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पाकिस्तानी जेल में कैद 270 भारतीय मछुवारे, लोकसभा में उठी रिहाई की मांग
पाकिस्तानी जेल में कैद 270 भारतीय मछुवारे, लोकसभा में उठी रिहाई की मांग
भाजपा सांसद लालूभाई बाबूभाई पटेल ने लोकसभा में कहां कि पाकिस्तान की जेलों में काफी संख्या में भारतीय मछुआरे कैद हैं और उनकी काफी नौकाएं भी जब्त कर ली गई हैं।
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भाजपा के एक सदस्य ने बीते दिनों लोकसभा में एक ऐसा मुद्दा उठाया जिअपर अब तक किसी की नज़र नहीं गयी थी। उन्होंने ने ना केवल उस गंभीर मामले की बात की बल्कि उस मामले पर जल्द से जल्द काम का आग्रह भी किया।
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दमन दीव के भाजपा सांसद लालूभाई बाबूभाई पटेल ने लोकसभा में कहां कि पाकिस्तान की जेलों में काफी संख्या में भारतीय मछुआरे कैद हैं और उनकी काफी नौकाएं भी जब्त कर ली गई हैं। इन मछुआरों के परिवारों को उनके कुशलक्षेम की जानकारी भी नहीं मिल पाती है, इससे परिवार के लोग काफी परेशान रहते हैं। भाजपा संसद ने आगे कहा कि इस गंभीर विषय पर पकिस्तान से बात करनी चाहिए और इसका उचित रास्ता निकालना चाहिए।
वही दूसरी ओर शून्यकाल के दौरान बीजू जनता दल के भतृहरि माहताब ने कहा कि ओडिशा में भारी मात्रा में लौह अयस्क, क्रोमाइट, लिग्नाइट, बॉक्साइट पाया जाता है लेकिन पिछले कुछ समय से उसे वाजिब रॉयल्टी नहीं मिल रही है। उन्होंने आगे बताया कि पिछली बार समीक्षा सितंबर 2014 में की गई थी। जबकि इसकी समीक्षा तीन साल में होनी चाहिए। जो की नहीं हो पा रहा जिस करण अब ओडिशा धीरे धीरे प्रभावित हो रहा है। जल्द रॉयल्टी से जुड़े मुद्दे की समीक्षा की जानी चाहिए।
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New York Mets pitcher Rick Porcello wipes his face during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Jake Arrieta pitched effectively into the sixth inning before leaving with an injury, Didi Gregorius hit a tworun homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 41 Tuesday night.
Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 8:03 AM IST
PHILADELPHIA: Jake Arrieta pitched effectively into the sixth inning before leaving with an injury, Didi Gregorius hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-1 Tuesday night.
The scuffling Mets played their first game since billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen agreed to buy the team from the Wilpon and Katz families. The agreement was announced Monday and the deal is subject to the approval of Major League Baseball owners.
Arrieta (4-4) allowed one run on Brandon Nimmos homer and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. But he walked off the mound, grabbing the back of his right leg, after hitting Andres Gimenez with a pitch to load the bases. JoJo Romero entered and retired Wilson Ramos on a double-play grounder, with first baseman Alec Bohm making an excellent pick on his backhand.
Romero tossed two innings, Tommy Hunter got two outs and Hector Neris finished for his fourth save in seven chances.
Mets starter Rick Porcello (1-5) yielded four runs and six hits in six innings as New York (21-27) lost its third straight and fell six games under .500, matching a season low.
Porcello retired the first two batters in the fourth before he walked Jean Segura. Scott Kingery lined a double to right and Andrew Knapp walked. Pinch-hitter Adam Haseley then lined a single to left-center for a 2-0 lead.
Nimmo answered quickly, driving Arrietas first pitch in the fifth out to right to cut it to 2-1.
Gregorius connected in the fifth, launching one off the video board on the facing of the second deck in right. Bohm had reached on an infield single when third baseman J.D. Davis nearly made a sensational play. Davis glove and the ball went flying in the air as he tried to short-hop the sharp grounder. Davis looked up, saw the ball coming down, snagged it and fired to first too late to get Bohm.
The Phillies returned home after going 2-5 in a seven-game series at Miami that dropped them to third place in the NL East. They currently hold a wild-card spot.
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Everyone is aware of what took place but right now our focus is on the field, Mets manager Luis Rojas said about the sale of the team.
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The Phillies recalled LHP Garrett Cleavinger, and INF Ronald Torreyes was designated for assignment.
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Mets: C Toms Nido remains on the COVID-19 injured list with no timeline for returning to the team.
Phillies: 1B Rhys Hoskins was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Sept. 13. Hoskins has a left elbow strain. … OF Roman Quinn was reinstated from the concussion list. … C J.T. Realmuto remained out of the lineup with a mild strain of the left hip flexor.
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RHP Jacob deGrom (4-1, 1.67 ERA) starts Wednesday night for the Mets. The Phillies hadn’t announced a starter yet. DeGrom is 8-1 with a 2.16 ERA in 16 career starts vs. Philadelphia.
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Native Americans reclaim history 400 years after Mayflower landing
Native Americans reclaim history 400 years after Mayflower landing
“We think there's an opportunity here to really sort of set the record straight,” said Steven Peters, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe
The large scale artwork 'Speedwell,' named after the Mayflower's sister ship, lights up the harbor to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing in Plymouth, United Kingdom.Finnbarr Webster / Getty Images
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These words stand emblazoned 20 feet tall at the Plymouth harbor, on England’s southwestern coast, from where the Mayflower set sail to establish a new life for its passengers in America.
The art installation is one of several commemorations erected to mark the 400th anniversary of the transatlantic voyage Wednesday.
The anniversary comes as the United States and many other countries face a reckoning on racism, and some are highlighting the famous ship’s passengers’ enormous, and for many catastrophic, impact on the world they claimed.
The artists behind the work want to challenge the long-standing mythology around the Mayflower’s search for a “New World” by emphasizing people already lived in North America for millennia.
“It just feels extraordinary to me that 400 years later, it seems like the state that most of us are in is denying that history,” Léonie Hampton, one of the three artists behind the project, told NBC News. “That needs to shift.”
The story of the Mayflower is well known. The 102 passengers and approximately 30 crew of the Mayflower, who came from England and the Netherlands, set sail Sept. 16, 1620, and have commonly been portrayed as pilgrims seeking religious freedom, although their beliefs and motives were more complex.
The 1620 landing of pilgrim colonists at Plymouth Rock, MA.Charles Phelps Cushing/ClassicStock / Getty Image
After 66 days at sea they landed on Cape Cod, near what is now Provincetown. The Native American Wampanoag tribe helped them to survive their first winter — marking the first Thanksgiving.
More than 30 million people can trace their ancestry to the Mayflower’s passengers, contributing to its elevated place in American history.
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But they were not the first European settlers to land in North America and their interaction with the Wampanoag did not remain peaceful. Subsequent decades saw waves of European diseases kill many of the Native Americans and rising tensions led to bloody wars.
Many Native Americans of New England now call Thanksgiving the National Day of Mourning to reflect the enslavement, killing and pillaging of their ancestors.
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“It's important to get history right. It's important to understand that the truth matters,” said Steven Peters, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe and creative director of the marketing firm SmokeSyngals, who is involved in the commemorations.
While the European settlers kept detailed documents of their interactions and activities, the Wampanoag did not have a written language to record their experience, Peters said, leading to a one-sided historical record.
The Wampanoag had suffered a deadly plague in the years prior to the Mayflower’s arrival with as many as 100,000 people killed, Peters said, which could help explain why they pursued alliances and support from the settlers.
A colonial perspective undermines not only the tragedies Native Americans endured, but also their contributions to history, David Stirrup, an American literature and indigenous studies professor at the University of Kent, argues.
“Some of the people who helped the pilgrims survive that first winter had already been to Europe. Some of them were fluent in English. They weren't an uncharted peoples sort of waiting for European contact.
“The native people played a quite considerable role in the development of the modern world, [they] weren't just kind of agentless victims of it.”
Without those stories being corrected, particularly by Native Americans, harmful stereotypes can persist, Stirrup said.
“There is systemic racism that is still taking place,” Peters said, adding that harmful depictions of Native Americans continue to be seen in television, films and other aspects of pop culture.
The renaming of Washington’s NFL team in July after facing mounting criticism for using an anti-indigenous slur signals growing public demand for change, Peters said.
“This is a living history,” said Jo Loosemore, the curator for a Plymouth museum and art gallery, The Box, which is hosting an exhibit in collaboration with the Wampanoag nation.
Pilgrim Fathers boarding the Mayflower for their voyage to America, painting by Bernard Gribble.Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector / Getty Images
“It's living history for descendants of the Mayflower passengers. But if you're particularly a Wampanoag Native American, this is living history in the sense that you are still living with the impact of colonization,” she said.
Native Americans continue to fight for their land rights, Loosemore said. In July, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Oklahoma’s Muscogee (Creek) Nation to uphold their treaty rights covering a huge swath of the state.
It’s not just indigenous issues that the Mayflower anniversary is unveiling, Loosemore said. It also reflects many of the current crises, including resistance to immigration, religion and cultural clashes and the destruction of land and resources that are contributing to climate change.
Those compounding issues, along with the coronavirus pandemic, are bringing the plight of Indigenous people in the U.S. and around the world into sharper focus.
“I think it can be argued that Indigenous peoples today are more under threat now,” the artist Hampton said.
Peters agrees 2020 could mark a turning point: “I think people absolutely are far more open to the damage that inaccuracies in our story, in our history, can cause.
“We think there's an opportunity here to really sort of set the record straight.”
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Linda Givetash is a London-based producer for NBC News.
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The Wings Alpha true wireless earphones are priced conservatively and offer a ton of lucrative features such as touch controls, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C charging and more. Unfortunately, the earphones are plagued with some issues such as the touch controls being complex to use and the earbuds not having seamless, uninterrupted connection. Despite this, if you are looking for a budgetary purchase of true wireless earphones that have a mass-appealing warm sound profile, the Wings Alpha, at Rs 2,799, could be a decent option.
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Wings Alpha true wireless earphones by the company Wings Lifestyle are a budgetary pair of true wireless IEMs which come equipped with some luxurious features such as touch control, voice assistant access, charging via a USB Type-C cord and Bluetooth 5.0. The array of features, many of which are mostly associated with premium true wireless earphones, make the purchase of the Wings Alpha seem extremely cost-effective since they are priced at under 3K. Let’s delve into the review to see how these inexpensive true wireless earphones fare.
Build and design
The Wings Alpha earphones come enclosed in a plastic, glossy black charging case. The form factor is rather compact and is rectangular along with curved edges. It is easily pocketable and stands apart from some of the bulky true wireless charging cases on the market right now. The texture of the case is smooth, while the Wings logo is indented on the lid of the charging case in silver. It looks simple and feels quite robust too.
The case also comes with an LED light on the front which indicates the battery left on the case. The LED isn’t too garish. It is dim but prominent enough to be seen. The backside of the case hosts the USB Type-C charging port.
The lid of the case opens upwards and snaps back in place with the help of magnets. We’d prefer if the snap sounded slightly more satisfying which could be easily achieved with the help of stronger magnets. Within the case, the earphones sit inside their dedicated R and L cavities. The overall texture on the inside of the case is matte, however, the cavities still have a glossy finish much like the exterior. Upon extracting the earphones, you will also notice golden magnetic pins which connect to the earphones to secure them in place.
The earphones are extremely compact and ergonomic. They have a shape which seems like a cross between a tear-drop and egg and feature an LED light on the backside as well which indicates whether they are charged, pairing, and more. The earphones are also made out of the plastic material, but the backside has a dark greyish matte texture which looks quite attractive. The overall design would be more holistic and attractive if some part of the case also sported this matte texture with a greyish tone.
The underside of the earphones have the same glossy black texture as on the case and also feature the golden points where the magnetic pins attach. The eartips protrude out of the elliptical/oval shape and constrict in size proportionally until we end up at the tips. The earphones come with three different sizes of silicone tips - small, medium and large.
The fit inside the ears is snug and secure owing to the compact and ergonomic form factor of these earphones. They can easily be used while gymming or running. We moved around our heads manically, to a point where we were almost headbanging and the Wings Alpha stayed put without any signs of budging. Overall, we enjoyed the design, comfort and fit that these earphones offer, however, the charging case could have been designed a bit more creatively.
Features
The Wings Alpha true wireless earphones offer an astounding number of premium features for the inexpensive price point they are available at. While this is certainly impressive, not all features offered work as seamlessly as you’d hope.
Firstly, the earphones come equipped with Bluetooth 5.0. So, their connection to the device you’re using is strong and there aren’t any noticeable lags and skips in tracks which are played via a device. However, both earphones do not actually connect to the device. The right one connects to the device and is the masterbud, while the left one simply connects to the masterbud. We noticed an extremely high number of connection drops between the two earphones. This is especially troubling if you have long hair that veils the earphones, like the reviewer. The buds kept getting disconnected from each other at the slightest movement. However, this issue got less pressing when the reviewer tucked her hair behind her ears.
Nevertheless, it is a serious issue that can really taint your experience. We hope we got a faulty piece for review. We recommend that you look at tons of customer reviews and see if the problem exists for everyone before buying these earphones.
The Wings Alpha also have integrated touch controls on the rear surface of the earbuds. To pause or play tracks or to answer a phone call, press the touch surface on either earbud once. A long press on either earbud up to 1.5 seconds will reject an incoming call while a normal tap will end an ongoing call. In order to skip to the next track, you will have to long-press the surface of the right earbud for 1.5 seconds and to go to the previous track, just mimic the same on the left earbud. Two consecutive taps on the right earbud increase the volume and the same on the left earbud will decrease it. Triple tapping either earbud consecutively will fire up the voice assistant.
While the pause/play and skipping tracks functions work decently well, the volume and voice assistant controls barely ever worked for us. The surface, for the most part, registered double and triple taps as single ones and merely paused/played the track or media. This is rather disappointing since we spent a fair bit of time trying to get these controls to work. What we found was that you need to use light touches while double and triple tapping to make them work. Despite doing this, these features worked sparingly.
Additionally, the earphones feature USB Type-C charging which is extremely refreshing to see on a pair of true wireless earphones that are priced so conservatively. More expensive true wireless earphones such as the 1MORE Stylish True Wireless do not offer Type-C charging, so it’s great to see that Wings Lifestyle has added this functionality on these cheaper pair of earphones.
Lastly, the earphones are capable of playing back media for a period of about 4 hours while the charging case nets you another 16 hours or four full charges, bringing the total battery life of this device to a respectable 20 hours. The case, with a 420 MaH battery, gets fully charged in about 1.5 hours, which is quite impressive.
Performance
The Wings Alpha have a warm, bass-y sound profile that is quite mass-appealing. The lows are quite enhanced and the bass is rather punchy. However, with this punchiness, there often comes an unappealing boomy sound in some earphones and the Wings Alpha is no exception to this. Tracks such as Popular Monster by Falling in Reverse sound excessively bass-forward and the drums and bass guitar sounds quite muddled because of the boomy bass.
However, in genres such as hip-hop, EDM and pop, the punchy bass sounds quite energetic and has tons of drive, making them sound great. The mids are represented quite well. They’re slightly under emphasised but vocals still sound luscious and full. However, a plethora of mid-range instruments sometimes lacks drive unless the volume is pushed up to around 75 per cent or more. The highs, on the other hand, are decent. In tracks such as Fall Out Boy’s Centuries, they sounded harsh and slightly tinny but the earphones did well handling female vocals in tracks such as Hello by Adele.
Soundstage, as expected on in-ears, is largely limited and not at all spacious, however, we were pleasantly surprised by the imaging on these earphones. Instruments were spatially-accurate even though the distance between them was mediocre.
The call quality on these earphones was quite good. The receiver could hear everything we said clearly, although background sounds were also quite audible. When relaying a passage to the Google Recorder app, the microphone was able to pick up most words accurately. Battery life on these is decent as well, with 4 hours in the earbuds and 16 in the charging case. In our tests, the earphones lasted about 3 hours and 15 minutes on 65 per cent volume, which is decent for budgetary earphones.
Bottomline
Priced at 2,799, the Wings Alpha true wireless earbuds seem like an extremely lucrative purchase since you get high-end features such as touch controls, Type-C charging and more. However, the issues with the touch control’s sensitivity and accuracy as well as the lack of stable wireless connection between the two earbuds (especially if you have long hair) really soured our experience. However, the sound quality is quite competent for the price point and vocals are produced very well on these inexpensive earphones. So, if you don’t use the volume controls and voice assistant touch controls as much, and have cropped hair (or tied up hair), you have a really inexpensive pair of earphones that do get a fair number of things right. The company is relatively new but does show promise when it comes to audio products. We hope they iron out a few issues for their next release.
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कोरोनावायरस (Coronavirus) के दौर में लोग स्ट्रीट फूड (Street Food) को काफी मिस कर रहे हैं, खास कर गोलगप्पे (Golgappe), जिसे भारत में खूब पसंद किया जाता है. छत्तीसगढ़ (Chattisgarh) के एक पानीपुरी वाले (Panipuri) ने इस दौर में पानीपुरी बेचने का गजब का जुगाड़ (Jugaad) किया है, जिसको देखकर आपके चेहरे पर भी मुस्कान आ जाएगी. शख्स ने दुकान में ऑटोमैटिक पानीपुरी मशीन (Automatic Panipuri Machine) लगाई है. जिससे ग्राहक बिना किसी कॉन्टैक्ट के, आसानी से गोलगप्पों का लुफ्त उठा पाएंगे. आईएएस ऑफिसर अवनीष शरण (IAS Officer Awanish Sharan) ने इस वीडियो को ट्विटर पर शेयर किया है, जो काफी वायरल (Viral Video) हो रहा है.
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वीडियो में देखा जा सकता है कि पानीपुरी वाला हाथ में ग्लव्स पहनकर ग्राहक को गोलगप्पे देता है और मशीन के जरिए पानी लेने को कहता है. ग्राहक बड़े ही आराम से गोलगप्पों में अपना मनपसंद पानी डालता है और मजे से खाता है. इस शानदार आइडिया से ग्राहक खुश हुआ और उसका नाम पूछा. उसने अपना नाम स्वामी बताया.
आईएएस ऑफिसर ने वीडियो शेयर करते हुए कैप्शन में लिखा, 'तेलीबांधा रायपुर का ऑटोमैटिक पानीपुरी वाला. ग़ज़ब का जुगाड़'
इस वीडियो को उन्होंने 15 सिंतबर को शेयर किया था, जिसके अब तक 20 हजार से ज्यादा व्यूज हो चुके हैं. साथ ही 2 हजार से ज्यादा लाइक्स और 400 से ज्यादा रि-ट्वीट्स हो चुके हैं. लोगों को यह जुगाड़ काफी पसंद आया.
The GTX 1660 Super might be a step down from the 1660 Ti in terms of specifications but if you look at the performance numbers then it equals the GTX 1660 Ti in practically all the games we've tested. Even the pricing is similar considering that you can get a GTX 1660 Ti for Rs.23,500 whereas this particular card costs Rs.22,590. There are very few games where the 1660 Ti can even get ahead of the 1660 Super and when it does, it's barely worth paying the extra thousand bucks for.
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The competition in the mid-range has further intensified with NVIDIA launching an additional GPUs today in the form of the NVIDIA GTX 1660 Super and another one, the NVIDIA GTX 1650 Super, will be launched later in November. Both cards are for the GTX 16-series (i.e. the one without hardware accelerated ray-tracing but later received support through a driver update) cards with seemingly moderate bumps in performance. Both cards are AIB-only which means you will not be seeing any NVIDIA Founders Edition graphics cards for these. Today's review is courtesy of the ZOTAC GTX 1660 Super AMP Edition card which is going to be retailing for Rs.22,590/- in India.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super Specifications
The specifications of the GTX 1660 Super is pretty much the same as the GTX 1660 with just one key difference, the memory has been bumped up from GDDR5 to GDDR6 bringing with it increased bandwidth that will help with gaming at higher resolutions.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super Specification
Card
RTX 2060 FE
GTX 1660 Ti
GTX 1660 Super
GTX 1660
Architecture
Turing
Turing
Turing
Turing
GPU
TU106
TU116-400
TU116-300
TU116-300
CUDA Cores
1920
1536
1408
1408
ROPs
48
48
48
48
Core Clock
1365 MHz
1500 MHz
1530 MHz
1530 MHz
Boost Clock
1680 MHz
1770 MHz
1785 MHz
1785 MHz
Memory Clock
14 Gbps
12 Gbps
14 Gbps
8 Gbps
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
GDDR6
GDDR5
Memory Bus Width
192-bit
288-bit
192-bit
192-bit
VRAM
6 GB
6 GB
6 GB
6 GB
Single Precision Perf.
6.5 TFLOPS
4.6 TFLOPs
7.9 TFLOPS
4.3 TFLOPS
"RTX-OPS"
37T
N/A
N/A
N/A
SLI Support
No
No
No
No
Transistor Count
10.8B
6.6B
6.6B
6.6B
Manufacturing Process
TSMC 12nm "FFN"
TSMC 12nm "FFN"
TSMC 12nm "FFN"
TSMC 12nm "FFN"
TDP
160W
120W
125W
120W
Launch Price
$349
$279
$229
$219
The ZOTAC GTX 1660 Super AMP. going by its name, comes with a factory overclock which puts the boost clock at 1845 MHz which is 60 MHz over the boost frequency of the reference specification.
ZOTAC GTX 1660 Super AMP Edition Graphics Card
Since we have no idea what the reference design looks like, we can't exactly opine on how much of a modification ZOTAC has made to this particular graphics card. However, with AMP Edition cards, ZOTAC does make quite a few changes to the overall design.
The card comes with a backplate that warps around the edges to provide a little extra rigidity. You can see the ZOTAC GAMING logo emblazoned on the top along with the GeForce GTX branding. The card uses an 8-pin power connector despite the reference design only needing 125W which could only mean that the card might pull around 150 W or higher from the PCIe connector. Or it could simply be a design choice to reduce load per cable.
From the bottom you can see the three heatpipes snaking into the finstack which is making contact with the GPU, memory chips and the MOSFETs.
Upon removing the cooler assembly, we can see how much of the card is actually occupied by the PCB. There's a good inch and a half of excess space on the right side which is used to accommodate the cooler assembly. Also, the connector is quite recessed into the top part. We didn't face any issues plugging or unplugging the card despite this deep recess. If you are using custom cables then this might end up looking better since the connector will be hidden from view.
Here we see the cooler assembly in all its glory. Those are two 90 mm fans sitting atop a thick finstack with three heatpipes spreading the heat from the GPU and the VRM.
On the bottom of the cooler assembly, you can see that it has a copper base plate to make contact with the GPU and the heatpipes are spread apart across the heatsink.
Lastly, there's the GPU at the heart of the graphcis card which happens to be an NVIDIA Turing TU116-300-A1 surrounded by eight Micron MT61K256M32JE-14 chips for the VRAM.
Performance
Considering that the specifications of the GTX 1660 Super is the same as the GTX 1660 except for the change in the memory configuration, it'll be interesting to see how it pans out across difference resolutions. We, unfortunately, don't have the numbers for the vanilla GTX 1660, so we can't say how much of a difference there will be with respect to that GPU but we do have a GTX 1650 and a 1660 Ti to compare against. Let's take a look at some gaming benchmarks.
The 1650 is left in the lurch by the new GTX 1660 Super but what's more interesting is to see that the GTX 1660 Super equals the GTX 1660 Ti in most of the benchmarks. The 1660 Ti certainly has a slight advantage of say 3-5 FPS in some titles but that's not enough to justify the price difference. It seems almost as if there's no need to get the 1660 Ti for most of the games that we've tested.
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Huawei is a major customer for SMIC and generates 20 percent of the foundry's revenue
Highlights
Micron also said it will no longer supply Huawei
SMIC itself has fallen under scrutiny from Washington
Trump administration is considering placing restrictions on the company
China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) has asked for approval from the United States to continue supplying Huawei, state media outlet Beijing News reported on Tuesday, citing the company.
The company told the newspaper that it had, in accordance with regulations, it applied in the United States to continue supplying Huawei, and reiterated that it will abide by relevant laws and regulations in all countries and regions.
SMIC did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.
The restrictions imposed by Washington in May on Huawei barring major semiconductor equipment vendors from supplying or service Huawei go into effect on Tuesday.
Companies hoping to continue doing business with the smartphone maker must now first receive a licence from Washington.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the most important manufacturer for Huawei's high end mobile phone chipsets, said in July it would cease supplying Huawei come the deadline.
Micron, a maker of DRAM memory chips, also said it will no longer supply Huawei. Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek said last month it had applied for US permission to continue supplying Huawei.
Huawei is a major customer for SMIC and generates 20 percent of the foundry's revenue, according to an analysis from Bernstein research.
The foundry is incapable of producing the most advanced chips in Huawei's Kirin mobile chipsets, however, and still relies of equipment from US companies who may also cease servicing Huawei as the restrictions take effect.
SMIC itself has fallen under scrutiny from Washington. Earlier this month Reuters reported that the Trump administration is considering placing restrictions on the company similar to those it placed on Huawei, barring US companies from servicing and supplying it.
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In 11 Days, COVID-19 Cases In India Cross 50-lakh Mark From 40 Lakh
India's COVID-19 tally of cases galloped past 50 lakh,just 11 days after it crossed 40 lakh, with90,123infections being reported in a day, while recoveries surged to39,42,360on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The totalcoronavirus cases mounted to 50,20,359, while the deathtoll climbed to82,066witha record 1,290people succumbing to the disease ina span of 24 hours,the data updated at 8 am showed.
Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 11:33 AM IST
New Delhi:India’s COVID-19 tally of cases galloped past 50 lakh,just 11 days after it crossed 40 lakh, with90,123infections being reported in a day, while recoveries surged to39,42,360on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The totalcoronavirus cases mounted to 50,20,359, while the deathtoll climbed to82,066witha record 1,290people succumbing to the disease ina span of 24 hours,the data updated at 8 am showed.
India’s COVID-19 cases jumped from 10 lakh to 20 lakh in 21 days. Then it took 16 more days torace past 30 lakh, 13 days more to cross the 40-lakh mark and 11 days to go past 50 lakh. It took 110days for the COVID-19 cases in the country to reach onelakhwhile it had taken 59 days moreto go past the10-lakhpost.
The COVID-19casefatality rate due to the coronavirus infection further dropped at 1.63 per cent. There are9,95,933active cases of COVID-19 in the country which comprises 19.84 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
According to the ICMR, acumulative total of 5,94,29,115 samples have been tested up to September 15 with 11,16,842 samples being tested on Tuesday. A total of 1,290 new deaths have been reported including 515 fromMaharashtra, 216 from Karnataka,113 from Uttar Pradesh,90 from Punjab,69fromAndhra Pradesh, 68 from Tamil Nadu , 59 from West Bengal and 36 from Delhi.
A total of 82,066deaths have been reported so far in the country includes 30,409 from Maharashtra followed by 8,502 from Tamil Nadu, 7,481 from Karnataka, 5,041 from Andhra Pradesh, 4,806 from Delhi, 4,604 from Uttar Pradesh, 4,062 from West Bengal, 3,244 from Gujarat, 2,514 from Punjab and 1,820 from Madhya Pradesh. The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
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The Coolpad Cool 1 corrects the one flaw in the LeEco Le 2, it has a better camera. Its dual-camera setup takes commendable photos, and it has great battery life as well. Overall, this is amongst the best performing smartphones in the sub-15k market today.
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Remember the LeEco Le 2? The budget smartphone that was slightly faster than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, had a slightly better camera and just enough battery life to last a day? Well, it’s back, but this time with two cameras at the back, a larger battery and a new name, Coolpad Cool 1.
LeEco acquired the largest stake in Coolpad earlier this year, with its CEO became Coolpad’s Chairman. The Cool 1 is presumably the biggest impact of that, that we’ve seen so far. For the most part, the Cool 1 is the Le 2, with a new camera, and perfect to win back the consumer’s attention at a time when LeEco has reportedly been in turmoil. It’s a big change from Coolpad branded phones that we’ve seen before, though.
Camera: Good, but not great
The phone uses two Sony IMX258 Exmor RS sensors. Of these, one is the main camera which captures colour photos and the other shoots the same image in monochrome. The camera software then combines the images from both these 13MP sensors to create one image.
The theory remains the same as the Huawei P9 or Honor 8. The two sensors capture more light, monochrome images capture more details, and together these images are theoretically meant to be better.
On the Cool 1, images turn out to be really good, but don’t go expecting the P9’s quality. In fact, the Nubia Z11 Mini takes better photos than this one. While details are good, there is some visible noise even in pictures taken during the day.
Colours are a tad warm, which would please many, but the shutter lag and processing time are lower than ideal. The phone takes a little longer than its peers to click pictures and tries to mask the same with fancy animations. Noise levels increase under low light and the software tries to balance it out with softer focus. Images are usable, but you will end up with poor images from time to time.
The dual-camera setup also lets the phone shoot bokeh, which comes really handy while taking portrait shots. Most of the background blur is done via software, though. The background blur can look nice, but don’t go expecting pro level bokehs, or in fact, even iPhone level bokehs. Details are often better without the bokeh mode, than with it.
Build and Design: Cut, Copy and Paste
The Coolpad Cool 1 looks exactly like the LeEco Le 2. From the materials used to the chamfered edges, everything is reminiscent of the Le 2. Needless to say, if you liked the Le 2, there’s no questioning this design either. Even with its 5.5-inch display and a slighter thicker profile, the Coolpad Cool 1 is as comfortable to hold as the Le 2. The slightly chamfered edges help with the ergonomics of the device and don’t dig into to your palms, after prolonged use.
However, unlike the Le 2, the Cool 1 does feature a headphone jack in addition to the USB Type-C port. There are two speaker grilles at the bottom of the phone, out of which only one houses the speaker. Simply put, it’s a mono speaker.
Overall, it’s a well built smartphone, even if it looks the same as most budget devices today.
Display and UI: Same as the Le 2
If you have used a LeEco Le 2 or read our review of the device, then you can skip this section as there is nothing new or noteworthy to talk about.
The Cool 1 has 1920 x 1080p display. It has four different display modes: LeEco, Vivid, Natural and Soft, and is set in LeEco mode out of the box. The colour saturation is quite good and icons and text look sharp. That, combined with reasonably deep blacks, bright whites and overall neutral hue, makes this is a really good display to watch video content on.
The overall touch response is fluid, but the Cool 1 is prone to fingerprints. The downside is its brightness, which at 486 lux is much less than competing phones. This combined with the reflective display means that it is not easily visible under direct sunlight.
On the UI front, there is a huge difference between the UI of previous Coolpad devices and the Cool 1 and we believe it is for the better. Where CoolUI was boring, with those rounded icons, LeEco’s EUI is better. It feels much more refined.
EUI also does not feature a drop down quick toggle, instead you need to press the multitasking button for a combined recents menu and toggles. It gets the job done, but will take some time getting used to. A noticeable departure is in the fact that none of LeEco’s apps (LeVidi, LeLive etc) are present on this phone. So, the company doesn’t seem to be extending its content plans to Coolpad phones, at least for now.
However, LeEco’s content plans are available in China to anyone, and we expect that in India eventually.
Performance: Still the best in under 15K
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 just glides over daily tasks such as browsing, video streaming, social networking, WhatsApp, etc. Further, there an extra gig of RAM on this one, which is always welcome. There’s no noticeable difference, though. The phone handles gaming with equal ease and ran all the games, including Asphalt 8, Marvels: Contest of Champions and Galaxy Wars. It is not as smooth as or snappy as the Lenovo Z2 Plus, but there’s very little to complain about.
It is also efficient in terms of the heat generated. The Cool 1 reached 37 degrees on gaming for 10 minutes, while 10 minutes of 4K video recording returned temperatures of 39 degree celsius. That’s quite acceptable, but not ideal. Don’t be surprised if it tends to heat up a little during the summers.
Battery: Better than last time
You also get a larger battery this time. Powering the device is a 4060mAh battery and the battery life is much better. I left home with 100% battery each morning, and returned at around 10.30pm, with about 30% battery left. That’s a solid 12 hours worth of battery life, and should satisfy most users.
In fact, the phone runs for 6 hours and 22 minutes on the PCMark battery test, which is better than most budget phones. In its price range, the Coolpad Cool 1 is beaten only by the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, in terms of battery life.
Bottomline
Good metal build, delightful display, best in class performance, commendable battery life and camera, the Coolpad Cool 1 checks all the important features. It is a complete package, and one that can be easily recommended. It has a better camera than the Le 2, making it an even better smartphone. At Rs. 13,999, it’s among the best smartphones to buy in the sub-15k budget right now.
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Both the Royal Enfield Classic 350 and the Himalayan previously received hikes in May this year
Highlights
The price hike affects all versions of the Classic 350 and Himalayan
The RE Classic 350 is still cheaper than the Jawa & Benelli Imperiale 400
Royal Enfield has also hiked prices on the 650 Twins in its line-up
Royal Enfield has silently hiked prices across its motorcycle range and after the flagship 650 Twins, it is the more affordable Classic 350 and the Himalayan that have seen a price revision. Both motorcycles are now more expensive by ₹ 1837 across all colour options. The 2020 Royal Enfield Classic 350 now starts at ₹ 1.61 lakh for the single-channel ABS version, while the dual-channel ABS model is priced from ₹ 1.69 lakh onwards. On the other hand, the BS6 Royal Enfield Himalayan line-up is now priced between ₹ 1.91 lakh and ₹ 1.96 lakh (all prices, ex-showroom Delhi).
The Royal Enfield Classic 350 still remains the most affordable choice in its segment
The price hike has made the BS6 Royal Enfield Classic 350 about ₹ 16,000 more expensive than the BS4 version. The bike though still remains more affordable than its rivals including the Jawa Forty Two that retails at ₹ 1.65 lakh for the single-channel ABS variant and ₹ 1.74 lakh for the dual-channel ABS version. The more expensive Jawa is priced between ₹ 1.74 lakh and ₹ 1.83 lakh for the single and dual-channel ABS options respectively. The recently launched Benelli Imperiale 400, meanwhile retails at ₹ 1.99 lakh and is offered only with dual-channel ABS.
With respect to performance, the BS6 compliant Royal Enfield Classic 350 is powered by the same 346 cc single-cylinder, air-cooled engine with fuel injection that develops 19.1 bhp and 28 Nm of peak torque. The motor is paired with a 5-speed gearbox. The bike is heavier by one kg over the BS4 version, and has a kerb weight of 192 kg.
The 2020 Himalayan BS6 gets new colours, switchable ABS and improved braking power
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With the Royal Enfield Himalayan, the 2020 version not only brought a BS6 compliant engine but also new colour options, switchable ABS, hazard lights, redesigned side stand and improved braking performance. Power comes from the same 411 cc single-cylinder, air-cooled engine with fuel-injection that develops 24.5 bhp and 32 Nm of peak torque. The motor is paired with a 5-speed gearbox. Compared to the BS4 version, the Himalayan is about ₹ 10,000 more expensive with the latest hike.
Bhawanipore FC Determined to Make it to the I-League: Sankarlal Chakraborty
Bhawanipore FC head coach Sankarlal Chakraborty (Photo Credit: AIFF)
Sankarlal Chakraborty is hoping to take Bhawanipore FC to an unprecedented promotion to the I-League.
Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 5:44 PM IST
Using his vast array of experience Bhawanipore FC head coach Sankarlal Chakraborty is looking to propel his side to an unprecedented promotion to the I-League, something that he believes could further boost the ‘Beautiful Game’ in Bengal.
As the teams prepare for the upcoming Second Division League, Chakraborty, who had previously also been in charge of the Mohun Bagan, spoke to I-League, here are some experts.
How are your preparations going on for the upcoming Second Division League?
We started training a couple of weeks back. Most of our players had been isolating at home previously for four-five months. So it’s been a bit of a long off season for everyone. Normally, we start our pre-season training with everyone at around 40 per cent fitness. But this season we assumed that we’ve started much below that – perhaps even in the negative.
But the players are just happy to be able to get back on the ground once again. They have been working so hard for the last couple of weeks that they have regained a lot of their lost fitness.
The COVID-19 Pandemic has stopped a lot of footballing activities. How are your players coping with it?
We are very thankful to the State Government for all the help we got — to kick-off our pre-season training. The Pandemic situation is really out of everyone’s control, so it is important for us all to take the necessary precautions and keep moving forward.
One of our biggest concerns while starting the pre-season was what kind of intensity to impose on the players during training. Since they were all in isolation during the Lockdown, fitness levels were down. If we increased the intensity too quickly, there would be a greater chance of injuries. So we started off at a low intensity and then increased it as the players started to get used to the load.
Recovery sessions are also very important at this stage. Because of this special care that we took over the intensity of our training sessions, we have now been able to begin our strength training as well. The next step is getting some competitive matches under our belt. We are arranging some friendlies with local clubs. Hopefully that will get the boys back in their stride.
Your team is one of the favourites to get the promotion spot. How big an achievement would it be for Bhawanipore FC to make it to the I-League?
Of course winning the Second Division League and booking our spot in the I-League is always the thing on our minds. The club owners have also worked hard to sign a talented bunch of players who we believe can achieve that goal for us. Everyone is very determined. Everyone feels that we have to gain promotion at all cost — and we are ready to play some good football to achieve our goal.
Bhawanipore is a big name in the Bengal footballing circuit. We are determined to represent Bengal in the top levels of Indian football. If we do make it there, then we can use that platform to give more chances to the local Bengali boys who are coming through the ranks.
How important is it for local young talents to get a platform?
It’s always a good step to nurture local talents. That’s how football in our country would eventually grow. When I was at Mohun Bagan we had a number of young local lads playing for us, like Azharuddin Mullick, Arijit Bagui, Sk Faiaz, and many others. I don’t believe people who say that good youngsters aren’t coming through. You need to give them the opportunities, help them learn and grow, and that is how more youngsters will come through.
With the Second Division League nearing in, which team would you say are the biggest threat to Bhawanipore’s goals?
Obviously Mohammedan Sporting are one of the top teams. On paper they are the strongest. They have some good players. Also, the weight of the history of the club is also a huge motivator for the players. They know the kind of love and adoration they would get from their fans, if they do gain promotion. I believe that this support will be an added advantage for them.
FC Bengaluru United are also a good side. They have assembled a good squad that plays an attractive brand of football. they also have some important players who can turn the game at crucial stages.
The matches are likely to be played in front of empty stadiums, keeping in mind the COVID-19 Safety Regulations. How are you looking to motivate your players in such a scenario?
The motivational process has already begun. I have been explaining the importance of the tournament to them. What you have to understand is that not everyone in our team is from an affluent background. Getting into the I-League would mean higher wages, which would be a boon for a few of our lads. That is a big motivation for them. We are being realistic, with respect to what is happening around us. Being in a better position to provide for their family is a big motivating factor for the lads here.
The overall build of the Canvas Doodle 2 is good and I am impressed with the aluminum back. In its performance however the device falls short. You will lose the stylus, as there is no way to keep it with the phone. There aren�t any apps out there that exploit it as we have seen on the Galaxy Note series of devices from Samsung. If you want a large screen device for browsing the web, playing games and reading, you can consider this device. If pure performance is what you are looking for, then there are other devices out there for you to consider.
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Micromax has made quite a name for itself with the launch of smartphones in a variety of price ranges. The budget smartphone maker has launched a series of successful devices such as the Canvas 2 A110, Canvas HD, and the recently launched Canvas 4. Now Micromax looks to take on the mid range large-screened smartphone market with the launch of the Canvas Doodle 2. The device has a large 5.7-inch display and shows off an impressive build. Is it worth the price of admission?
At a glance
The Canvas Doodle 2 has an aluminum build and you don’t have access to the battery or expandable storage. The display of the phablet is large at 5.7-inches and has a 1280x720 pixel resolution. It has 16GB built-in storage of which 13GB is available to the user. The rear of the phablet has a 12MP camera and the front has a 5MP shooter for video calling. The Doodle 2 has the MediaTek MT6589 chipset with the CPU clocked at 1.2GHz. You have Android 4.2 Jelly Bean straight out of the box.
Design
You can be forgiven for thinking that this is a premium device thanks to the build the Canvas Doodle 2 has. The front is the same as any other Micromax smartphone with the standard three capacitive buttons housed below the display. The rear of the smartphone is a different story. Essentially, it’s divided into three parts - the top which houses the 12MP camera, the bottom which can be removed to access the SIM card slots and the middle which has an aluminum finish to it making it look really sturdy. You don’t have access to the battery of the phablet.
The rear has a matte finish to it and I really liked it. The rest of the port and button placement is fairly standard – power button on the right, volume rocker on the left, microUSB port at the bottom and the headphones jack up top.
The Doodle 2 also comes with a stylus but you won’t be using that for very long as there is no place on the phablet to house it.
Overall, Micromax has given the Canvas Doodle 2 A240 an impressive build quality. The device isn’t light at 220 grams nor is it the slimmest at 8.9mm in thickness but the package on offer is very attractive.
UI and preloaded apps
The Canvas Doodle 2 runs on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean. The interface is stock Android for the most part with a few Micromax specific UI elements and apps thrown into the mix.
The Canvas Doodle 2’s Micromax specific preloaded apps includes Games Hub, M!Doodle, M!Live, M!Unlock, M!Secure and Mi!Zone.
M!Secure helps you backup your contacts, scans your phone for viruses and gives you warnings every time you download an app.
As the name suggests, the Game Hub gives you access to games such as Barfi, Bubble shooter, Catch a Mouse and more.
M!Live gives you access to local Indian content such as ringtones, wallpapers and more. The M!Unlock app gives access to the blow or shake to unlock feature, one that was introduced with the Canvas 4.
Overall, the UI is stock Android, which I liked, and the preloaded apps add local content to the smartphone, something Micromax has introduced on all its Android smartphones. There is no bloatware on the phone and that is a good thing.
Performance
Coming to the performance of the Canvas Doodle 2, here is a quick look to see how it performs when compared to other smartphones in its price range.
From the above benchmarks it is clear that the Canvas Doodle 2 is an average performer. It hasn’t scored the best but it isn’t the worst either. We have seen devices such as the Lemon A4 that runs on the old MT6589 chipset and has a 1080p 5-inch display along with 1GB of RAM. With its hardware, the Lemon required more power to render on a Full HD display, hence the lower scores. On the other hand we have the Canvas 4 with a 5-inch 720p display with the MT6589 chipset. It scores almost at par with the Canvas Doodle 2. The Xolo Q1000S on the other hand has a 5-inch 720p display and is powered by the MT6589T chipset. It has more power under the hood and hence the best benchmark scores of the list.
Moving on, the display of the Canvas Doodle 2, at full brightness is quite vibrant. The 5.7-inch display has a pixel density of 258ppi, which isn’t great, but it isn’t bad by any standards. We saw the standard array of videos on the device ranging from MKV to MP4 and AVI. The videos were plagued with the same problem that we have with the MediaTek chipset. You have the MKV files where only the video runs and the audio isn’t recognized. Surprisingly, the native video player crashed when we ran AVI files on it and that’s a bummer.
The native video player is the same that we have seen on the Canvas 4. You can swipe up and down on the left to control the brightness and do the same on the right for the volume. You can also watch the videos in a small window on the display letting you use other apps while watching the video. Just like the Canvas 4, the canvas Doodle also boasts of the “Smart Pause” feature, which is that the video playing will pause once you look away. On the Canvas 4 this worked very well for me during the testing process. On the Doodle 2 however, it seems buggy. There were times when watching a video, it paused randomly. There were also times when I looked away and it took a second too long to pause making the feature feel rather gimmicky.
Sticking with the display, watching videos on it wasn’t as great a treat as I it was on other devices such as the Lemon A4, WickedLeak Wammy Passion Z Plus and the Canvas 4. The size of the display is good but the videos look a bit washed out.
Another problem I faced with the performance was that if I had too many apps running in the background, some of them heavy games, the device would crash randomly and wouldn’t perform well until I rebooted it. For the most part however, there was no lag when navigating the device.
The experience of interacting with the display feels good. The keyboard is stock Android and there is enough display real estate for you to have a comfortable typing experience.
Games such as Angry Birds, Temple Run 2 and more ran quite well with heavy games such as Dead trigger stuttering at times. Real Racing 3, as always, refused to run.
The camera on the rear of the Canvas Doodle 2 is 13MP and its performance can be described as average at best. In well-lit conditions, especially outdoors, the camera performed well. In low-lit situations, there was a lot of noise and loss of detail.
In terms of its battery life, the Canvas Doodle 2 is average. In our continuous video playback test, the device lasted for five hours. With average use you will be able to get through one day of use.
Bottom Line
The overall build of the Canvas Doodle 2 is good and I am impressed with the aluminum back. In its performance however the device falls short. You will lose the stylus, as there is no way to keep it with the phone. There aren’t any apps out there that exploit it as we have seen on the Galaxy Note series of devices from Samsung. If you want a large screen device for browsing the web, playing games and reading, you can consider this device. If pure performance is what you are looking for, then there are other devices out there for you to consider.
Sameer Mitha lives for gaming and technology is his muse. When he isn’t busy playing with gadgets or video games he delves into the world of fantasy novels.
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