five ethnic outfits of Mira, which are just perfect for a minimalistic bride:

02/6The printed anarkali

For an event, Mira stepped out in a white and blue anarkali. The floral print anarkali featured a shimmery belt on the bodice. She styled it with a matching print dupatta featuring a sequinned border.

03/6The net lehenga

For a wedding celebration, Mira picked a lightweight lehenga over a heavy one. She styled the powder-pink lehenga with a heavily embellished blouse and a shimmery dupatta.

04/6Sari with a statement blouse

The actress was seen wearing an onion-pink sari featuring a fringed pallu. She styled the plain sari with a statement blouse. The blouse featured V neckline with dramatic ruffles.

05/6The ruffled gown

Going for a plain gown, Mira showed us a chic way to style a minimalistic gown. Her pink gown featured an off-shoulder neckline with ruffled sleeves. She styled this ensemble with a shimmery belt and a statement necklace.

06/6The white lehenga

For a wedding celebration, Mira picked a pretty ivory-toned lehenga. Her lehenga featured lucknowi work, which she styled with a chikankari dupatta.

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Sia helps a man who's fallen on tough times amid the coronavirus pandemic | Daily Mail Online

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The extraordinary moment Sia gifts $20,000 to a father-of-two who lost his wife to cancer before losing his job and home due to the coronavirus pandemic... and her generous donation leaves radio hosts in tears

Published: 03:50 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 04:54 BST, 11 September 2020

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Generous singer Sia has donated thousands of dollars to a 60-year-old man who has lost his wife, job and home, all in the short space of a few months.

Radio hosts Fitzy and Wippa struggled to contain their emotions on Friday as they told Steve, a listener whose wife died of breast cancer on Mother's Day this year, that the Chandelier star was giving the father-of-two $20,000 to help pay his bills.

Steve's daughter had asked the radio hosts to help her dad get back on his feet after Sia pledged $100, 000 to Nova FM to be given out to deserving recipients amid the coronavirus pandemic, last month.

Sweet charity: She's known for her generosity, and on Friday, Sia helped out a 60-year-old man who had lost his wife, job and home, all in the short space of a few months. Pictured at The Daily Front Row Fashion Awards in Los Angeles in March 201

'We've heard about your story, 2020 to say the least for a lot of people has been a shocker, and yours in particular,' Wippa, 40, told Steve via FaceTime on Friday.

Despite falling on hard times, Steve said his main concern was for his two daughters, and 'making sure they're okay and get through this'.

Fitzy, 43, then told Steve that the show had decided to help out by giving him $10,000 to help pay his bills.

Getting upset: Radio hosts Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald (pictured) and Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli struggled to contain their emotions while talking to a recent widow on radio on Friday

'People don't like to talk about this, they bottle it up. We need to talk about these things...' explained Fitzy.

'We've got an amazing artist Sia who's come on board as well, and from a couple of mates, we want to tell you we've got your back and we want to get you back up on your feet.'

Tough times: The Fitzy & Wippa hosts were talking to Steve (pictured), a listener who'd lost his wife to breast cancer on Mother's Day this year, before then losing his job and home amid the coronavirus pandemic

Clearly moved, Steve told the radio hosts their assistance was 'very much appreciated' and called their generosity 'unbelievable'.

The duo then told Steve they were going to give him another $10,000 so he could pay off his late wife's car.

Finally, an emotional Fitzy told Steve they were also going to build a bench seat in the cemetery in memory of his late wife, so he'd have somewhere to sit whenever he visited her grave.

Last month, Sia pledged $100, 000 to Nova FM to be given out to deserving recipients amid the coronavirus pandemic.

She said at the time: 'I like do-gooding. Maybe wanna do something together? Like, maybe I'll give you guys $100,000 that you can give out to people?'

'We've heard about your story, 2020 to say the least for a lot of people has been a shocker, and yours in particular,' Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli (pictured) told Steve via FaceTime

Emotional: Clearly moved, Steve told the radio hosts their assistance was 'very much appreciated' and called their generosity 'unbelievable'. Pictured with his daughter, Lauren

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Asus Zenfone 2 Review

By Prasid Banerjee | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

81 _/100

design
72
performance
89
value for money
90
features
87

PROS
4GB RAM
Good performance
Sturdily built

CONS
Average camera
Average battery life

Verdict

It’s all about pricing with the Asus Zenfone 2. For a price-tag of 20k, this phone would be a really good buy. The performance is what you buy this phone for and irrespective of the flaws in the design, it's a minor mistep for an affordable flagship. There's a lot going for the Zenfone 2 and it would make for a good buy. It’s no ordinary Zenfone and while you do compromise a bit on the battery and a lot on the camera, Asus can justify that with the right pricing. If you’re looking for good performance in an affordable smartphone, then this will be one of the phones to go for. If you want a very good camera, then the OnePlus One and Xiaomi Mi4 should take precedence.

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4GB RAM eh? Wow, that’s a lot of background app activity, something that is especially important for the resource hungry Android OS. Yes Google, you’ve done well, but iOS and Windows are both better at resource management than Android. But not all of us own iPhones and very few of us would go for a Windows-based smartphone right now.

All of this is why Asus has been pushing the 4GB RAM aspect of the Asus Zenfone 2. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again though, one aspect doesn’t make a good smartphone. If it did, we wouldn’t have jobs. But I digress. The Zenfone 2 is not just about the 4GB RAM, it’s about Asus’ legacy, the Zenfone 5 in particular. The Taiwanese company made its name in the market with the Zenfone 5 and needed a fitting successor to that device. So, is the Zenfone 2 the one? Let’s find out.

Build and Design

I’m not going to draw comparisons with the LG G3 and HTC One M8 here, because let’s face it, you can do that by yourself. Just look at the pictures below.

The Asus Zenfone 2 has about a 6 inch frame (not display) and the metallic finish does give it a premium feel. It’s not exactly balanced though, meaning the design isn’t seamless. Asus has retained some of the design elements from the Zenfone 5, which in my humble opinion, is a mistake.

Of course, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and the Zenfone 2 can look good in photos. My problem though is in the lack of seamlessness. The brushed metallic finish should have continued over the top and bottom bezels, with on-screen buttons, instead of physical ones. Of course, that would have drawn more comparisons to the LG G3, but that ship sailed with the rear volume buttons.

The black glossy plastic on the front doesn’t go with the back. It breaks the flow in a way and takes away from the really premium looks that the Zenfone 2 could have had. In fact, I suspect I would have ignored the bulk and weight of this device had the design been seamless.

If this was a high-end device, the design wouldn't have been good enough, but for an affordable flagship, the Zenfone 2 looks good. The combination of HTC and LG's design philosophies is passable for a smartphone in this price range.

Display

At 5.5 inches, 1080p is the bare minimum, which is something that I’ve said before. The 403 ppi pixel density is very good and though the Zenfone 2’s display isn’t as good as the 2k display on a Galaxy Note 4, it is really good for the 20k price range. What makes it exceptional are the viewing angles. The Zenfone 2 has really wide viewing angles, which you will appreciate if you watch a lot of videos, especially if you do that with other people watching around you.

The display is a bit on the dimmer side, but not enough to really be a problem.

There’s a lot of talk about UIs nowadays, thanks in no small part to Samsung and its Touchwiz UI. The South Korean giant made its UI bloatware free, but someone seems to have forgotten to give Asus the notice. The Zenfone 2 comes with 28 pre-loaded apps, many of which you absolutely do not need.

Asus’ ZenUI has its moments, like the facts that folders on the home screen name themselves based on the apps you’re putting in them. There are also the bright wallpapers and icons, which many may like.

Overall though, Zen UI isn’t the best UI out there. It needs to be simpler and less gimmicky.

Asus Zenfone 2 Performance

This is where the Zenfone 2 makes all its money. The Intel Atom Z3580 quad-core SoC combined with 4GB of RAM is a formidable pair. The simplest way to define the performance would be something squarely between the Snapdragon 800 and Snapdragon 801 from Qualcomm.

It puts up a fight in benchmarks and the difference is barely visible during regular use. What’s even more heartening is the PowerVR G6430 GPU. This is the same GPU that Apple used along with its A7 SoC in the iPhone 5S. The performance is somewhat similar to the Adreno 330, which is fitted in the OnePlus One and Xiaomi Mi4.

We’ve already compared the Zenfone 2 to those two device and you can read that here.

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In gaming, the Zenfone 2 does well, although the GPU will be throttled when you’re using the power saving modes on the phone. The lag during gaming is isn't enough to make me dislike this phone though and there's no lag when you turn the power saving modes off. Note, the Zenfone 2 comes with the power saving mode on by default.

The Intel processor does have a pitfall, in the fact that it isn’t as battery efficient as its compatriots. Don’t go drawing conclusions on that before you read the battery segment of this review though.

The overall performance of the system is aided by the 4GB RAM. Hard as I tried, I couldn’t get the Zenfone 2 to drop below 900MB of free RAM. That’s saying something, since even 3GB devices sometimes find it tough to deal with the number of games I play on my phone.

Battery of Zenfone 2

People often mistake the size of a battery with how long it lasts. Asus may have put a 3,000 mAh battery in the Zenfone 2, but it doesn’t mean it will last long enough. The battery efficiency of a phone depends on the efficiency of the entire system, the interaction between hardware and software and also the hardware’s own efficiency.

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While Intel seems to have done better than before here, I’m sure many will still complain about the Zenfone 2's battery, as they did with the Zenfone 5. We took your take on the Zenfone 5 and the battery was the most common concern.

I’m not saying the Zenfone 2 has bad battery life, but it doesn’t match up to the OnePlus One. As we wrote in the comparison before, it’s better than the Xiaomi Mi4, but not as good as the OnePlus device.

During regular use, with some light gaming, and lots of emails and texts, the phone lasted me for about 10 hours. On an average, the Zenfone 2 lasted for about 8 hours each day before I needed to charge it. Using the battery saver modes, I could increase this to 10 hours, but that’s about the best I got.

Even in our own battery tests, the Zenfone 2 lasted for about 7 hours, which is better than the Zenfone 5, but not enough to last you through the day. It’s an ok battery at best.

Camera Review

If the Zenfone 5’s weakness was in the battery, the Zenfone 2 fails in the camera department. It’s not the worst camera in the market, but it’s nowhere close to the best. The camera on this phone lacks details and struggles to focus when light conditions are uneven. In bright sunlight, we got images that were massively oversaturated and under fluorescents lights, they were often blown out.

Asus Zenfone 2

With an expected price tag of 20k, this isn’t the camera one wants. This camera doesn’t compare to the Mi4 and the OnePlus One and has absolutely no chance against the Honor 6 Plus.

The low light shots were more respectable than the rest and Asus’ low light mode makes things even better, but that’s about the only good thing about the 13MP rear camera on the Zenfone 2.

Bottomline

It’s all about pricing with the Zenfone 2. For a price-tag of 20k, this phone would be a really good buy. The performance is what you buy this phone for and irrespective of the flaws in the design, it's a minor mistep for an affordable flagship. There's a lot going for the Zenfone 2 and it would make for a good buy.

It’s no ordinary Zenfone and while you do compromise a bit on the battery and a lot on the camera, Asus can justify that with the right pricing. If you’re looking for good performance in an affordable smartphone, then this will be one of the phones to go for. If you want a very good camera, then the OnePlus One and Xiaomi Mi4 should take precedence.

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Asus Zenfone 2 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

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Release Date:	06 May 2015
Variant:	64GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
5.5" (1080 x 1920)
Camera
13 | 5 MP
Memory
64 GB/4 GB
Battery
3000 mAh

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ASUS ROG Strix SCAR II GL504GV Review

By Swapnil Mathur | Updated Nov 01 2019

DIGIT RATING

80 _/100

design
84
performance
81
value for money
80
features
75

PROS
Improved performance over the GTX 1060 variant
WASD keys always remaining cool to the touch
144Hz refresh rate

CONS
Exhaust vent on the right side pushes hot air right onto your hand when using external mouse
Awkward webcam placement

Verdict

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 2 with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 is the same as its non-RTX counterpart in every way, save for the GPU. Even with this small change, it offers noticeable improvements in GPU-centric tasks like gaming, photo editing and video editing. You still get a great keyboard which works for typing long documents as well as it does for gaming. The display is great for all round use and the narrow bezels make it more immersive. The only real downside to the machine (besides the fact that it could be more powerful) is that its heavy and not exactly a "portable" laptop.

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It was only a few months ago that Asus launched the ROG Strix Scar II in India, powered by an Intel Core i7-8750H processor and Nvidia GTX 1060/GTX1070 GPUs. Then at CES, the world was introduced to RTX GPUs for laptops and once again, the GPU game changed. Asus was quick to update its portfolio of gaming machines and we now have the RTX version of the Strix Scar 2, the company’s FPS-centric gaming laptop. Asus tells us that they will not discontinue the 10-series powered machine for now, allowing gamers to have a choice across various price points. Let’s find out just how much of an improvement the RTX variant of the Scar 2 has to offer over the non-RTX one.

ASUS ROG STRIX SCAR II Specifications

The ASUS ROG STRIX SCAR II GL504GV is powered by the Intel Core i7-8750H and an NVIDIA RTX 2060 6GB SKU. There is also a more expensive variant with the RTX 2070, which isn't the Max-Q variant for anyone wondering. The review unit we received had the below specs .

ASUS ROG STRIX SCAR II GL504GV Specifications
Processor	Intel Core i7-8750H 2.2 GHz
Platform	300-series
RAM FSB	2666 MHz
RAM Capacity	16 GB
Screen Size	15.6–inches 144 Hz
Screen Size	1920x1080
GPU	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 6GB DDR6
SSD	Western Digital 256GB NVMe
HDD	Seagate FireCuda 1 TB
Ethernet	Realtek GbE Controller
Wi-Fi	Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9560
Audio	Realtek ALC294
Battery	4210 mAh 66 Whr @15.4v
AC Adapter	230W
Weight	2.4 Kg

Build and Design

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 2 carries forward the same design as its non-RTX counterpart, maintaining consistency in the product line. We love the RGB light strip that sits on the front of the laptop, just below where the lid closes, and the ROG logo on the lid, which glows. The laptop weighs a notable 2.4 kilograms, making it not very easy to lug around the machine. The laptop has a total thickness of over an inch and hence, does not fit in most camera bags as I sadly learned on a recent international trip where the laptop accompanied me.

The construction of the laptop is pretty solid, but the lid has a bit of flex, not just on the top, but also on the hinge. Being as thin as the display is, it is easy for it to flex if you lift it or close it from one edge. The hinge on which the display rests is itself very sturdy and holds the display in place without any slack.

The lid of the Scar 2 exhibits some flex

The point here is, the Asus ROG Strix Scar 2 is built well, with the tradeoff being a slightly thick body and the 2.4 kilos of heft.

A peek under the hood

One of the joys of owning a gaming laptop is knowing that when the time comes, you can take the bottom off and upgrade some of the internal components in order to boost performance. Companies have taken different approaches to make this process easier (or harder in some cases) and with Scar 2, the process is somewhere in the middle. Easiest upgrades are when all you have to do is take off a small panel off the bottom by unscrewing one of two screws. With this machine, however, the entire bottom has to come off.

Once the insides are revealed, you are greeted with a red motherboard, and we can't help but wonder if this is some kind of a design choice, given ROG’s original brand colours being red and black. The 16GB of RAM is courtesy 2 8GB sticks clocked at 2666MHz. This is a big relief as the non-RTX version of the Scar 2 that we had reviewed earlier came with a single 16GB Stick.

This time, the Scar 2 sports 2x8GB RAM configuration

There’s also the 256GB NVMe drive that operates at PCIe x2 speeds, along with a 1TB Seagate FireCuda SSHD. The SSHD is mounted in a caddy, which is supported by a little bit of foam padding to prevent any mishaps because of sudden movement.

The SSHD sits snug in its caddy

For cooling, we see a generous amount of copper heat pipes going across the new RTX 2060 and the Intel Core i7-8750H accompanied by two 12V fans, which come with a unique design that helps separate the dust from the air.

In terms of upgrade and repairs, users should be able to easily replace the RAM, SSD, HDD and even the Wi-Fi card if needed. The speakers are also easily replaceable in terms of how they’re packed into the machine, but whether you’ll be able to find replacements easily is another issue altogether. The dual fans should also be easily replaceable if needed, provided you can find spares for them as well.

Large 12V fans for maximum airflow

Keyboard, Trackpad, I/O

One of my favourite things about the Asus ROG Strix Scar 2 is the keyboard, which also comes with a compact num-pad on the side. The keyboard itself offers RGB backlighting with 4 zones and a host of effects available in the Aura console. The keys themselves offer a 1.8mm of travel and curvature of 0.25mm. The curvature is barely noticeable to the eye, but when your fingers strike the keys, you feel it mate perfectly with your fingers. The WASD keys are transparent on the Scar 2, giving it a dedicated fps-gamer feel. While the keyboard itself is great for gaming, it also serves as a great tool for typing, with its soft key presses and low actuation point. The dedicated volume keys, a key to mute the microphone and one to bring up the Asus Armory Crate software are definitely a great thing to have.

The keyboard features RGB lighting in four zones

The trackpad on the Asus ROG Strix Scar 2 uses Windows’ precision drivers and has two distinct left and right click keys. The advantage of this kind of click setup is that they can both be used together while gaming, in the rare case that you find yourself without an external mouse. By itself, the trackpad offers excellent response for most use cases, but naturally, is not recommended for competitive gaming.

Dedicated volume and Armory Crate keys are helpful

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 2 also offers a very generous selection of ports, ideal for a lot of different kinds of users. In terms of USB, there are a total of 3 USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, two on the left and one on the right. There is also a USB Type-C port that operates at 5Gbps. Along with an HDMI 2.0 port, the Scar 2 also hosts a Mini Displayport 1.2 connector which is capable of driving monitors with a resolution of 4K @ 60Hz. Lowering the resolution on the external display allows for frame rates as high as 144Hz (at 1080p). On the right side, you will find the trusty old SD Card slot as well.

Display

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 2 sports a Full HD panel capable of 144Hz refresh rate and a response time of 3ms. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 on board this machine isn’t powerful enough to push most games to this frame rate at high graphics settings. However, if you tone down the graphics on some games, you can find yourself enjoying higher frame rates. We’ll discuss this in the performance section for specifics. the display also sports extremely narrow bezels, something we love.

The IPS display is said to offer 100 percent sRGB colour reproduction, but we were only able to achieve 98 percent coverage as revealed by our Spyder colour calibration tool. What was a little surprising, however, was discovering some very strong light bleed on the corners of the display when there’s a pitch black image on the screen. The light bleed, thankfully, does not have any presence when there is content playing on the screen, whether its games, watching movies or even so much as browsing the web.

The IPS panel is a great addition and a lot of gaming laptops are starting to use this. This stems from companies finally realizing that creative professionals are just as likely to pick up gaming laptops as gamers. Since creativity tools require equal, if not more power than even the most demanding of games, the only thing that was missing was a colour-accurate display. With an IPS panel on board, photographers, indie-filmmakers and even colouring artists have at their disposal the perfect tool for their job.

Performance

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 2 has a fairly standard configuration for gaming laptops, that is, an 8^th generation Intel Core i7-8750H mated with 16GB of RAM. The differentiator here is the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060, which is supposed to offer some interesting performance enhancements. We are going to measure the performance of the machine across three parameters; synthetic benchmarks, gaming performance and photo & video render tests.

Synthetic Performance

Given that the new Strix 2 comes with the same hardware as that on the non-RTX variant, we didn’t expect a huge variance in numbers. Surprisingly, some of the benchmark numbers were notably higher on the RTX version of the Strix 2 than its 10-series counterpart. Below is a comparative graph for 3DMark’s various benchmarks showing the performance delta between not just the two Strix 2 variants, but also the Alienware M15 which we reviewed a few weeks ago.

There’s an interesting realization to be had here. Keeping the processor and RAM the same, the change in the GPU does show a notable difference in numbers, even in synthetic benchmarks. The RTX 2070-powered Alienware outperforms the 2060-powered Strix 2, which scores higher numbers across the board in comparison to the GTX 1060 powered Strix 2.

Gaming Performance

When it comes to gaming, the Asus ROG Strix Scar 2 offers a choice of performance. Bear with me as I walk you guys through what I mean. With the new RTX GPUs, Nvidia has opened up doors for a whole new kind visual fidelity. While this is great for desktops, where if your GPU isn’t pushing enough frames, you can always just upgrade it, as long as you got the money, it's not great for a laptop. With a laptop, you’re basically in a committed relationship with the CPU-GPU combo the minute you pull the trigger on any laptop. With an RTX-powered laptop, you can choose between higher frame rates or visual fidelity, as you will see in the numbers below.

We tested the laptop with a number of popular, modern day gaming titles at their highest and 1-less-than-highest graphical settings. For the sake of consistency and clarity, we refer to them as Ultra and High graphical settings in our charts. We measured the numbers with RTX turned off, and for games that support the feature, we tested with both RTX and DLSS turned on as well.

Ultra Settings

With the games set to their most demanding setting, we noted that Metro: Exodus was just about playable at an average frame rate of 41fps. This is definitely in line with how we expected the game to respond, given its brutal demands on any gaming system. Moving to more favourable titles like Battlefield V, we averaged a very playable 60fps. What we did notice, however, were occasional frame-drops, not necessarily isolated to instances of heavy on-screen action. Titles like Doom, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Apex Legends and even Crysis 3 managed to maintain pretty impressive frame rates as well. You can see all of the average frame rates in the chart below.

High Settings

Bumping things down to one-lower-than-highest, we saw varied improvements in frame rates. In some cases, the jump was barely noticeable (Metro: Exodus), but in some cases like, Doom and Apex Legends, we saw the numbers breach the century mark. This leads us to believe that the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 could push some games to the 144Hz mark, provided you’re willing to trade off the visuals.

Turning on Nvidia’s RTX

Now coming to the big feature of the new Scar 2, the RTX capabilities of the GPU. We tested the laptop on Battlefield V and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, RTX and DLSS turned on. Do note that RTX for different games is currently enabled only for specific visual aspects. For Battlefield V, it's enabled for reflections, for Metro: Exodus, its Global Illumination (lighting & shadows) and for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, its only for shadows. Whatever may be the case, turning RTX on will significantly impact frame rate delivery, which is why Nvidia also created Deep Learning Super Sampling or DLSS to compensate. Below are our findings, compared to the non-RTX frame rates.

Photo and Video editing

As I had mentioned earlier, the gaming laptop manufacturers are fast realizing that the creative industry is just as lucrative a target audience for them as gamers. We run our render test in three batches, one by rendering 50 images, second by rendering 100 images and third by rendering 500 images. All images in question were shot on a Nikon D800 with a resolution of 36 megapixels and are in RAW format. We compare the render times of the Scar 2 with those of the Alienware M15, which comes powered by an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070, the impact of which shows in the render times.

For video editing, we used Adobe Premiere Pro and found that the laptop was easily able to handle 4K and 1080p edits. Using native 4K and 1080p timelines and no proxies, we found that playback of 4K footage was a little choppy in the preview window, especially once you apply LUT profiles. With the preview quality at 50 percent, things are smooth. You could, however, really speed up your workflow by using proxies.

Thermals

What is a given with gaming laptop with any kind of decent hardware is heat. Asus has been making a big deal about their cooling tech for a few years now and on the Scar 2, we can somewhat see why. While gaming, the WASD keys remain incredibly cool, thanks to the fact that there is a 12V fan just under the keys, pulling in cold air. The laptop exhausts hot air from the back and the right side. While we did not experience any kind of heat-related throttling, we did experience significant discomfort while gaming.

The exhaust vent on the right side of the laptop made using an external mouse quite uncomfortable. Playing any game past 5 minutes results in an exhaust temperature of about 61 degrees, and all of that heat will hit your right hand as you move the mouse around. The only way to not be impacted by this is to have your mouse placed atleast 6-7 inches away from the right side, something that many users may find unnatural.

Battery

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 2 sports a decent sized battery, essentially a 66Whr slab of lithium. On PCMark 8's creative test, we clocked a run-time of 3 hours and 48 minutes, which isn't a lot but is decent for a gaming laptop. Of course, if you were to game on the Scar 2 while it was not plugged in, expect the battery life to drop fast, along with the performance. This is due to the fact that when the machine is on battery power, it switches over to Intel graphics. However, if you want to just do basic day-to-day things like watching some videos or working on documents and presentations, the performance should be fine, although, keep an eye on the battery indicator anyway.

Bottom Line

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 2 RTX edition is pretty much the same laptop in terms of its build and design that we reviewed earlier, but there is one major difference: the GPU. We see that the RTX 2060 powered Scar 2 outperforms the non-RTX version of the laptop across every benchmark by anywhere between 15 and 30 percent. Even when gaming, if you want the joys of real-time ray tracing, you can always just turn it on in supported games and get playable frame rates, or you could turn it off and enjoy even higher fps. In some games, you could even get 100+ fps, depending on the graphics settings. What Asus has done with the Scar 2 series is provided options for users across a wider price range and the RTX 2060 variant falls very much in line with the performance we expected from it.

ASUS ROG Strix SCAR II GL504GV Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 145990
Release Date:	08 Apr 2019
Variant:	None
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

OS
Windows 10 Home
Display
15.6" (1920 X 1080)
Processor
Intel core i7 | NA
Memory
1 TB SSHD/8 GBGB DDR6

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Coronavirus Live Updates: India Reports Record 96,551 New COVID-19 Cases, 1,209 Deaths In 24 Hours

Coronavirus Live Updates: India Reports Record 96,551 New Covid Cases, 1,209 Deaths In 24 Hours

Covid-19 Live Updates: India is the second worst-hit nation by the pandemic, which has affected over 2.8 crore people worldwide.

Coronavirus cases in India: The total number of active cases stands at 9,43,480.

New Delhi:

India saw a record single-day surge in coronavirus cases and the fatalities linked to the highly infectious disease with 96,551 new infections and 1,209 deaths registered in the last 24 hours, taking the tally past 45 lakh, the government data showed this morning.

The latest surge comes a day after the country reported a record spike of 95,735 new infections. While the country's tally surged to 45,62,414 this morning, about 35.42 lakh Covid patients have recovered so far. Over 76,000 patients have died.

India is the second worst-hit nation by the pandemic, which has affected over 2.8 crore people worldwide.

Meanwhile, the first national sero-survey conducted by top medical body ICMR indicates that India may have had 6.4 million coronavirus cases by May. The survey, published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, suggests that 0.73 per cent adults in the country were exposed to Covid-19.

The survey, carried out from May 11 to June 4, tested blood samples from 28,000 people across 21 states.

Sero-positivity was the highest in the age group of 18 to 45 years (43.3 per cent), followed by those between 46 and 60 years (39.5 per cent); it was the lowest among those above 60 (17.2 per cent).

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Sep 11, 2020 09:39 (IST)

India's COVID-19 case tally crosses 45 lakh-mark with a spike of 96,551 new cases and 1,209 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

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At the beginning of July 2020, there was a demand for 2,000 cubic metres of oxygen in hospitals of the state every day, which has now reached 6,000 cubic meters.

State Health Secretary Amit Negi said that as there has been an increase in the number of patients, the oxygen demand has also increased. All the hospitals have been asked to increase the capacity so that there is no problem in the supply of oxygen.

He said that with the help of the Centre, it has been approved to install new oxygen plants in Tehri Garhwal, Chamoli and Uttarkashi in the state.

The state has seen a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 patients in the months of July-August. The number of patients who are in need of ICUs and ventilators has increased rapidly in these two months.

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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM Review

By Prasid Banerjee | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

71 _/100

design
71
performance
72
value for money
60
features
77

PROS
Good camera
Good display

CONS
Sub-par design w.r.t. price
App availability is an issue

Verdict

The Lumia 950XL isn't the phone that'll bring Microsoft the sales that it's looking for. The phone lacks good design elements for the asking price and there are just not enough apps on the Windows Store to recommend the phone to anyone. A lot of work needs to be done still.

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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM detailed review

Microsoft has been undergoing change for a while now. From a new CEO, to Windows as a service, to its first laptop ever, to a game changing augmented reality headset and so on, the company has been talking the talk. However, what’s never change is the state of Windows Phone. With Windows 10 though, Microsoft showed us some impressive features, enough to have us excited about the new Lumia flagships. However, the numbers have been dwindling for a while now. Microsoft sold only 4.5 million Lumia phone last quarter, with a year-on-year decrease of 57 percent. In short, the future of Windows for mobile doesn’t look good.

So, in the face of such adversity, is the Lumia 950XL the right phone to bring Microsoft back? Here’s the review.

Build and Design

When it started making Windows-based smartphones, Nokia once proved to all of us that metal doesn’t define premium. The company proved that a premium and good looking phone could be made out of polycarbonate material and be sturdier than many phones with metallic designs. But it’s not Nokia anymore is it?

Phones like the Lumia 830, 920 and 1020 will never be questioned on the design point of view, but frankly, the Lumia 950XL is a plastic brick that should just not cost as much as it does. It’s not that the phone is heavy, or the fact that it lacks metal. The Lumia 950XL, to me, just doesn’t look good. I understand that Microsoft wants to deliver similar experiences across price brackets, but the fact is that if I’m paying nearly Rs. 50,000, I want more than what Rs. 20,000 would get me.

In fact, the bit about delivering similar experiences across price segments is also changing with Windows 10, but more on that later. From a build point of view, the Lumia 950XL is light and thin enough, but too plasticky to belong in the price segment that it is being positioned in.

Display

While Microsoft may have been stubborn about the build, the display is a different story. Lumia devices have always had some of the best displays in the market, the Lumia 950XL comes with a 5.5 inch AMOLED Clearblack QHD display. Interestingly, it seems while Microsoft did give in to the resolution race, it also made a clear point here. The Clearblack display looks as good in QHD as it did in FHD last year, and that’s just the point Microsoft has been making for ages.

Of course, it’s more effective while watching movies and viewing other content, but only slightly better. Bottomline, the display looks as good as ever and delivers a top notch touch experience, thanks to Gorilla Glass 4.

There’s not much to write when it comes to the UI Windows phones have used. Windows 10, like Windows 8 and 7 before it, delivers one of the smoothest UI experiences out there. It doesn’t look as colourful anymore though, which I think is good. The Windows 10 UI looks better suited to professionals and enterprise users, which I suspect is Microsoft’s target user-base.

What’s also worth noting is that Microsoft has made the experience snappier than before and quite similar to Android and iOS in some areas. While this is good, it just screams for Windows apps to be updated.

The app situation..

Yes, the app situation is still dismal in the Windows Store. Microsoft is trying to turn it around by selling the Universal Apps concept to developers, and with 200 million PCs already on Windows, it may even work. However, Microsoft also needs to get the apps that are already available on the Windows Store to update to Windows 10. In the current version, apps like Zomato, Evernote, Twitter and almost any other, look mismatched with the rest of the UI and the feeling is terrible.

The concept of Universal Windows Platform (UWP) lets developers build for device families instead of a particular OS. Microsoft says it will allow apps to work seamlessly across phones, tablets and PCs and from what I see through Microsoft's own apps and third party apps like Flipkart, it is indeed quite smooth. With over 200 million PCs on Windows 10, Microsoft’s seems to be hoping developers will build apps for Windows PCs, which will just work on mobiles and tablets as well, giving the Windows Store a big boost. Well, it’s going to be difficult with dwindling sales numbers, but one can always hope.

Performance

From a performance point of view, the Lumia 950XL is faster and snappier than any other Lumia smartphone till date. Of course, considering the fact that most of those other phones ran on the Snapdragon 400, there should be a more than substantial jump in performance, and the Lumia 950XL exhibits that from the get go.

Outlook works much faster, load times for apps (especially universal apps) load really fast and the phone just feels much more responsive than any other Windows-powered phone that I’ve used till date. Devices like the Lumia 930, 830 and others do not compare to the 950 XL.

Having said that, open Asphalt 8 and you once again shudder at the performance. It’s not that the game lags or is unplayable, the experience is just juddery, which is a result of the software and not the hardware. It further reinforces the belief that Microsoft wants this to be an enterprise phone rather than for the regular consumer.

Of course, the fact that this is a powerful phone was never in question ever since we saw continuum running on it. It's just not for gamers.

Continuum

Speaking of which, Microsoft’s take on continuity amongst devices has been the most interesting so far. The Lumia 950XL, when connected to the Microsoft Display Dock, a monitor, keyboard and mouse, can function like a PC. Now here’s the thing, how many of us will really use that? More importantly, how many in India can afford to use that?

Cool and even useful as it is, the Microsoft Display Dock costs about Rs. 6000, which means the effective cost of your phone goes up to about Rs. 56,000. It’s a tough ask given the state of things with Windows is all I’m saying. In addition, the number of Universal Apps will be a big factor in whether continuum will be worth buying this phone for. For now, it works with Microsoft apps and some others, like Flipkart, and for those, it's pretty handy and fast.

Windows Hello

Perhaps the only Microsoft feature in this phone that was really dissapointing was Windows Hello. Microsoft’s Iris-recognition tech is just not intuitive enough. When I’m sitting in brightly lit rooms, it keeps telling me to 'move closer' to the phone, while walking around outside, especially at night, Windows Hello is more or less useless. Most importantly though, even when it does work, it takes much longer than fingerprint sensors or even pattern or pin-based locks. It maybe useful on a Surface, which will be perched on a desk and unlocks in a second or two when you sit in front of it, but on a phone, it's just not intuitive enough to be used regularly. The time taken to type my six digit pin is much less.

Camera

If you ask anyone what they like most about Lumia smartphones, their answer most certainly will be the camera. The 20MP snapper on the Lumia 950XL keeps that legacy alive, but doesn’t really improve on it. If you’re in brightly lit conditions or in outdoor sunlight, the 950XL will take some of the best shots possible and it does well with details and sharpness in indoor conditions also. The low light performance is also above average easily. The problem though is that this is all in the rich capture mode.

(L-R) Studio White Lights, Indoor Fluorescent Lights, Outdoor Bright Sunlight, Outdoor Bright Sunlight, Low Light

While brightly lit conditions are covered, in the auto mode, the Lumia 950XL will often have trouble dealing with unevenly lit conditions, with a glare on one side of the image or slightly lower details. In addition, while Microsoft has successfully reduced the shutter lag and processing time, the photos still do need post processing, which is done by the algorithm in the background, while you continue shooting.

Overall though, the 950XL will definitely rank amongst the best camera phones in the market today and if that’s all you want, it’s worth considering.

Battery

The 3340 mAh battery on the Lumia 950XL is just about fine, meeting industry standards today. The higher screen resolution and more powerful processor are of course eating into it, but the Lumia 950XL should get most users through a full day quite comfortably. It’s not as good as the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, but just a little better than the iPhone 6S.

Bottomline

If Microsoft is really serious about selling its phones, then the Lumia 950 XL isn’t the phone that’ll bring it to the fore. The app situation aside, if sales numbers do really matter, then Microsoft has to focus on what’s selling, instead of hoping that consumers will appreciate what it provides. Features like fingerprint sensors, a more premium body etc. are important and whether Microsoft does it or some other OEM does, it just has to be done.

Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 17999
Release Date:	03 Feb 2016
Variant:	32GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
5.7" (1440 x 2560)
Camera
20 | 5 MP
Memory
32 GB/3 GB
Battery
3340 mAh

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States’ fiscal deficit doubles in Q1: Tax, stamp duties collections in free fall; these states hit most - The Financial Express

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States’ fiscal deficit doubles in Q1: Tax, stamp duties collections in free fall; these states hit most

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Updated: Sep 11, 2020 3:55 PM

While the states spent 18.4% of BE, similar to that in the previous years, the fiscal deficit was 36.5% of BE in Q1, which was more than double of that in the previous years.

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The fiscal deficit of states soared to more than double in the first quarter of the current fiscal amid the coronavirus-led revenue loss. While the states spent 18.4 per cent of the budget estimates, similar to that in the previous years, the fiscal deficit was 36.5 per cent of BE in Q1, which was more than double of that in the previous years, said the Ecoscope report by Motilal Oswal Institutional Equities. The fiscal deficit was around 70 per cent of BE in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh in the first quarter and more than 50 per cent of BE in Telangana. In contrast, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, and Uttarakhand posted a fiscal surplus in the same duration.

The fiscal deficit rose on the back of a severe fall in revenue as the spendings were subdued. The monthly accounts available for 14 states — together accounting for nearly 63 per cent of all states — showed that the total receipts of the states fell 18.2 per cent on-year in Q1 FY21, while total spending grew by just 2.7 per cent on-year in the quarter.

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While the grants from the central government supported the states’ finances up to a limit, the states’ total tax receipts (including center’s devolution) fell 32.1 per cent and non-tax revenue receipts fell 27 per cent on-year in the first quarter of FY21. The collection of stamp duties and registration charges also shrank 58 per cent in the same period, the Ecoscope report showed.

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OnePlus 7 Pro 12 GB RAM Review

Swapnil Mathur | 23 Oct 2019

DIGIT RATING

77 _/100

design
77
performance
83
value for money
78
features
71

PROS
The 90Hz, 2K display is just amazing
Top-notch performance
No notch

CONS
A noticeable trade-off between battery life and display settings
Display heats up during long gaming sessions
Camera app and features need improvement

Verdict

The OnePlus 7 Pro is in almost every way a premium flagship device, not just for its price, but also for its features. It packs the very best of whatever is available today; a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, upto 12GB RAM, a QHD display with a 90Hz refresh rate and a completely notch-free fascia. It performs just as well as one would expect, but tends to heat up during gaming. The battery life has taken a hit due to the impressive display, but this was expected. The camera, while versatile, still needs work on the software side of things, something we've seen OnePlus relentlessly work on.

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OnePlus 7 Pro 12 GB RAM detailed review

The OnePlus 7 Pro is a device that holds a rather unique position for a number of reasons. For starters, it’s the smartphone that brings OnePlus into the same league as the Samsung and Apple devices. Secondly, this is the first time after many years that OnePlus has launched two smartphones belonging to two different segments. The last time the company did something like this, it was at the time of the OnePlus 2 when they launched the cheaper, smaller OnePlus X. The latter obviously tanked, but this time around, the approach by the company is very different. The outlier device, the OnePlus 7 Pro, is incredible power and feature packed phone, addressing many of the shortcomings of its predecessors. Has OnePlus once again cracked it when it comes to premium flagships, or have they created a pricey option that wouldn’t be worth your money. Read on to find out.

Build and Design

The OnePlus 7 Pro is a chunky smartphone for sure. It has a very similar build to the previous OnePlus 6T. What is noticeable about the phone though is that it is definitely thicker than the OnePlus 6T, measuring in at 8.8mm, a whole 0.6mm thicker than the previous phone. It is also considerably heavier, weighing 206 grams against the 185 grams of the OnePlus 6T. Basically, this IS a bigger phone.

The review unit we received was the Nebula Blue variant, which has a very similar finish to the Silk White OnePlus 6. The back has a frosted finish with a nice blue colour treated to change shades depending on how light hits it. The finish is smooth to the touch and while it just barely holds fingerprints, the back is somewhat slippery and does warrant the use of the clear TPU case that’s included in the box.

There’s still no IP rating on the phone, but there is enough evidence out there that the OnePlus 7 Pro is designed to be somewhat water right. This is despite the pop-up front-facing camera that’s housed on the top left corner. The volume rocker is placed on the left side of the frame and are easy to press with adequate feedback. The power button is on the right side, along with the signature OnePlus Alert Slider. The slider has a deep textured finish that is really nice to the touch and helps distinguish between the power button and the slider.

Overall, the build quality of the OnePlus 7 Pro is seriously good. It has solid construction with the back glass, the metal frame and the display blending in incredibly seamlessly. The only sharp edge on the phone is on the vertical camera module that houses the triple lens setup. The Nebula Blue finish is pretty gorgeous to look at and you’re going to really want to use the phone without the TPU case and we won’t blame you for it. Just do remember that the phone is slippery and could take a tumble off a table while vibrating.

Display

One of the most notable upgrades to the OnePlus smartphone that helps it be considered as a premium smartphone is the display. Up until now, OnePlus has stuck to a 1080p display, but the OnePlus 7 Pro goes the extra mile. Here, the display has a resolution of 1440 x 3120, giving the display an overall pixel density of roughly 516ppi. The notable bump in resolution isn’t the only thing working in favour of the OnePlus 7 Pro. Besides the high-resolution display, there’s also the HDR10+ certification which will allow you to stream HDR content from supported services like Netflix. Another notable feather in the OnePlus 7 Pro’s display is the 90Hz refresh rate, a feature that’s only found on very few Android smartphones outside of the “gaming smartphone” niche. We’ll start with this last feature first.

We tested the display with a number of popular games that have been optimized for high refresh rate displays and discovered that none of them supports the 90Hz refresh. We learned that this is because OnePlus would have to specifically enable the feature for games as and when they are tested. We noted in a separate piece of this shortcoming, but also notice how incredibly smooth the entire UI is when the display is set to its 90Hz refresh rate. Back when the original OnePlus One was released, it caused ripples in the industry for bringing high-end features to a phone that was priced significantly lower than the rest. Once again, the OnePlus 7 Pro does just that, bringing a high refresh rate to a price segment that has never seen the feature before. Once games get enabled for the feature, we expect the phone to be even more lucrative that it is right now.

OnePlus 7 Pro features a QHHD HDR10+ certified display with a 90Hz refresh rate

Moving onto the HDR display, the max brightness on this panel as per our lux meter is 742 lux, which puts it in the fairly high range. The lowest it will go is 7 lux, which isn’t the lowest we’ve recorded, but is definitely dim enough to let you use the phone in pitch darkess without any strain on your eyes. The phone offers two basic colour profiles; Vivid and Natural. Between the two, those who prefer vibrant colors and even those who are okay sacrificing saturation for colour accuracy would both be satisfied. IF you’re the rare breed who is absolutely anal about their colour reproduction, the Advanced mode offers AMOLED HDR, sRGB and DCI-P3 to choose from. You can even tweak the white balance of the display to your liking, but we recommend not tinkering with it unless you have the right tools to help you calibrate the display.

Using the phone outdoors, its peak brightness of 742 lux proves to be more than adequate. We also noticed that the colours on the display don’t wash out when the display’s brightness is set to max. The pre-applied screen protector does add to the reflectance of the smartphone overall and we discovered that removing it improves things. You may not want to do this in order to keep the display scratch free, but the OnePlus 7 Pro’s display truly shines when it has the screen protector removed.

A completely notch free, edge-to-edge display

To sum things up, OnePlus has really hit it out of the park with the display on the OnePlus 7 Pro. For all its features, there are enough customizing options, including the ability to turn down the resolution to FHD+ and lock the frame rate to 60fps in order to maximize battery life. This is definitely one of the strong suites of the phone.

Performance

On to the juicy stuff. Our review unit of the OnePlus 7 Pro comes with 12GBGB of RAM, an amount that we have a hard time justifying for a phone. Still, its definitely a lot of glitter, and some gold. The Phone runs on Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 855 chipset and with 12GB of RAM, it has more than enough room to flex its muscle. There’s even UFS 3.0 storage to ensure there’s nothing bottle-necking the performance package here, and it all looks very impressive on paper, but let’s see how it faired across our suite of tests.

Looking that the numbers for each of the big-wig smartphones, we are surprised to find that Samsung’s Exynos powered S10 series of smartphones all outpace the OnePlus 7 Pro’s CPU benchmark numbers.

Gaming on the OnePlus 7 Pro, expectedly, is an absolute treat. The gameplay is butter smooth, but we noted some significant heat build up around the camera module, which can be felt on the back, the display and even the frame of the phone. We had a hard time continuing to play on the OnePlus 7 Pro after 30 minutes. We make note of the OnePlus 7 Pro’s gaming performance in the phone’s comparison with the Black Shark 2.

For the day to day user, the OnePlus 7 Pro is one of those smartphones that you can expect will last you at least two to three years. In terms of performance, good luck finding faults with the OnePlus 7 Pro.

Camera

The camera on the OnePlus 7 Pro has received a significant bump from the OnePlus 6T. It now comes with triple camera setup, featuring the Sony IMX 586 sensor for the primary camera, a 3x telephoto lens mounted on a 13-megapixel sensor and a 16-megapixel ultra-wide camera. At first glance, it is a pretty standard configuration, but dig deeper and its flaws start to show up. You can read about the issue with RAW mode in our separate piece here.

Disclaimer: All images below have been resized for web. You can see the original straight out of camera JPGs in our Flickr Gallery.

The primary camera works well, producing incredibly sharp, consistent images in the 12-megapixel mode. This is due to the fact that the 12-megapixel image is a result of binning the 48 million pixels on the sensor. What you get is a sharp, colourful image. We had the chance to shoot with the OnePlus 7 Pro in a myriad of conditions and found it to handle most shooting conditions well.

If you ever find yourself in parts of the world which have clear blue skies, you’re going to love shooting with this phone. The binned result has an impressive dynamic range, which is in part also due to the HDR algorithm which OnePlus has developed in-house. The low light photos from the OnePlus 7 Pro are also usable with some clever editing.

Ultra-wide angle corrects distortion in the final image

The ultra-wide lens shoots impressively wide shots and applies distortion correction to them as well. The edges do appear to be slightly less sharp than the center and we’re sure that if distortion correction is disabled, you will see the softening in the corners. What is nice about the ultra-wide camera is that it has its own focussing module, allowing you to get creative with framing and focussing.

The telephoto lens has been dogged by controversy, with OnePlus using a portion of the 13-megapixel sensor to achieve the advertised 3x field of view. We even noted that the final image’s EXIF data doesn’t match the 3x field of view, but OnePlus Imaging Head, Simon Liu says that could be due to an error in the EXIF data programmed into the camera. OnePlus uses a 13-megapixel sensor on the telephoto lens, but outputs an 8MP image as it needs to user a portion of the sensor for the additional reach. The results are visually okay, but we’re not too happy about OnePlus using technological loopholes. However, the resulting images are again very much usable in the daytime, but low light results leave a lot to be desired.

Low light photo from the OnePlus 7 Pro

Overall, the OnePlus 7 Pro’s camera stack is definitely impressive, but does not entirely measure up to the performance of the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S10. With a lack of access to any lens in the Pro mode and RAW capture only producing 12MP images, there is a LOT of room for improvement here. The only question is, will OnePlus actually get to it?

Selfie Camera

The OnePlus 7 Pro houses a 16-megapixel pop-up selfie camera with an aperture of f/2.0. The mechanism is fast enough to not feel annoying. What is, however, of concern to us is how long would the lens remain scratch-less given that dirt and dust particles could easily get caught in the camera assembly. Over the last month of using the phone, we’ve seen a few scratches, but nothing that would hamper the performance.

The 25mm field of view offered by the camera is sufficiently wide and sits at a point where the distortion is well controlled. Any wider and the distortion around the edges would start becoming increasingly apparent.

What you will like (as we did) were the sharp, colourful images that the camera produces. What we didn’t like was the lack of detail, due to the strong JPG compression algorithm used by the company.

Battery Life

The OnePlus 7 Pro comes packing a 4000mAh battery and great battery life is something that OnePlus smartphones have been known for. Interestingly, with a significant bump in the display, the battery life has seen some drastic changes.

When the display was set to its full WHD resolution and 90Hz refresh rate, the phone barely lasted a whole day of heavy use. This included about 2 hours of talk time, about an hour’s worth of gaming (Call of Duty Mobile, PUBG Mobile) and the usual excessive WhatsApp use. We found that under these conditions, the phone would just barely last till the end of the day, sometimes requiring a top up in case the camera was used more than it should be.

Turning the resolution down to FHD+ and the frame rate being locked to 60Hz, the battery life improved, but not by a whole lot. We managed to get a full day’s worth of heavy use out of the phone. This included using it excessively to shoot photos and videos during our trip to Taiwan, and even uploading the content onto our Google Drive.

On the more objective side, the OnePlus 7 Pro lasted 9 hours and 24 minutes on the Geekbench battery test. Using our standard 1080p video file for the video loop test had the phone last a slightly longer 610 minutes.

While the battery life isn’t bad by any means, we’ve just come to expect better from OnePlus. However, given that the company really upped the ante with the display, a drop in battery life is to be expected. However, thanks to Warp Charge, you don’t have to worry too much about a dead battery at awkward moments.

Bottomline

The OnePlus 7 Pro is in every way a premium flagship smartphone. Not only do you get flagship specifications, but you finally also get a WHD display with HDR10+ certification. While there's no official IP rating, the phone does come with extensive rubber seals, giving you some peace of mind during light rains. The OnePlus 7 Pro leaves very little reason to be unhappy but does reveal a few areas where there is scope for improvement, like the camera app, which could be more wholesome. The two reasons why the OnePlus 7 Pro loses out on points in our review is the lack of an IP rating, which we consider important to have and the fact that the phone has become thicker and heavier than its predecessor. In fact, of all the premium Android flagships in the market right now, it is the heaviest and thickest. The battery life was also on the lower side, but that is to be expected given the significantly upgraded display. All in all, for the price, the OnePlus 7 Pro remains a rather strong contender in the premium flagship segment and you wouldn't regret buying this phone.

OnePlus 7 Pro 12 GB RAM Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 48999
Release Date:	14 May 2019
Variant:	256GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
6.67" (1440 X 3120)
Camera
48 + 16 + 8 | 16 MP
Memory
256GB/12 GB
Battery
4000 mAh

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Sushant Rajput case: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a BJP ally, claimed a victory after a CBI probe recommended by him was upheld by the Supreme Court.

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Sushant Singh Rajput's posters and banners in Bihar, put up by BJP workers, have provoked an opposition outcry with the Congress alleging that the actor's name was being dragged into politics for electoral gains. Top BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, who has been tasked with managing the party's campaign for the Bihar election, made it clear that the subject was linked to public emotions and his party would not stop until justice was done.

"We do not want to make Sushant Singh Rajput's death an election issue. I was told I would work in Bihar long before this case happened. This is linked to the common man's emotion. We will ensure he gets justice and we will not stop until justice is done," the former Maharashtra Chief Minister told reporters.

"That is why we say, na bhoolenge, na bhoolne denge (we won't forget, we will not let anyone forget)," he said, referring to the phrase on the posters put up by BJP's cultural unit in Bihar.

Mr Fadnavis had been asked whether he believed the Sushant Singh Rajput case, Rhea Chakraborty's arrest and the Kangana Ranaut controversy would become election issues in Bihar, which will soon vote for a new government.

Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, was found dead in his Mumbai home on June 14. Weeks after the Mumbai police started investigating the circumstances of what they believed was suicide, Bihar plunged in following a case filed in Patna by the actor's family. The state's politicians soon demanded justice for "a young, promising son of Bihar".

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a BJP ally, claimed a victory after a CBI probe recommended by him was upheld by the Supreme Court.

For the BJP, it was also a big win in Maharashtra - where its ally-turned-bitter rival Shiv Sena is in power -- with the probe being taken away from Mumbai Police.

Taking a dig at the Shiv Sena, Mr Fadnavis said the state government "thinks its war against the coronavirus is over and the only battle left to wage is against actress Kangana Ranaut".

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US Troop Withdrawal: White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany rejected suggestions that the announced drawdown was an election move, saying that "now is the time" because Iraq is stable and its security forces are well-prepared.

US-Iraq Troop Withdrawal: Military personnel will be reduced to 3,000 from 5,200.

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The US announced a sharp cut Wednesday to troop numbers in Iraq, as President Donald Trump seeks to honor his pledge to halt the country's "endless wars" overseas with just two months to go until the election.

The move, reducing the Pentagon's footprint in Iraq from 5,200 military personnel to just 3,000, and an expected parallel announcement on Afghanistan, comes as Trump strives to cast himself as a peacemaker as he fights an uphill battle to stay in power.

White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany rejected suggestions that the announced drawdown was an election move, saying that "now is the time" because Iraq is stable and its security forces are well-prepared.

"End to endless wars. We hear that often. Not too often do we see that actually done," she said.

"It's a fact: President Trump has broken the 39-year-old streak of American presidents either starting a war or bringing the United States into an international armed conflict."

General Kenneth McKenzie, the head of the US military's Central Command, said in Baghdad that the drawdown was "due to our confidence in the Iraqi security forces' increased ability to operate independently."

That would take the US presence there to its lowest level since Trump's predecessor Barack Obama cut troops to a token force in 2012 in a previous attempt to end the then nine-year-old war.

But Obama was forced to reverse course by the rise of the Islamic State group (IS), raising the number of troops inside Iraq back over 5,000 as part of an international coalition to combat the jihadists.

'Bringing them back home'

Cuts were already underway, with some troops just moved to Gulf-area bases due to the Covid-19 threat and rocket attacks by Iran-linked Iraqi armed groups on the Iraq operations.

But, fighting for re-election against Democrat Joe Biden, Trump has sought to honor his repeated pledge during the 2016 campaign to end US wars abroad and bring back servicemen.

"We kept America out of new wars and we're bringing our troops back home, we're bringing them back home from all these faraway places," Trump said in a campaign speech in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Tuesday.

"We've spent hundreds of billions of dollars, and what do we get out of it?" he said, adding: "Biden voted for the Iraq war."

In Baghdad some Iraqis were skeptical, recalling Obama's reversal in 2014.

But others were adamant that the US had to pull out entirely.

"We don't want to totally cut ties with America," said Ali Suleiman, an administrative worker in the Hashed al-Shaabi, the state-sponsored network of fighters dominated by pro-Iran forces.

"But if it doesn't totally leave, we will fight it," Suleiman said.

Cuts in Afghanistan

Trump has also pushed hard to pull back US forces from Afghanistan, where they rose to more than 12,000 under his watch to pressure the Taliban and IS.

The number fell to about 8,600 in July following a February accord between Washington and the Taliban, and is expected to be around 4,500 in October.

McKenzie has said they could all be gone by May 2021 if the Taliban and the Afghan government reach a peace agreement.

But Trump's pressure on the Pentagon to more quickly disengage in the Middle East and Afghanistan has strained relations with defense chiefs, concerned about the Taliban, the Islamic State remnants and the Iranians seeking to gain ground with the US departure.

Focus on voters

Trump believes pushing ahead could boost his standing among voters fed up with conflicts that began almost two decades ago, after the September 11, 2001 Al Qaeda attacks.

But support for Trump has also been eroded by disdainful remarks he has made toward the military.

Last week the Atlantic magazine reported that in 2018 Trump referred to US Marines buried in a World War I cemetery in France as "losers" and "suckers" for getting killed in action.

The White House has denied the comments, but the reporter cited multiple first-hand sources, and has been backed up by other publications.

Then on Sunday Trump suggested that the Pentagon leadership supports wars to keep defense contractors in business.

"I'm not saying the military is in love with me; the soldiers are," Trump said at the White House.

"The top people in the Pentagon probably aren't, because they want to do nothing but fight wars so that all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy."

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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OnePlus 8 Pro Review

Subhrojit Mallick | 13 Jun 2020

DIGIT RATING

79 _/100

design
76
performance
80
value for money
78
features
79

PROS
Slick 120Hz QHD+ display
48MP utlrawide camera is the best in this segment.
Sustained and stable gaming performance.

CONS
UI freezes randomly.
Dark Mode sometimes inverts colours.
Excessive blue tint in photos.

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While there have been a handful of Snapdragon 865-powered smartphones, the OnePlus 8 Pro is easily the most anticipated one. It’s the company’s first true flagship and OnePlus has finally relented to offer things like wireless charging and an official IP rating, apart from the bells and whistles you’d expect from a top of the line premium flagship. After a week of using the phone as a daily driver, the phone is clearly good at what it does, but it’s not as flawless as OnePlus claims it to be, especially when you consider other options in this segment. Here’s our review of the OnePlus 8 Pro —

OnePlus 8 Pro performance

The OnePlus 8 Pro variant we received for review comes with 8GB LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB UFS 3.0 storage. Powering it all is the Snapdragon 865 SoC. Which basically guarantees the 5G part. Yet, despite being a key partner for Qualcomm, OnePlus has interestingly skipped on a lot of features that comes with the chipset by default. That includes features like being able to shoot HDR videos, portrait videos, unlimited slow-motion recording, HDR gaming, 8K videos and a lot more. Then again, OnePlus did include things like live captions, audio zoom when you’re zooming in on a video, a 10-bit HDR display and of course, the full suite of 5G support. If you are looking for a flagship that includes more of the Snapdragon 865 features, the Mi 10 and the Realme X50 Pro are good options to consider.

Benchmark analysis

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 flagship chipset is the primary driver of performance in this smartphone, combined with a 120Hz display and the OxygenOS 10 software. These three things come together to offer a fast, stable experience which is very much worth the premium you spend for this phone. Yet, it’s the same hardware that keeps the OnePlus 8 Pro from achieving the highest scores in benchmark apps —

It’s surprising to see a Rs 34,999-priced Snapdragon 865-powered smartphone to outshine this year’s OnePlus flagship on benchmarks, but that’s just what we saw. And it’s not just the iQOO 3 5G we’re talking. Every single flagship Android phone we’ve tested this year has beaten the OnePlus 8 Pro on benchmark, although, the difference is perfectly within the margin of variance we expect in scores. Over the OnePlus 7 Pro last year, we saw around 15-18% boost in performance, which is good enough since there’s no app or game that’s specially built for this chipset, neither does it improve the experience in a noticeable way, as compared to the OnePlus 7T Pro that launched last year.

Real world usage

What does improve the experience is the 120Hz refresh rate on the phone. It feels far too smooth when compared against last year’s OnePlus 7 Pro, which again felt the smoothest back when it launched. The in-display fingerprint sensor is fast and accurate enough to unlock the phone in the first attempt, but more often I found the face unlock engaging even before my finger was scanned. A single scroll can browse past a lot more elements on the screen without looking stuttering and blurring. The haptic feedback is also strong and concentrated and typing on this phone is slightly better than the other Snapdragon 865-flagships. The UI also feels far more responsive, and thanks to the gesture navigation, switching between apps takes less than a second. However, there are chinks in this otherwise powerful armour.

The OnePlus 8 Pro kept freezing for a few seconds every time my Instagram Stories feed would encounter a video, and sometimes even when I was scrolling down a recipe online. Unfreezing required a quick lock-unlock, but the issue persists even as I am writing the review. Nevertheless, we’ve reached out to OnePlus about it, and they have acknowledged it. So safe to say, a patch is incoming.

The phone also heated up quite fast when used outdoors. I was out taking camera samples in a hot afternoon in Delhi and the phone heated to well over 50 degrees prompting it to issue a temperature warning. It didn’t shut down though, and quickly gave me a ‘temperature has been restored’ message right after I entered my building. In comparison, I have been taking samples from all other flagship Android phones this year out in the afternoon and this is really the first time I came across the phone heating just by using the camera out in the open. Can this be fixed with a software update? Unlikely.

Gaming performance

Thankfully, I never saw the overheating sign while gaming. The OnePlus 8 Pro responds really well to games, even when you are not using the Fnatic Mode that’s tuned to improve performance and keep away distractions. Yet, despite all the games we played, nothing really made the most of the high refresh rate display to run at 120FPS. But the nicely tuned display did deliver some fantastic visuals regardless. Except for Fortnite which ran at 90FPS but at low graphics, everything else was clocked to 60 FPS. Unfortunately, Fortnite didn’t allow us to clock performance using GameBench as it doesn’t support Android’s Developer Mode and USB Debugging.

CPU frequency distribution while gaming on the OnePlus 8 Pro

We did play our usual rounds of COD: Mobile and PUBG Mobile. The former clocked a stable 60 FPS with 99% stability while the latter delivered 59 FPS at 98% stability. The numbers are good enough for smooth gameplay. The touch response is good for a quick scope using a sniper on COD: Mobile’s multiplayer. The 2.86GHz prime core was regularly engaged while playing PUBG Mobile (despite which it couldn’t achieve 100% stability) while the CPU usage was around 30% at its peak. On COD: Mobile, the prime core hit 2.6GHz only twice and that too when my player died and had to respawn. There’s definitely room for improvement here, and OnePlus can do it with further tuning in a future update.

Having said that, OnePlus devices have been popular enough among gamers for the company to seriously consider allowing more granular tuning of the CPU and GPU that we have seen on phones like the Asus ROG Phone II.

Software performance

I was using the Mi 10 before I started to review the OnePlus 8 Pro, and it’s really the OxygenOS 10 UI that sets the phone apart from all other Android smartphones. It’s just as slick and fast as stock Android, but comes with a lot more features. In front of skins like MIUI and RealmeUI, OxygenOS is far more refined and it just blends in with your life. There are no ads or bloatware that distracted me from the task at hand. And the UI elements, combined with the high refresh rate of the display feels far more responsive than anything else I’ve reviewed this year. The good thing is, OnePlus emulates the same experience on the OnePlus 8 and even the older OnePlus phones that are still receiving regular updates with new features every 1-2 months.

I’ve also come to realise that using a OnePlus right when it launches will feel like a work in progress. The company has a penchant of using software builds riddled with bugs at launch, and there are a handful of them in the OxygenOS 10.5 version my unit came loaded with. The dark mode would invert colours of black and white pictures, especially on WhatsApp, while the live wallpaper app I was using (Metropolis. You guys should try it) had to reload the wallpaper after I would use an app or play a game for a long time. There’s also no always-on display. We’re at the cutting edge of AMOLED display technology here, but OnePlus still hasn’t figured out how to make an always-on display work. Remember, it used to be there until one random update took it away. And it never came back. The phone still shows incoming notifications discreetly on the screen, but you will have to pick it up or tap twice on the panel to surface it. But I did like the Google Assistant ambient mode the phone goes into when charging. It’s hella useful with all the information I need, right on the lockscreen.

OnePlus 8 Pro camera performance

The OnePlus 8 Pro features not one, but two 48MP cameras this time in a quad camera stack. There’s a primary 1/1.3” 48MP Sony IMX689 sensor that’s slightly larger than the 1/2” footprint of the previous generation. Then there’s another 1/2” 48MP IMX586 that’s used in the ultrawide lens which is what sets this phone apart from others in this segment. The quad camera stack also includes an 8MP telephoto lens with 3X hybrid zoom and a colour filter lens which was defunct in our review unit owing to the ongoing controversies around how it can see through plastic, and even clothes. What was OnePlus even thinking?

During the course of using the phone, I was mostly staying indoors and the most of the outdoor samples you will see in this review are a result of quick grocery runs or taken while I was out walking my dog. But it still gave us a good idea as to how this flagship camera performs. We have uploaded these photos to our Flickr gallery in their original resolution. The samples below have been resized for the web.

48MP Primary camera with f/1.78 aperture and OIS

Among all other OnePlus cameras we have tested over the years, this one gets the closest to beating the premium flagships in terms of the details and sharpness it produces when the light is optimum. Tricky situations don't perturb the camera all that much either and we managed a few good shots to show for it. The dynamic range is also quite good with photos balancing out the highlights and shadows to appear far more natural, than say the saturated output from the 108MP camera on the Mi 10. Samples below —

What did irk me was a tendency for the camera to highlight blue tones a lot more in the photos, and in some cases, noisy details, especially for indoor shots. The camera also has a smaller plane of focus which became apparent when I was trying to take photos of my culinary adventures, but it’s not the first time I’ve seen this issue. It’s present in almost all large-format high-res camera sensors, and there are reasons to believe that this is an inherent issue of the large sensor size and the lens arrangement inside the phone. Here’s an example —

Excessive blue tones is an issue that needs to be addressed.

The area of focus is also quite small, causing issues in taking close-ups

Videos from the primary 48MP camera aren’t all that good, especially when you compare against the regular OnePlus 8 and the Mi 10. It takes horribly long to focus on a subject up close and even when you do, it will drop the focus mid-way into the shoot and never recover until you start all over again. It’s a frustrating experience, and it happens at both 1080p and 4K resolution with 60 FPS output. The OIS is good enough for stability but the steady mode was what I used to take a stable video from an e-rickshaw I rode recently.

48MP Ultrawide camera with f/2.2 aperture and 119-degrees FOV.

Throughout last year when these high-res sensors kept coming on smartphones cheap and expensive, I wondered what it would take to get the same amount of details from the ultrawide lens. The iPhone 11 series proved it doesn’t have to be treated as a step-child, but the OnePlus 8 Pro made it at par with the primary camera. As a result, you’ll get the best results from this ultrawide lens than from any other Android flagship right now. The 48 MP camera also delivers the best dynamic range in the wide-angle shots, among its peers and this is certainly a welcome addition. Samples below —

Surprisingly, the 48MP ultrawide lens is better at maintaining focus of a close-up object while taking videos than the primary camera. And if not for the smaller aperture which makes it unusable for videos when the light is low, this is what should have been the primary camera for videos.

8MP Telephoto lens with 3X hybrid zoom and 20X digital zoom

The telephoto lens cannot keep up with the level of details you get from the other two cameras. OnePlus combines optical and digital zoom to let you zoom 3X, but details often look broken and full of noise. It lacks the sharpness you get from the other two lenses, and frankly, I used it much lesser than the primary and ultrawide lens. It’s also slightly slower in shutter response, but that’s more or less expected from a telephoto camera.

Night Mode

OnePlus claims it is using new algorithms for the Nightscape mode for low light photos. But the quality of images you get mostly is the same we saw in the OnePlus 7T Pro with no dramatic improvement. What has improved is the speed at which the phone shoots a burst of photos at varied exposure, and I’d go out on a limb and say the processing is also a bit faster. But still not necessarily better.

16MP Selfie Camera

Being not much of a selfie camera user, I only take a few of them for the review. And it did come out good, with my face looking natural by default. There’s an option to smoothen the details as well. The selfie camera can also take lowlight shots using the Nightscape algorithm, and can shoot 4K videos at 60 FPS. You also get a slow-fie option.

OnePlus 8 Pro Battery Life

I used the OnePlus 8 Pro for about a week as my primary device and the battery life is just about okay. If I am a little frugal in my usage, it can easily last a day. But on days where I’m on my phone all the time, the screen times range around 4-5 hours before it needs a quick refill, at the QHD+ 120Hz setting. It was 4 hours 30 minutes on the first day I set up the phone, downloading and installing all my apps, and restoring my WhatsApp data from the Mi 10 I was using previously. After that, with rounds of benchmarking, using the camera, gaming, back and forth texting and replying to emails, the phone lasted a good 6-7 hours.

You can lower the display quality to extend the battery, which is what I’d suggest when you can’t be near a charging point throughout the day. Watching 30 minutes of HDR content on Netflix drains the battery by around 6 per cent while 15 minutes of COD: Mobile drained the battery by around 5 per cent.

OnePlus 8 Pro design and display

The OnePlus 8 Pro looks and feels like the premium flagship it claims to be. And OnePlus has finally included an official ingress rating for the phone. It is IP68 rated but it doesn’t cover water damage under warranty. However, it can easily survive a tumble in the sink or heavy rain. OnePlus has also included another much desired feature - Wireless charging. That too at an unheard of 30W speed, which requires the Warp 30 Wireless Charger sold separately. We didn’t get the chance to test it out yet. The variant we received was the Glacier Green colour, and on this, the company has given a matte finish which reminds me of the Pearl White variant of the OnePlus 6. It’s much slimmer and lighter than before now that the pop-up mechanism is replaced by a punch-hole camera on the display

The 6.78-inch QHD+ AMOLED display covers 90% of the body with very thin bezels on the top and bottom edge. On the side, the screen curves sharper than before, and while I admire the aesthetic, it actually hinders the display experience. There’s significant discolouration around the edges and that becomes apparent in the camera app, or when you’re watching a movie. The colours on the curved parts look different from the flat area. It took me a while to look past that. The panel also has a slightly warmer tinge owing to the DCI-P3 colour space it uses by default. Also the peak brightness only hit 786 lux in our light meter, which is far lower than what we saw on the regular OnePlus 8 and even on the Mi 10. We clocked upwards of 900 lux on them. The minimum brightness is still the same at 6 lux and I did feel my eyes strained while using it before bed.

OnePlus 8 Pro bottomline

The OnePlus 8 Pro ticks all the boxes for a premium flagship this time, and if not for an inconsistent camera performance, it would have been at par with the Samsung and Apple flagships. And that sort of breaks the deal for me because I need a camera that can take photos and videos with consistency for the content we produce on YouTube and Instagram. So if that’s not something you have to deal with, the OnePlus 8 Pro is the easier option to choose between the premium flagships available right now. There’s also the OnePlus 8 which works just as well sans the wireless charging, water resistance, 120Hz at QHD+ display, and a high-res wide-angle camera, which should be the primary reasons to buy this instead of the regular OnePlus 8.

OnePlus 8 Pro Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 54999
Release Date:	14 Apr 2020
Variant:	128GB8GBRAM , 256GB12GBRAM
Market Status:	Launched

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A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction, loyal to Senator Biodun Olujimi has affirmed its adoption of Oyo Governor, Seyi Makinde, as the party’s Southwest zonal leader.

The faction made the declaration in Omuo-Ekiti in Ekiti-East Local Government Area on Thursday.

PDP factional chairman, Kehinde Odebunmi, was among the dignitaries at the event.

The members condemned former Ekiti Governor, Ayo Fayose, for warning Makinde against visiting the State.

Olujimi, who presented working tools to some constituents, explained why Makinde was adopted.

The lawmaker representing Ekiti South Senatorial District, said: “I thank all of you for adopting Governor Seyi Makinde as the leader of the party in the southwest. That was what we did when Governor Ayodele Fayose was the sole governor in the zone.

“Former Governor Fayose is a leader of the PDP and one of the many of the PDP leaders that we have in the southwest. He is not the only leader and former governors, there were many.

“Governor Makinde was adopted, because he is a decent, understanding and knowledgeable person. The southwest NASS caucus had adopted him. I heard Fayose said the caretaker in the zone has not been allowed to function, why should he say that? Because he had strangulated the caretaker committee in Ekiti.

“What has Makinde done? He said we should wait and resolve this crisis before conducting the congresses, because no individual can run Ekiti and deliver. Governor Seyi Makinde is welcome in Ekiti anytime. He should even come now, so that we can celebrate him. Fayose’s comment was just an empty threat.

“We say unequivocally that Governor Seyi Makinde is the leader of the zone. Why should party allow Fayose to conduct the congresses without following due process? We will resist a man who contributed to the failure of our party in Ekiti and the zone. We are resolute to rescue the party.”

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Share Market (Sensex Nifty) LIVE Updates: Sensex, Nifty Trade On A Flat Note Flat; IT Stocks Gain, Banks Fall

Sensex, Nifty Trade On A Flat Note Flat; IT Stocks Gain, Banks Fall

Seven of 11 sector gauges compiled by the National Stock Exchange were trading lower led by the Nifty Bank index's nearly 1% fall.

The S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 indexes were trading on a flat note in afternoon trading on Friday as gains in information technology, FMCG and real estate shares were offset with losses in banking, financial services, oil & gas and pharma shares. For most part of the day, equity benchmarks traded in a range bound manner with a flat bias. The Sensex moved in a band of 267 points and Nifty touched an intraday high of 11,493.50 and low of 11,419.90.

As of 2:37 pm, the Sensex was down 53 points at 38,786 and Nifty slipped 8 points to 11,441.

Investors are on sidelines as they assess talks between India and China to de-escalate border tensions, analysts said.

Seven of 11 sector gauges compiled by the National Stock Exchange were trading lower led by the Nifty Bank index's nearly 1 per cent fall. PSU banking, media, pharma, metal and oil & gas shares were also witnessing selling.

On the other hand, information technology stocks were witnessing buying interest. The Nifty IT index was top sectoral gainer, up 1.5 per cent. Auto shares were largely flat despite the passenger vehicle sales rising 14.16 per cent in August compared with the corresponding period a year ago, industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said on Friday.

Mid- and small-cap shares were also trading largely on a flat note as Nifty Midcap 100 index rose 0.3 per cent while Nifty Smallcap 100 index was trading on a flat note.

Wipro was top Nifty gainer, the stock rose 4 per cent to close at Rs 295. Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Bharti Infratel, Hero MotoCorp, Hindustan Unilever, Britannia Industries, UPL, Bajaj Finance and Titan also rose between 1-2 per cent.

On the flipside, Zee Entertainment, IndusInd Bank, Coal India, HDFC Bank, Power Grid, Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank, Indian Oil, ONGC, Sun Pharma and HDFC were among the losers.

The overall market breadth was neutral as 1,318 shares were advancing while 1,303 were declining on the BSE.

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Narcotics Control Bureau Opposes Bail To Showik Chakraborty, Says, Active Member Of Drug Syndicate

Showik Chakraborty "Active Drug Syndicate Member": Narcotics Control Bureau

Opposing bail to Showik Chakraborty NCB said if he is released on bail he may tamper with the evidence and will try to win the witness by using her (Rhea) position in the society and money power.

Showik Chakraborty gave statement that he dealt with drug on behalf of Sushant Rajput or otherwise: NCB

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Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has opposed the bail application filed by Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik Chakraborty, who was arrested in a drug case linked with Sushant Singh Rajput's death case and stated that he is an active member of drug syndicate connected with drug supplies.

While opposing the bail to Showik Chakraborty, NCB said that if released on bail he may tamper with the evidence and also will try to win the witness by using her (Rhea) position in the society and money power.

"Accused Rhea Chakraborty has acknowledged their statements and her role explained. During statement present accused Rhea Chakraborty revealed about her involvement in procurement of drug and financial transaction and also her instructions to Samuel Miranda, Dipesh Sawant and applicant Showik Chakraborty in this regard. Therefore, it is clear from statement that applicant is an active member of drug syndicate connected with drug supplies," read the NCB's reply in the Special Sessions Court at Mumbai.

According to NCB's reply, as per the statement of Showik he was making payment for the drugs which are taken delivery by Samuel Mirinda and Dipesh Sawant for handing over those drugs to Rajput.

"Therefore it is clear that the drugs which were financed were not meant for personal consumption but for supplying the same to other person. Therefore, 27A of NDPS Act 1985 is clearly applicable and applicant cannot escape clutches of law," it said.

NCB said that Showik Chakraborty gave a statement that he has dealt with drug on behalf of Sushant Rajput or otherwise and paid the amount for the drugs delivered to Samuel Miranda, Dipesh Sawant and others.

"Therefore it is clear that he had actively aided, abetted and financed other accused person for the drug transaction in pursuance to criminal conspiracy which is an offence an punishable with the same punishment i.e up to twenty years," read the reply.

"The Whatsapp Chat and Goggle pay record which was retrieved from Mobile/Laptop/ Hard disk clearly discloses payment made by her on various dates. Therefore it is cleared he was knowingly involved in procurement of drugs," it said.

NCB stated that it is investigating drug angle in the Sushant Rajput case and therefore is highly substantive and needs to be investigated thoroughly so "as to uproot drug citadel in the Mumbai especially in Bollywood".

Earlier in the day, the court adjourned for tomorrow hearing on the bail application of actor Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik Chakraborty and others in the drug case.

The Sessions court in Mumbai, which heard arguments on the bail application of Rhea, Showik, Dipesh Sawant, Samuel Miranda, Zaid Vilatara and Bashit Parihar, is also likely to pronounce its order on the bail pleas tomorrow.

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Suzuki has launched the special blue and silver Suzuki GSX-R1000R 100th Anniversary Edition, and only 100 of these bikes will be made.

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The limited edition model will sport Suzuki's MotoGP livery
The silver and blue livery will be offered across Suzuki GSX-R models
Only 100 Suzuki GSX-R1000R bikes with MotoGP livery will be made

Suzuki is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2020, and to mark the occasion the Japanese brand has launched a special blue and silver livery for its GSX-R range. The flagship Suzuki GSX-R1000R sports the same retro-inspired livery as the Suzuki GSX-RR MotoGP machine, with a traditional blue and slate silver colour scheme paying homage to the early Grand Prix machines of the 1960s. Suzuki celebrates a significant year in 2020, being the 100th anniversary of the company, and the 60th anniversary of its entry into Grand Prix racing, plus 35 years since the first GSX-R was introduced.

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The limited edition GSX-R1000R sports the silver and blue livery of the Suzuki MotoGP bike

As well as the MotoGP look, the Suzuki GSX-R1000R features the same variable valve timing system of the MotoGP bike, to boost torque and peak power, plus a comprehensive suite of electronics, such as 10 traction control modes, quickshifter, launch control and lean angle sensitive anti-lock braking system (ABS). There's also Showa Balance Free Forks, launch control, adjustable swingarm pivot, LED position lights, negative instrument display, Brembo radial-mount monobloc calipers and more, which have all been retained from the current GSX-R1000R.

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The new livery and graphics will be available across all Suzuki GSX-R models, including the Suzuki GSX-R750, GSX-R600 and GSX-R125, depending on market availability. The flagship Suzuki superbike is offered on sale in India, but so far, there's no confirmation if any of the limited edition bikes will be offered on sale in India, even with special orders and advanced bookings. Among the middleweight GSX bikes, Suzuki India only offers the naked Suzuki GSX-S750, but doesn't offer the GSX-R750 on sale.

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Kangana Ranaut said she would also keep her office in ruins and not renovate the portions that were demolished by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) workers, as a "symbol of a woman’s will that dared to rise in this world"

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Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has said she does not have the money to rebuild her Mumbai office that was razed by civic body officials alleging structural violations. She said she would also keep her office in ruins and not renovate the portions that were demolished by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) workers as a symbolic gesture.

Taking to Twitter on September 10, she wrote:

I had my office opening on 15th Jan, shortly after corona hit us, like most of us I haven’t worked ever since, don’t have money to renovate it, I will work from those ruins keep that office ravaged as a symbol of a woman’s will that dared to rise in this world #KanganaVsUddhav https://t.co/98VnFANVsu

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 10, 2020

She ended her post using the hashtag “#KanganavsUddhav”, referring to her ongoing spat with the Maha Vikas Agadhi government in Maharashtra headed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Kangana arrived in Mumbai a day after BMC’s demolition drive and marched to her property, flanked by security guards provided by the Centre upon her request, to survey the damage done. She was provided Y-plus category security after Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut had asked her not to return to the city that makes her feel 'unsafe'.

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COVID-19 is gone, Mamata Banerjee imposing lockdown to stop us from holding rallies: BJP’s Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh

Bharatiya Janata Party’s West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh said that Trinamool Congress supreme Mamata Banerjee's brothers were feeling unwell after seeing the support his party was getting in the state.

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Bharatiya Janata Party’s West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh declared at a rally in Hooghly district that novel coronavirus pandemic is gone and that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was intentionally imposing a lockdown to stop his party from holding rallies in the state.

"Corona is gone! Didi (Mamata Banerjee) is acting. She is intentionally imposing lockdown so that BJP cannot hold meetings and rallies in Bengal," Ghosh said on September 9, according to news reports.

The video clip of Ghosh claiming that “corona is gone” was circulating on social media platforms.

Ghosh said that Trinamool Congress supreme Banerjee's brothers were feeling unwell after seeing the support BJP was getting in the state. "They are feeling unwell not due to fear of coronavirus, but due to the fear of BJP," he added.

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केंद्र सरकार के खिलाफ पिछले कुछ दिनों से हमलावर रुख अख्तियार किए गए राहुल ने ट्वीट किया, 'चीन के साथ बातचीत केवल मार्च 2020 की यथास्थिति बहाल करने के बारे में होना चाहिए..'

चीन के साथ सीमा विवाद मसले पर राहुल गांधी ने केंद्र सरकार पर िनिशाना साधा है

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कहा, बात केवल मार्च 2020 की यथास्थिति कायम करने पर हो
हमारी जमीन से चीन को लिकालने की जिम्‍मेदारी नहीं ले रही सरकार
मोदी सरकार के खिलाफ आक्रामक रुख अपना रखा है राहुल ने

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India-China Standoff: India-China Standoff: कांग्रेस के पूर्व अध्‍यक्ष राहुल गांधी (Rahul Gandhi) ने चीन के साथ विवाद के मुद्दे पर केंद्र सरकार पर निशाना साधा है. राहुल ने आरोप लगाया कि प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और सरकार, चीन को हमारी जमीन से बाहर निकालने की जिम्‍मेदारी लेने से बच रही है. केंद्र सरकार के खिलाफ पिछले कुछ दिनों से हमलावर रुख अख्तियार किए गए राहुल ने ट्वीट किया, 'चीन के साथ बातचीत केवल मार्च 2020 की यथास्थिति बहाल करने के बारे में होना चाहिए. पीएम और भारत सरकार ने चीन को हमारी जमीन से बाहर निकालने की जिम्‍मेदारी लेने से इनकार कर दिया है. इसके अलावा अन्‍य 'बात' बेकार है.'

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The only “talk” to have with China is about restoration of ‘Status Quo Ante' as of March 2020.

PM & GOI refuse to take responsibility for pushing China out of our land.

All other “talk” is worthless.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 11, 2020

राहुल ने शुक्रवार सुबह भी भारत-चीन सीमा विवाद मुद्दे पर केंद्र सरकार पर निशाना साधा था. राहुल गांधी ने सुबह अपने ट्वीट में लिखा था, "चीन ने हमारी जमीन पर कब्जा कर लिया. भारत सरकार इसे वापस हासिल करने की योजना बना रही है? या फिर इसे भी एक "दैवीय घटना बताकर छोड़ा जा रहा है." राहुल गांधी पहले भी कई बार चीनी घुसपैठ के मुद्दे पर केंद्र सरकार पर सवाल उठाते रहे हैं.चीन का मसला हो, कोरोना का प्रबंधन या फिर रोजगार का मुद्दा, राहुल गांधी इस समय नरेंद्र मोदी सरकार (Narendra Modi Government) पर निशाना साधने का कोई मौका नहीं चूक रहे.

The Chinese have taken our land.

When exactly is GOI planning to get it back?

Or is that also going to be left to an 'Act of God'?
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 11, 2020

इससे पहले, गुरुवार को कांग्रेस के पूर्व अध्‍यक्ष ने लिखा था कि मोदी सरकार (Modi Government) ने देश के युवाओं का भविष्य कुचल दिया है. राहुल ने कांग्रेस की मुहिम #SpeakUp के तहत ट्विटर पर एक वीडियो शेयर किया और कहा कि मोदी सरकार की नीतियों के चलते देश में करोड़ों नौकरियां चली गई हैं.उन्होंने अपने ट्वीट में लिखा था, 'मोदी सरकार की नीतियों की वजह से देश में करोड़ों नौकरियां खत्म हो गई हैं, वहीं जीडीपी में ऐतिहासिक गिरावट आई है. इसने भारतीय युवाओं का भविष्य कुचलकर रख दिया है.'

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