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FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2018 file photo, a distraught Jean Stott, of Shelton, Conn., tries to find the exact spot where a family member is located after the tombstone, had been moved at Park Cemetery in Bridgeport, Conn. The former caretaker of the cemetery is facing a new charge of embezzling more than $60,000 from the cemetery. Dale LaPrade, 66, was charged with first-degree larceny on Sept. 10 after a forensic audit discovered the theft of funds from Park Cemetery in Bridgeport between 2016 and 2018.(Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP)

A former caretaker of a Connecticut cemetery where police found bones strewn about and new graves placed over old ones is facing a new charge of embezzling more than $60,000 from the cemetery.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 8:54 PM IST

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.: A former caretaker of a Connecticut cemetery where police found bones strewn about and new graves placed over old ones is facing a new charge of embezzling more than $60,000 from the cemetery.

Dale LaPrade, 66, was charged with first-degree larceny on Sept. 10 after a forensic audit discovered the theft of funds from Park Cemetery in Bridgeport between 2016 and 2018. Police announced her arrest on Tuesday.

A forensic fraud examiner who assisted detectives determined that LaPrade made several cash withdraws a day in some instances, and utilized over $60,000 of cemetery funds for personal expenses that were earmarked for burials and perpetual care, Bridgeport police said in a statement.

A woman who answered a phone listing for LaPrade on Wednesday declined to comment. Messages seeking comment were left with her public defender, Kelly Billings.

LaPrade, of Stratford, was previously charged with felony interfering with a cemetery and larceny. She has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial.

In 2018, Bridgeport authorities said they found about 130 graves disturbed at the 57-acre cemetery, included those of Civil War veterans. Gravestones and remains had been removed to make way for the newly dead, while some new graves were stacked on top of old ones, separated by a layer of dirt.

Officials found headstones and human bones thrown about on part of the property.

A state judge appointed a panel to oversee the cemetery after LaPrade’s first arrest, and it has spent nearly $90,000 on cleaning up the cemetery, Hearst Connecticut Media reported.

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Xiaomi Mi A1 Review

Xiaomi Mi A1 Review

By Prasid Banerjee | Updated Oct 23 2019

DIGIT RATING

77 _/100

design
73
performance
89
value for money
60
features
79

User Rating : 4/5 Out of 4 Reviews

PROS
Stock Android, with update promise
Dependable performance

CONS
Camera lacks good low light prowess
Battery life could have been better

Verdict

The Xiaomi Mi A1 is a jack of all trades, but master of none. As far as budget smartphones are concerned, this is one of the most dependable phones out there.

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Xiaomi Mi A1 detailed review

A tie up with Google has usually been seen as a stepping stone for budding smartphone makers. But, Chinese Xiaomi is neither a budding smartphone maker, nor a stranger to Google tie-ups. I’ve personally asked the company, on multiple occasions, whether the Mi Box would ever make it to India, but that device has little relevance to India at the moment. What is relevant to the country though is Google’s Android One program. And joining this program puts Xiaomi in the unique position of leading the pack.

The Android One program seemed to have fizzled out since its announcement a couple of years ago. However, many would argue that Google chose the wrong partners to kick off the project. If that was indeed the case, the Xiaomi’s entry into the fray, with the Mi A1, should probably be enough to revive Android One. The company brings with it a viral quality, enthusiast support, growing reach and brand trust that Lava, Micromax and Karbonn probably never had.

On the other hand, the Mi A1 is a big deal for Xiaomi as well. It is the first time the company ditches its trusty MiUI platform, and also its first dual-camera phone in India. The Mi branding tells you that Xiaomi considers this amongst its premium devices, and the company says Android Oreo will be rolled out to this phone before 2017 is through. It is also the most powerful Android One phone ever, which is easy enough to do, but the Mi A1 review, presents us with a phone that is indeed tough to argue against. Xiaomi will sell this phone on its retail channels and Mi Homes, along with e-commerce websites.

Note: At the time of writing this review, we’ve had this device for about a week before launch, but the pricing details haven’t been revealed yet. Considering Xiaomi’s history, the inclusion of the Android One program, and the dual-camera, we’re operating under the assumption that the phone will be priced at Rs. 13,999. The Mi A1 is priced at Rs 14,999 and is available on Flipkart.

Stock Android on a Mi phone

While Xiaomi doesn’t actively promote MiUI anymore, the interface is a major part of the company’s ecosystem. Xiaomi’s fans often swear by it, despite the fact that Xiaomi chooses MiUI updates over Android updates, and that the UI is certainly heavier than a vanilla Android experience.

On the Mi A1, Xiaomi has kept only three apps from MiUI: the uber useful Mi remote app, the Mi Store and the Feedback app. Otherwise, with Android 7.1.2 out-of-the-box, this is Xiaomi’s most advanced (in terms of Android version) phone yet. The only other change is in the camera app and algorithm, which was necessary since Android doesn’t natively support dual-cameras just yet. Xiaomi says this won’t hamper the Oreo timeline mentioned above.

Running on stock Android eliminates some of the overheads on the processor and the phone presents a smooth and lag free experience on general day-to-day things. Apps load as expected and without many hiccups. However, in the past week or so, I have often felt that MiUI on a Redmi Note 4 felt smoother and better tuned. The Mi A1 is not all that different from the Note 4 in terms of specifications, so we will try to gain deeper insights into this via a comparison later.

As a standalone device though, the Mi A1 is as smooth as you expect a stock Android device to be and even faster than some. It’s not absolutely lag free, but then no budget device is that way either. The Mi A1 gets by with minimum lags and its UI performance is certainly above average.

Camera

Stock Android is not the only USP for this device. It’s also the only Android One phone to sport a dual-camera. There are two 12MP sensors on the back of this device, and Xiaomi refused to reveal the sensor details since it will be sourcing them from multiple sources. That means final camera quality on the device you buy may differ from our review sample.

Nevertheless, two cameras follow the iPhone’s telephoto and wide angle formula, offering 2x zoom and bokeh mode. There’s a “Stereo Mode” within the camera app for shooting bokeh shots, while you’ll find the family 1x/2x button for zooming seamlessly. The camera app is custom designed by Xiaomi and works seamlessly enough.

That said, we did slight details in auto-focus, which increases with deteriorating light conditions. As a result, low light photos can sometimes be blurry and they take considerable time to process. In fact, even with dual-cameras, the Mi A1 doesn’t really set a benchmark as far as camera prowess is concerned. It’s a good camera to work with, and will take good enough shots for sharing on social media, but don’t go expecting much more.

Stereo Mode

Xiaomi’s stereo mode is its take on Apple’s “portrait mode”, and its task is to blue the background. While this is done via a combination of hardware and software, the final effects are commendable most of the times. The problem is that the stereo mode only works when there’s ample light, meaning most night time shots will have to be taken using the auto mode only. While detail level and colours are quite good in this mode, this limits its usability severely.

Bokeh shot using the Stereo Mode on the Mi A1

Zoom

Xiaomi is promising you 2x optical zoom with this device, and the 1x/2x button is quite useful. It switches from the wide angle to the telephoto lens (56mm) seamlessly and the results are quite good. You see some noise when shooting indoors, but not enough to hamper image quality or lead to major loss of details. Again, social media sharing shouldn’t be an issue here.

Regular (Left) and 2x zoom (Right) from the Mi A1

Regular Shooting

When shooting in auto mode, the Mi A1 produces really sharp and well detailed photos in daylight conditions. However, it suffers from considerable noise and loss of detail in low light. It is also best used when shooting close up shots, with noticeable aberrations in longer range photos. Overall, the camera is decent, but nothing that would offset the status quo in the budget range.

Daylight photo taken using the Mi A1

100% crop of photo above

Click to see full sized image samples for the Mi A1

Performance

With the Snapdragon 625 inside, this is the fastest Android One phone we’ve seen to date. As explained in the UI section above, the Mi A1 is lag free and sufficiently fast. It isn’t a powerhouse by any length of imagination, but it’s dependable to say the least. Gaming performance is good, with minor lags from time to time. The only real issue is that the phone heats up just enough for you to be uncomfortable while gaming for long periods. It would seem that Xiaomi’s thermal control algorithms on MiUI are better than Android’s native versions.

Either way, if you’re not a heavy gamer, this phone should cause you no troubles. Temperatures reached a maximum of 42 degrees celsius on the body, which is acceptable and not abnormal. It’s just not ideal.

Much like the camera, the Xiaomi Mi A1 produces functional performance levels and is dependable through and through. It just won’t qualify as “snappy”, which many budget buyers will perhaps not mind. Using shortcuts hotkeys is fast enough, while app load times and app performance are easily acceptable.

Display

A major difference between this phone and Xiaomi’s other phones is in the display quality. Colour tones are balanced, but lack the punch that we’ve come to expect from the company’s devices. It’s not a colourful display and feels somewhat sticky to touch. That’s not a deal breaker at all, but we’ve come to expect a little more from Xiaomi’s displays. Overall, you’re getting a balanced display that doesn’t miss touches, responds to commands fast and is just bright enough to be used under direct sunlight.

Battery

Xiaomi wants this device to be as cheap as it can be, so it’s not pushing the boundaries with battery capacity here. Alternatively, MiUI’s usual overheads aren’t present here, so the company probably thought that a 3050 mAh battery should be enough. In practical terms, that translates to just over 11 hours run times on PC Mark’s Work 2.0 battery test. That, ranks the Mi A1 amongst the better battery performers amongst budget devices.

In regular usage, like many other aspects of this phone, it’s a dependable performer with respect to battery life. You’ll need to charge it every night, but it should get by without much more, unless you’re playing games for hours and hours every day.

Build and Design

Last but not the least, we get to the most Xiaomi-like elements of this phone. From the back, the Mi A1 looks iPhone-like. The antenna lines run along the top and bottom edges, while the device is rounded at the corners. There are also thick plastic strips on all four sides of the display, with noticeable but not overtly large bezels below them.

The strip below the display holds backlit capacitive buttons, while the overall form factor and weight remain quite ergonomic. It’s not perfectly suited to single handed usage, but it won’t particularly fail you when you absolutely need to use it with one hand. The power button respects comfortably below your thumb (if you’re right handed), while the volume rocker can be reached easily. There’s a fingerprint sensor on the back and the phone’s entire construction is metallic.

As far as Android One phones are concerned, this is the most premium we’ve got so far. As far as budget phones are concerned, this is what we expect from budget devices today. Once again, the Mi A1 gives you just what you need, without pushing the boundaries in any way, something we’ve come to expect from Xiaomi over time. It’s not a rehashed design, but it’s not an entirely new one either.

Bottomline

Xiaomi’s Mi A1 is an Android One phone first and Xiaomi phone later. The promise of updated Android is something Xiaomi phones never give you, while the dual-camera keeps it in with the times. It’s not an underpowered and compromised device that the Android One program has produced so far. Instead, it’s a very dependable smartphone that you should certainly consider. It’s what Android One phones should have been from the very beginning.

How it compares

The Xiaomi Mi A1 is a jack of all trade, but master of none. It has a decent camera, but it is easily outperformed by the Moto G5 Plus or Samsung Galaxy J7 Max. It is a fluid performer and offers dependable battery life, but can be outperformed by the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4. The emphasis here seems to be on keeping prices as low as possible, and if Xiaomi can his something below Rs. 13,999, this phone is a no brainer.

You’re not buying the best budget phone today, but you’re buying a phone that can stand the test of time and won’t let you down easily.

Xiaomi Mi A1 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 14999
Release Date:	04 Sep 2017
Variant:	64GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
5.5" (1080 x 1920)
Camera
12 + 12 MP | 5 MP
Memory
64 GB/4 GB
Battery
3080 mAh

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The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has sent a strong warning to 102 local government areas in 28 States.

Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) AVM Muhammadu A. Muhammad disclosed this at a flood advocacy to Jigawa State Governor, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar in Dutse.

He said the Local Governments are in the higher risk of being devastated by flood due to their closeness to water ways in the country.

According to him” the annual flood outlook informed that 102 local government areas, in 28 States fall within the highly probable risk area.

“While 275 Local Government Areas in the 36 States of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory fall within the moderately probable flood risk areas, the remaining 397 Local Government areas fall within the low probable flood risk areas”

Muhammad noted that the predicted floods have started to occur in many parts of the country.

He therefore advised the Local Government to activate all plans and measures against the the prediction.

He, however, stated that the annual occurrence of flood have continued to threaten food production in the country.

Muhammad said although climate change is responsible for the increasing flooding, the Governments and people must involve strategies to minimize losses through adherence to warning alerts, early prediction and proper response.

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By Ravindra Soni Wed, 16 Sep 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced that the case of attack and murder involving cricketer Suresh Raina’s kin has been solved with the arrest of three members of an inter-state gang of robber-criminals.

Eleven other accused are yet to be arrested, DGP Dinkar Gupta said, giving details of the arrests in the case which took place on the night of 19th August in Village Tharyal of PS Shahpurkandi, District Pathankot.

Raina’s uncle Ashok Kumar, a contractor, had died on the spot, while his son Kaushal Kumar succumbed to injuries on 31st August and wife Asha Rani is in hospital in critical condition. Two others injured in the attack had been discharged from the hospital.

Soon after the incident, the Chief Minister had ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under IGP Border Range Amritsar, with SSP Pathankot, SP Investigation and DSP Dhar Kalan as its members, to investigate the case thoroughly and expeditiously

The SIT, during the investigation, gathered all the circumstantial and physical evidence related to the case (FIR No. 153 dt. 20.08.2020 U/S 460/459/ 458 IPC PS Shapur Kandi, with Section 302, 307, 148, 149 IPC added by the SIT during the investigation). More than 100 suspected persons were joined in the investigation, according to the DGP.

On September 15, the SIT received information that three suspects, who were seen at the Defence Road on the morning after the incident, were staying in Jhuggis near the Pathankot Railway Station. A raid was conducted and all three were nabbed.

According to the DGP, a gold ring bearing AK, one Ladies Ring, one Ladies Gold chain and Rs. 1530/- was recovered, along with two wooden sticks, were recovered from the arrested accused, identified as Sawan @ Matching, Muhobbat and Shahrukh Khan, currently residents of Chirawa and Pilani jhuggis, District Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.

Initial investigation has revealed that they were operating as a gang along with others and had committed several such crimes earlier in Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and various parts of Punjab, moving to the crime spots in groups of 2-3 following the natural landmarks like Canals, railway lines, high voltage electricity wires, etc.

Sawan, originally a native of Uttar Pradesh, has told the SIT that on 12th August, they had moved as a group from Chirawa and Pilani in an auto (PB 02 G 9025), owned by one Nausau, also living in the Chirawa jhuggis. Nausau accompanied the trio, along with Rashid, Rehan, Jabrana, Waphila, Tawajjal Bibi and an unknown person.

They reached Jagraon, Ludhiana, where they were joined by three others Reenda, Golu and Sajan. They purchased an Aari, 02 pliers and one screwdriver from a hardware shop and a few Kacha Banyan (undergarments) from a garment shop in Ludhiana. They left for Pathankot after committing a robbery in Jagraon on the night of 14th August.

In Pathankot, one Sanju, who knew the area well, also joined them, said the DGP, adding that the gang conducted a recce of the area, according to Pathankot SSP Gulneet Khurana.

On the night of 19th August, at around 7-8 pm, they moved in groups of 2-3 persons, as per their modus operandi, and reached a designated spot in the open field where Rashid, Nausau and Sanju @ Chajju went to bring wooden sticks which they cut from Safeda (Eucalyptus) tree.

During recce, they had already identified a shuttering shop, where the bamboo ladders were tied up using chains. The first two houses where they put the ladders turned out to be a godown and an empty home, while the third was of Ashok Kumar. Five of the accused entered the house using the ladder from the side of the roof, where they saw three people lying on the mats. The suspects hit them on the head before moving into the house, where they attacked two others before escaping with cash and gold ornaments, said the DGP.

The accused then crossed the high tension electricity wires through the open field to reach the Canal, where they separated in groups of twos and threes to reach the railway station. After distributing the cash and jewelry among themselves, they dispersed.

Further investigations are in progress to arrest the 11 absconders, including one identified person, and solve other robberies in which the gang members were involved.

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Yarbrough Ends 16-game Skid, Rays Beat Nationals 6-1

Tampa Bay Rays' Nate Lowe celebrates his solo home run off Washington Nationals starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Ryan Yarbrough stopped a personal 16game winless streak, Nate Lowe homered and the AL Eastleading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 61 on Tuesday night.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 7:42 AM IST

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.: Ryan Yarbrough stopped a personal 16-game winless streak, Nate Lowe homered and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 6-1 on Tuesday night.

Yarbrough (1-3) followed opener John Curtiss in the second inning and gave up one run and five hits over 5 2/3 innings for his first win since Aug 11, 2019 at Seattle.

Nick Anderson replaced Ryan Sherriff with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth and struck out Luis Garca and pinch-hitter Yadiel Hernandez to get this fifth save.

The Rays are 3-4 in a stretch of eight straight games against last place teams.

Washington got a sixth-inning RBI grounder from Kurt Suzuki.

Yarbroughs skid consisted of all starts. The lefty has had success coming out of the bullpen, going 23-5 in 47 career relief appearances, many following an opener.

Manuel Margot chased Anbal Snchez (2-5) with a bases-loaded, one-out RBI infield single in the fifth that put the Rays up 3-0.

Tampa Bay added three more runs in the fifth against Ben Braymer, who walked Lowe with the bases loaded and gave up Kevin Kiermaiers two-run single.

Kiermaier had missed the previous two games due to general body soreness.

Lowe homered and Kevan Smith had an RBI single as the Rays went up 2-0 in the second.

Snchez allowed six runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Washingtons Juan Soto was 1 for 4 with a double. Since returning to the lineup on Sept. 8 following a stint on the injured list, Soto is 6 for 18 and has reached base safely in 16 of 28 plate appearances.

TRAINERS ROOM

Nationals: RHP Tanner Rainey (right flexor strain) was placed on the 10-day IL. … INF Brock Holt went on the paternity list.

Rays: RHP Oliver Drake (right biceps tendinitis) was reinstated from the 10-day IL. … 1B Ji-Man Choi (left hamstring strain) went on the 10-day IL. … C Mike Zunino (left oblique strain) is taking live at-bats at the alternate training site.

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Nationals RHP Austin Voth (0-5) will start the series finale on Wednesday. Tampa Bay has not announced its starter.

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Special Area Command, has intercepted 1.6 kilogrammes of controlled drugs suspected to be Tramadol and Flunitrazepam.

The Head of Public Affairs, NDLEA, Mr Jonah Achema, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.

Achema said the drugs seized were destined for Istanbul, Turkey, barely a few days after the resumption of international flights.

He said that the command made the seizure from Mr Michael Chukwuka, during the outward clearance of passengers boarding the Turkish Airline flight to Istanbul, Turkey.

According to him, the usual trend is the illegal importation of Tramadol from Pakistan and India into the country and not the exportation of illicit Tramadol.

“The seizures are made up of 1.250 kilograms of Tramadol and 350 grams of flunitrazepam and were concealed in two Ghana-must-go bags.

“The Tramadol is in 200, 225 and 250 milligrams, respectively.

These are above the 100 milligrams threshold permissible for legitimate use and anything above is illegal.

“Chukwuka, aged 36 and an indigene of Imo State claimed to be ignorant of the content of the bag.

“And that he was given the bags at the Airport entrance in Abuja to deliver to a Nigerian woman who deals in foodstuff in Istanbul.

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“He said he did not know the woman but one Mr Paul, her husband in Warri, gave the consignment to one man to bring to him at the airport,” Achema quoted him as saying.

Achema, however, said that the suspected drug trafficker who worked in a Cargo Office in Istanbul had lived there together with Paul for many years.

He said that the suspect travelled to Nigeria in March and got trapped by the Coronavirus pandemic during which period, he equally became cash-strapped and had to reach out to friends to enable him to validate his return-ticket.

The Commander, NDLEA, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Mr Kabir Taskuwa, said that the arrest and seizure were coming less than a week after the resumption of international flights at Abuja International Airport was a clear indication that the drug traffickers were desperate.

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by Autocar Pro News Desk , 16 Sep 2020

Mahindra & Mahindra has introduced a new touchless and digital payment option for customer convenience. The company says it has extended these special and first-of-its-kind offerings for accessories, extended warranty and workshop related payments for Mahindra range of vehicles.

At present, where customers are encouraged to resort to cashless payment modes and avoid unnecessary travel, such touchless solutions will further add to convenience. These unique features (other than plastic money) will enable customers to make payment through various payment options, at their leisure. The company is in the process of installing the devices/software at its dealerships and the facilities would be soon available across the country.

Mahindra says it will provide the contactless payment options to customers not only in showroom or workshop, but also extended it to customer’s doorstep through physical POS/e-POS methods, which can accept all major credit/debit cards and e-wallets. The customers will also be able to make payment through QR code or payment link shared via SMS by the dealer, from the convenience of their homes.

In addition to the true contactless experience, customer will also be able to avail instant EMI on major credit/debit card payments at an attractive rate of interest, thereby making the payments more affordable. The company will extend this feature to all the purchases that the customer would make during the lifecycle of the vehicle including purchasing accessories, extended warranty and availing periodic maintenance. While Mahindra has also worked out accessories and extended warranty funding convenience along with the vehicle loan with key financiers, the new contactless options will provide special instant EMI options to the customers at the time of purchase, giving additional flexibility to the customers.

The OEM says it has taken several initiatives during the last few months and continues to offer innovative, digital and flexible options to its all segments of customers. It has also continued the finance schemes for this month carried over from the previous month. The digital solutions / schemes are offered through various fintech/financial institutions and customers will need to get in touch with nearest dealer to avail of these offers.

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Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: Discussion On Government's Handling Of COVID-19 In Rajya Sabha

Parliament Monsoon Session Today LIVE Updates: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will give a statement in Rajya Sabha on today over the developments along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

Parliament Monsoon Session Updates: The monsoon session of the Parliament began on September 14.

New Delhi:

On the third day of the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Anand Sharma has given a short duration discussion notice in Rajya Sabha over ''the incursion of the Chinese army across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and military standoff between the armies of the two countries on the LAC''.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will give a statement in Rajya Sabha on today over the developments along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

A day earlier, he gave the statement in Lok Sabha over the same subject.

The Opposition has been demanding a discussion on the issue. Congress also walked out from Lok Sabha over the matter.

In his statement, Singh said India has conveyed to China that its attempt to unilaterally alter the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) was unacceptable and noted that the Chinese actions reflect a "disregard" of various bilateral agreements between the two countries.

The two countries have been engaged in a standoff since April-May and China has refused to vacate locations in the Finger area and other friction points in the Eastern Ladakh area.

Multiple rounds of talks have also failed to yield any significant result in defusing the tensions and now the Indian side has prepared itself for long-term deployment in the high mountainous region.

Meanwhile, various parties have given Zero Hour notice in the Rajya Sabha on several issues.

Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MP Nazeer Ahmad Laway on Wednesday gave a Zero Hour notice in the Rajya Sabha over the issue of MPLADS funds and the poor condition of the national highway from Jammu to Srinagar.

Earlier this year, the Union Cabinet had approved the temporary suspension of MPLADS (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) Funds of MPs for 2020-21 and 2021-22. These funds will be used to strengthen the Government's efforts in managing the challenges and adverse impact of COVID19 in the country.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has also given a Zero Hour notice in the Rajya Sabha over the proposed privatisation of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Maharashtra and concerns over national security.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha has given zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over ''COVID-19 and its impacts on the migrant workforce''.

While Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Veer Singh has given zero hour notice in the Rajya Sabha over ''increase in unemployment due to lockdown and COVID-19 pandemic''.

The monsoon session of the Parliament began on September 14, under the shadow of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Here are the updates from the Parliament session:

Sep 16, 2020 11:31 (IST)

Yesterday, the health minister said that this decision (lockdown) prevented approximately 14 to 29 lakh COVID-19 cases & 37,000-78,000 deaths. The house must be informed what is the scientific basis on which we've reached this conclusion: Congress MP Anand Sharma in Rajya Sabha pic.twitter.com/BDP9ime8qk
- ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2020

Sep 16, 2020 11:15 (IST)

Rajya Sabha passes the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill, 2020. pic.twitter.com/CVOS6Cfiqo
- ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2020

Sep 16, 2020 11:12 (IST)

Rajya Sabha holds discussion on the statement made by Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, on September 15, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the steps taken by the Government.

Sep 16, 2020 11:00 (IST)

AIADMK MP M Thambidurai in Rajya Sabha said the Siddha is also a very important medicine system and requested the Centre to consider giving the status of national importance to National Institute of Siddha in Tamil Nadu.

Siddha is also a very important medicine system. I request the (health) minister to consider giving the status of national importance to National Institute of Siddha in Tamil Nadu: AIADMK MP M Thambidurai in Rajya Sabha pic.twitter.com/6S45Hx7LYz
- ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2020

Sep 16, 2020 10:47 (IST)

Rajya Sabha takes up 'Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill 2020' for discussion #RajyaSabha #MonsoonSession2020 pic.twitter.com/OWwVj6Jj4R
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As per a media report, a Shenzhen based tech company with links to Chinese govt is tracking over 10,000 Indians in its global database of foreign targets. I want to know from the govt if it has taken note of it. If so, what actions have been taken?: Congress MP KC Venugopal in RS pic.twitter.com/cZa7R08Idp
- ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2020

Sep 16, 2020 09:35 (IST)

Congress MP KC Venugopal has given Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha on the issue of 'Chinese surveillance on political leaders and key officials.'

Sep 16, 2020 09:11 (IST)

Peoples Democratic Party MP gives Zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha

Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MP Nazeer Ahmad Laway today gave a Zero Hour notice in the Rajya Sabha over the issue of MPLADS funds and the poor condition of the national highway from Jammu to Srinagar.

Sep 16, 2020 09:10 (IST)

Delhi: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri & Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi arrive at the Parliament, as proceedings of the Rajya Sabha begin on third day of #MonsoonSession. pic.twitter.com/yThiNJalhV
- ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2020

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Day 3 of #MonsoonSession2020

Presenting episode 5 of our #New series #InsideParliament

My prediction. Govt will condescend to discuss #Covid_19 today in Rajya Sabha for about 2 hours. And then Oppn will be told, now go- that's more than enough. pic.twitter.com/tbYL7cDXA6
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BSP MP Veer Singh has given Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over 'increase in unemployment due to lockdown and COVID-19 pandemic.'

Sep 16, 2020 08:20 (IST)

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has given Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over 'proposed privatisation of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust ports and concern over national security.'

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has given Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over 'proposed privatisation of JNPT
(Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust) ports and concern over national security.' pic.twitter.com/HqltRyCtH0
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SKODA AUTO introduces plasma-coated cylinder blocks | Automotive World

SKODA AUTO introduces plasma-coated cylinder blocks

New EA211-series 1.0 TSI petrol engines now feature an ultra-thin plasma coating instead of cast-iron cylinder liners

September 16, 2020

ŠKODA AUTO has put a new processing line for plasma coating into operation.

This technically innovative concept allows conventional cylinder liners to be replaced with a powder coating that measures just 150 μm (0.15 mm). This will now be used when producing the new EVO three-cylinder engines from the EA211 series and will reduce internal friction. As a result, the 1.0 TSI EVO petrol engines will be even more efficient and boast even lower emissions. ŠKODA has invested a total of around 29 million euros in preparing and converting its Mladá Boleslav-based headquarters.

Christian Bleiel, Head of Component Production at ŠKODA AUTO, highlighted, “The technically highly innovative plasma coating makes our EA211 TSI EVO engines even more efficient. It reduces friction losses and thus also fuel consumption. What’s more, this type of coating also allows heat to be more evenly distributed within the cylinders and helps it to dissipate more efficiently, thus optimising the thermal load. We produce the plasma-coated engines at Mladá Boleslav in three shifts and are installing them in the FABIA, SCALA, OCTAVIA, KAMIQ and KAROQ.”

This means that the engines featuring plasma coating are also used in the ŠKODA OCTAVIA e-TEC mild hybrids. The Czech car manufacturer has added an assembly line with two special fixtures for plasma coating at its main plant. Both of these include two torches. ŠKODA AUTO has invested a total of 28.8 million euros in upgrading the plant in this way; overall, the carmaker has spent 69.1 million euros on modernising engine production.

During the production process, the cylinders are first bored on the machining line. A 1,500-watt laser then abrades the cylinder bores to ensure that the plasma layer will optimally adhere to the surface. This involves the laser beam creating ten grooves per millimetre, each measuring an average depth of 40 μm. This production step takes place in a controlled atmosphere filled with nitrogen to keep the laser’s optics free from contamination and to ensure the necessary level of accuracy.

A mixture of hydrogen and argon is used to create plasma gas, requiring 4.5 l of hydrogen per minute during the process. The plasma reaches a temperature of 15,000° Celsius and is then mixed with various types of steel that have been ground into fine powder. This powder is made up of iron, carbon, silicon and manganese as well as other necessary elements. The individual powder grains measure no more than 50 μm. When sprayed onto the cylinder walls, the molten powder forms a layer measuring approximately 250 μm. During final processing, this layer is honed out, so that it measures just 150 μm. To put all of this in perspective: the wall of a conventional cylinder liner is 4 mm thick.

Each cylinder is automatically measured at several stages throughout the process to assess its quality. Optical measuring instruments first record the surface abraded by the laser, before a second measurement is taken once the plasma has been applied. Finally, the structure of the plasma layer is tested using turbulent flow.

SOURCE: SKODA

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NBA play-offs: Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Clippers to reach Western Conference final - BBC Sport

NBA play-offs: Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Clippers to reach Western Conference final

Last updated on 16 minutes ago.From the section Basketball

The Denver Nuggets became the first NBA side to recover from 3-1 down twice in the same play-offs by beating the Los Angeles Clippers in game seven to reach the Western Conference finals.

Jamal Murray scored 40 points as the Nuggets won 104-89 on Tuesday to complete another stunning turnaround.

"We just believe in each other," said 23-year-old Canadian Murray.

The Miami Heat edged the Boston Celtics 117-114 in game one of the Eastern Conference finals.

Jimmy Butler scored the winning basket with 12 seconds remaining but Bam Adebayo's block from Jayson Tatum's attempt to tie the score with 3.7 seconds left proved crucial.

"He made a great play," Tatum said of Adebayo's block. "That's all it is. He made a good play, can't do anything about it."

Butler added: "That sealed the game for us. [Adebayo is] a huge part to why we're winning. I've been saying it all year long and I'll repeat it again."

The Nuggets needed seven games to beat the Utah Jazz after trailing their series 3-1 in the last round and have repeated their success against the Clippers.

Speaking at Disney World in Orlando - where games are taking place in the coronavirus quarantine bubble - Nikola Jokic, who scored 34 points in game six to help force the decider, said the Nuggets are "a special group".

The Clippers have never advanced to the conference final in their 50-year history.

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New Generation Maruti Suzuki Celerio Spied For First Time In India - carandbike

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New Generation Maruti Suzuki Celerio Spied For First Time In India

Maruti Suzuki India has started testing the new-generation Celerio hatchback, which is expected to be launched in the country during the festive season.

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The new generation Maruti Suzuki Celerio is likely to be launched in 2021

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Maruti Suzuki Celerio will be built on Suzukis Heartect platform
The new-gen Maruti Celerio will be launched during the festive period
It is likely to be powered by the same 1.0-litre petrol motor

Maruti Suzuki India has been readying the new generation model of the Celerio hatchback for quite some time now. And, the Japanese carmaker has started testing the car in the country now. The next-generation Celerio has been spotted testing on the Indian roads for the first time. The car is likely to go on sale in the country next year from what we know. The current generation Celerio has been in the market for six years now, and it has managed to clock some good numbers each month, irrespective of the rising competition in the segment.

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The test mule of the all-new Maruti Suzuki Celerio has been spied testing

As seen in the spy images, the second-generation Celerio is completely draped with heavy camouflage concealing all the details. The test mule appears to be bigger than the current model, which is fairly compact. The wheelbase also seems to be longer but we won't make any presumptions.

The all-new Celerio hatchback is likely to be based on Suzuki's new generation Heartect platform that underpins Maruti Suzuki's new cars. This includes Maruti Suzuki WagonR, S-Presso, Swift and Baleno. The new 2020 Maruti Suzuki Celerio is expected to sport an upmarket cabin with better seats and better equipment. Additionally, the car could also get modern features like SmartPlay Studio infotainment unit, reverse camera, and more.

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The next-gen Maruti Celerio will be powered by the same 1.0-litre petrol engine.

Mechanically, the Indo-Japanese carmaker will continue to use the same 1.0-litre petrol engine that also powers the current model. The 1.0-litre, three-cylinder, naturally aspirated petrol motor that develops 66 bhp and 90 Nm of power figures. Transmission options will include a five-speed manual and an optional five-speed AMT unit.

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Google Doodle Asks People To Wear Mask And Save Lives Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

The doodle shows all the letters wearing face masks of different colours and patterns. It also links to a series of steps that are aimed at preventing the spread of the deadly virus.

The Google doodle shows all letters wearing face masks

To spread the awareness about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Google, through its animated doodle, today reminded people to wear a mask.

The doodle shows all the letters wearing face masks of different colours and patterns. It also links to a series of steps that are aimed at preventing the spread of the deadly virus.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19:

Clean your hands often. Use soap and water, or an alcohol-based hand rub.
Maintain a safe distance from anyone who is coughing or sneezing.
Wear a mask when physical distancing is not possible.
Don't touch your eyes, nose or mouth.
Cover your nose and mouth with your bent elbow or a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
Stay home if you feel unwell.
If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention.
Calling in advance allows your healthcare provider to quickly direct you to the right health facility. This protects you, and prevents the spread of viruses and other infections.

The link also gives information on how masks can help prevent the spread of the virus from the person wearing one to others. Masks alone do not protect against COVID-19, and should be combined with physical distancing and hand hygiene. Follow the advice provided by your local health authority.

Globally, as of Tuesday evening, there have been 29,155,581 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 926,544 deaths, WHO reported.

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British Gymnastics: Amy Tinkler accuses governing body of 'prolonging her suffering' - BBC Sport

British Gymnastics: Amy Tinkler accuses governing body of 'prolonging her suffering'

Last updated on 51 minutes ago.From the section Gymnastics

Amy Tinkler at the Rio Olympics — Amy Tinkler was Great Britain's youngest medallist at Rio 2016

Olympic medallist Amy Tinkler says British Gymnastics are "prolonging my suffering", accusing the governing body of failing to give an explanation as to why her formal complaint was dismissed last month.

Tinkler, 20, submitted a complaint over allegations of mistreatment within the sport in December 2019.

Part of her complaint related to her "experiences" with national coach Amanda Reddin, who has temporarily stepped aside while an investigation into claims about her conduct takes place. She has denied any wrongdoing.

Tinkler says she has emailed British Gymnastics three times "asking for an explanation or summary outcome" without reply and discovered "via a third party" on 10 August her complaint had been closed.

British Gymnastics has apologised and says it has offered to meet Tinkler.

In an open letter to chief executive Jane Allen, Tinkler wrote: "Do you think this is acceptable? Why is it taking so long to share information with me?

"I don't think it's acceptable. I feel I've given British Gymnastics plenty of time to do the right thing. You, as CEO, must recognise that.

"I was promised a summary outcome. Now you say this isn't possible due to 'employee privacy rights'. You have shared details of the outcome (and the respondent's version of events) when concluding other cases.

"Why are you treating me differently? Are you aware your actions are prolonging my suffering?"

Tinkler called for Allen to be "honest, to be open, and to lead as a CEO should," adding, "Please help all of us Gymnasts and stop hanging us out to dry. "

In a statement, British Gymnastics said: "We apologise to Amy for any issues with our communications around her complaint.

"She deserves answers and we have offered to meet her either in person or virtually so we can talk her through the answers to her questions."

Tinkler was Great Britain's youngest medallist at Rio 2016, when she won bronze aged 16, and also won one world medal, three European medals and 10 British titles during her career.

In July, British Gymnastics announced an independent review would take place and Allen has said the organisation had "fallen short" in protecting its members.

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UP Government Collecting Charges For Unloading, Cleaning Wheat: Samajwadi Party MP

Raising the issue through a Zero Hour mention, Javed Ali Khan of the Samajwadi Party said the government has fixed a minimum support price of Rs 1925 per quintal for wheat but farmers are being paid only Rs 1905.

The MP said UP fixed minimum support price of Rs 1,925 per quintal, but farmers paid only Rs 1,905.

New Delhi:

The Uttar Pradesh government is charging Rs 20 per quintal in cash in the name of unloading and cleaning charges for wheat procured from farmers and has not reimbursed them in the last three years, an MP in Rajya Sabha alleged.

Raising the issue through a Zero Hour mention, Javed Ali Khan of the Samajwadi Party said the government has fixed a minimum support price of Rs 1925 per quintal for wheat but farmers are being paid only Rs 1905.

Narrating his own experience of selling wheat at a government-mandated procurement centre, he claimed that he was asked to pay Rs 20 per quintal in cash as cleaning and unloading charges.

"When I demanded so see the order to this effect, the official at the procurement mandi showed me an Uttar Pradesh government order mandating Rs 20 per quintal as a charge for unloading and cleaning," he said.

The order stated that this charge would be reimbursed to farmers once cleared by the Centre and approved by the chief minister, he said, adding farmers have not received any reimbursement in the last three years.

"They don't take cheque or do an (RTGS) account transfer. They take cash and do not give a receipt," he alleged.

He said 36 lakh tonnes of wheat was procured in Uttar Pradesh this year and Rs 72 crore has been collected from farmers as this charge.

At the national level, Rs 780 crore may have been collected as part of these charges from farmers on 90 lakh tonnes of wheat procured, he said asking under what account can cash be taken and no receipt given.

Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu asked the government to take note of the issue.

Leader of the Opposition and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad raised the issue of abolition of self-help groups for engineers in Jammu and Kashmir which has rendered 15,000 people unemployed.

He said economic activity has come to a standstill and unemployment has risen since the time Jammu and Kashmir was downgraded to a UT 13 months ago.

In 2003, the Congress-PDP government had constituted self-help groups for unemployed engineers so they could take up contracts.

Initially, such groups could take contracts up to Rs 5 lakh and as they gained experience they could take up to Rs 1 crore of contracts.

This helped give employment to 15,000 engineers, he said, adding four days back the UT administration has abolished these self-help groups, rendering them jobless.

P Bhattacharya of the Congress sought that traditional system of medicines such as homeopathy should be encouraged alongside allopathy in the treatment of coronavirus.

Vandana Chavan (NCP) raised the issue of students of vulnerable sections of society being unable to take benefit of online education as 27 per cent of students neither had smartphones nor TVs, nor laptops.

She demanded that the government upgrade digital infrastructure and make available basic digital devices to such students.

Digvijaya Singh of the Congress raised the issue of a spurt in the price of oxygen cylinders across states such as Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh.

The price of oxygen refill has risen from Rs 10 per cubic meter to Rs 50, he said, adding the government should strictly enforce the Rs 17 ceiling fixed for the same.

Bhagwat Karad of the BJP too joined the issue, saying there was black marketing of oxygen.

Swapan Dasgupta (Nominated) sought central forces for the security of Vishwa Bharti University as the local administration was "unresponsive" to the demand of the institution.

The university, he said, has been closed since August 17 after vandalism on the campus.

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

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Hyve Pryme Review

By Sameer Mitha | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

70 _/100

design
82
performance
61
value for money
70
features
68

PROS
Stock Android makes the overall performance smooth
Camera has good colour reproduction
Good battery life

CONS
Heavy games show frame rate issues on the device
Pre-loaded camera app is slow
No fast charger in the box

Verdict

Consider the Hyve Pryme if looks are not important and you don’t play heavy games. It’s ideal for multimedia consumption and if you like downloading content on the phone. It has a decent camera and battery life. It's not the absolute best, but worth considering when the Lenovo Z2 Plus and LeEco Le Max 2 aren't available.

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When I received the Hyve Pryme for review I thought it was just another Android phone competing in a saturated price segment. While I was right about the price segment, I underestimated the capabilities of the phone. After putting the phone through our tests, I can confidently say, don’t judge a book by its cover.

Design and Build

The Hyve Pryme is quite simple looking. It has a 5.7-inch display, with a relatively prominent forehead and jaw. The company’s official claims (on its website) 2.5D Arc Glass Curved Display on the display, but you'll be hard pressed to find this curve. The glass covering the display runs till the edge, but the bezels are prominent, on either side. Above the display we have the front facing camera, earpiece and standard sensors along with a front-facing flash. Interestingly, the chin is empty, with no capacitive buttons, which puts the design into question. Hyve could have saved space instead.

On the left we have the SIM card and expandable storage tray (hybrid Dual-SIM slot), and the power button and volume rocker are on the right. The bottom of the device has two grilles, but only the one on the right houses the speaker. The headphones jack along with the ever popular IR blaster are on the right. The rear houses the 13MP camera, alongwith the dual-tone LED flash, below this rests the fingerprint sensor.

The Hyve Pryme is pretty big with a 5.7-inch display and if you like big phones, you'll feel right at home. There are no complains here. But if you are used to a 4.7-inch, 5-inch or a 5.2-inch phones, this may have an overwhelming presence at first.

Overall, the build and design of the phone is plain, generic and uninspiringn, and that isn’t a bad thing. Like I said, don’t judge a book by its cover. Its simple and some may appreciate that.

Display and UI

The Hyve Pryme's display has decent viewing angles, but visibility direct sunlight is sub-par, a problem we've seen on many other smartphones. It’s a 1080p display and if you plan on using it to watch movies and play games you will be satisfied with the colour reproduction. It doesn’t have vibrant colours like the OnePlus 3 or the warmer tones found on Samsung’s Super AMOLED panels. It has quite the neutral colour tone and I like it. Spiderman’s costumes look naturally red and blue, without any artificial effects in the Homecoming trailer and I liked it. The display performs reasonably in most cases.

The protecting skin (screen guard if you will) is prone to scratches quite easily, though, and that is a big disappointment. You can make out the scratches when you are watching a scene set in dark environments (like night or low light situations) and the scratches are quite prominently visible.

If there is one qualm I have with the display, it is the slight lag between you touching an action on screen and the smartphone responding. This will be noticeable when you type fast on the device. The touch latency is higher than ideal. Just a slight delay between you pressing a button and the corresponding action on screen. To be clear, this'll only be evident to typing ninjas. In our tests, we (Prasid to be precise) found this when unlocking the phone by typing the pin. The code took a fraction of a second more to register than what he is used to experiencing on a smartphone around 20k.

Moving to the UI, the company has chosen a near-stock Android experience, and that's a very good choice. There are no preloaded apps and the only real change you see is in the Settings menu. You'll find Turbo Download and flip cover options. Flip cover lets you lock the device when the flip cover is on and Turbo Download works using cellular and Wi-Fi to download large files faster. This works with files larger than 20MB.

The ability to use different networks and combine them to increase download speeds isn’t new, but not many smartphones have it. It's an interesting feature.

Overall the display is acceptable and the UI plays it safe with stock Android.

Performance

Moving on to the real world performance, this one of the few phones in India powered by the MediaTek Helio X20 SoC. For the uninitiated, this is a deca-core processor, i.e, 10-cores. The smartphone ran all the apps we threw at it and the load times were quick. These are non-gaming apps we use everyday like Facebook, WhatsApp, Gmail, SMS, Call Log, Contacts, Instagram and more. Multitasking is smooth and with more than 12 apps open, there was no problem with everyday tasks on the device.

The device comes with a fingerprint sensor, positioned below the rear camera. It is perfectly positioned to unlock the device while removing it from your pocket and it functions quite accurately too. Just don’t expect Nexus/Pixel Imprint level speed from the Hyve Pryme.

If you are a basic user, then there is nothing wrong with the Hyve Pryme for you. In fact, even if you play games that aren’t resource intensive, then this can be the phone for you. However, if you enjoy games like Injustice and Asphalt 8, then you are in for a bit of trouble.

Gaming

We played some graphically intensive games on the device and weren’t happy with the results. Games like Asphalt 8 showed noticeable frame skips and inconsistent frame rates. This doesn’t mean that the games are unplayable, but the experience isn’t what we have seen on smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 652 or the Snapdragon 820. If you enjoy playing graphically heavy games, then this one isn’t for you.

Camera

If there is one thing that I didn’t like about the camera on the Hyve Pryme, it’s the camera app. It uses a stock Android camera app from over two years ago and you will do better to replace it with one of the third party apps available on the Play Store.

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Coming to the quality of images, they are pretty good if you are looking simply share on social media websites or add filters to edit them. Images have quite good colour reproduction, but at the cost of details. Images lack detail, especially when you put them on a computer and see them in their full resolution, but the colour reproduction is good. The low light performance of the Hyve Pryme’s camera is good. The phone is one of the better low light performers in the sub-20k price range. Here again, there's noise and loss of detail, but colours are good.

Moving to the front facing camera, it is accompanied by an LED flash, and the 8MP shooter is good for those daily pouting sessions.

Battery life

On the PC mark battery test the device lasts for 7 hours and 11 minutes and that is quite impressive. For a heavy user, you will reach 20% towards the end of the day. This comprises of some email, 20 min of gaming, some social networking and the standard array of phone calls and some Youtubing. For the average user, the phone should last for a day and have some juice left for the next day, before hitting the wall socket.

One thing I don’t like is that the smartphone takes a over 2 hours to charge from 0 to 100%. That is a bummer. The official website says that the device has USB Type-C for fast charging, but it doesn’t come with a fast charger in the box.

Bottomline

Overall, the Hyve Pryme is a good phone for those looking for a functional device with a large display and simple looks. The gaming performance isn’t great for graphically heavy games. If you want a device for multimedia consumption and to get through a regular day of social networking, messaging and calls, then yes, the Hyve Pryme gets the job done. It is however overshadowed by devices such as the Lenovo Z2 Plus, which offers more built-in storage along with the tried and tested Snapdragon 820, or the LeEco Le Max 2, both of which are much faster.

Hyve Pryme Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 12499
Release Date:	05 Dec 2016
Variant:	32GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
5.7" (1080 x 1920)
Camera
13 | 8 MP
Memory
32 GB/4 GB
Battery
3500 mAh

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Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr V G Somani on Tuesday gave permission to Serum Institute of India to resume clinical trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the country while revoking its earlier order of suspending any new recruitment for phase two and three trial. The DCGI, however, put certain conditions like taking extra care during screening, providing additional information in informed consent and close monitoring for adverse events during follow-up of the study which have to be "scrupulously" followed by Serum Institute of India (SII).

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 1:40 AM IST

New Delhi, Sep 15: Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr V G Somani on Tuesday gave permission to Serum Institute of India to resume clinical trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the country while revoking its earlier order of suspending any new recruitment for phase two and three trial. The DCGI, however, put certain conditions like taking extra care during screening, providing additional information in informed consent and close monitoring for adverse events during follow-up of the study which have to be “scrupulously” followed by Serum Institute of India (SII).

SII has also been asked to submit to the DCGI’s office details of medication used in accordance with the protocol for management of adverse events. The DCGI had on September 11 directed Serum Institute of India to suspend any new recruitment in the phase two and three clinical trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate till further orders in the backdrop of pharma giant AstraZeneca pausing the clinical trials in other countries because of ”an unexplained illness” in a participant in the study.

On Saturday, British-Swedish biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford said clinical trials for their coronavirus vaccine have resumed in the UK after the Medicines Health Regulatory Authority’s (MHRA) confirmed that the trials were safe. SII, which has partnered with AstraZeneca for manufacturing the vaccine candidate for COVID-19, on Tuesday submitted the recommendations of the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), UK and DSMB, India, and requested for permission to restart enrolment in the clinical trial.

According to Tuesday’s order issued by DCGI, the DSMB, UK, recommended that the investigators recommence all immunization in their clinical trials subject to certain conditions. DSMB, India, also has recommended to continue the study and enroll the remaining participants in the clinical trial as per protocol subject to certain conditions.

According to the order, SII has submitted revised participant information sheet, revised informed consent form and additional safety monitoring plan for the evolved participants. The Pune-based firm has also submitted a summary of safety follow up of seven days post first vaccination, stating that no serious adverse events were experienced by any of the subjects till the date of the reporting, and the reported adverse events were stated to be mild, resolved on their own and did not have any sequale.

“In view of the above, I Dr V G Somani, Drugs Controller General of India, Central Licensing Authority, after careful examination of your reply and the recommendations of the DSMB in India and in UK revoke herewith the order dated September 11 issued under Rule 30 of the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019. “You may recommence the clinical trial as recommended by DSMB, India, as per already approved protocol and the provisions laid down under the New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules, 2019, subject to the conditions mentioned,” the order said.

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The United Arab Emirates wants to modernise its military and a request for U.S. F35 warplanes has been on the table since before a normalisation deal with Israel, the minister of state for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, said on Tuesday.

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DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates wants to modernise its military and a request for U.S. F-35 warplanes has been on the table since before a normalisation deal with Israel, the minister of state for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, said on Tuesday.

The agreement, known as the Abraham Accord, should dispel “any grain of doubt” on why the Gulf state should get stealth F-35 fighter jets from the United States, Gargash told reporters.

“The UAE seeks like any country that takes its military seriously, to modernize its military, always, so our request for the F35 and other systems pre-dates this agreement,” he said.

The UAE’s existing F-16 jets are now almost two decades old and it is time to renew them, he said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his government would oppose any U.S. F-35 warplane sales to the UAE, despite forging relations with the Gulf power. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday told Fox News he would have no problem selling the planes to the UAE.

The UAE and Gulf neighbour Bahrain are set to sign normalisation accords with Israel at a White House ceremony on Tuesday.

Gargash said the country’s decision to normalise ties broke a “psychological barrier” and is the way forward for the region, giving it more leverage.

He said Israel suspending its planned annexation of Palestinian land would stop the two-state solution being undermined and that the United States’ mediator role was assurance that further annexation would be suspended.

The Emirati minister said it was not the time to revise the Arab Peace Initiative, and that it remains the cornerstone of the UAE’s commitment to the Palestinian cause.

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Apple Watch Series 6 With Blood Oxygen Sensor, Affordable Watch SE Launched

Apple Watch Series 6 price in India starts at Rs. 40,900, and the Apple Watch SE price in India starts at Rs. 29,900.

By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 16 September 2020 00:35 IST

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Apple Watch Series 6 shares the design language of its predecessors

Highlights

Apple Watch Series 6 comes in new colour options
New Apple Watch is touted to deliver two times faster performance
Apple Watch Series 6 India availability has not yet been detailed

Apple Watch Series 6 has been unveiled by Apple at its virtual “Time Flies” event. The new smartwatch by the Cupertino giant looks quite similar to the Apple Watch Series 4 and Series 5 models. However, it does bring new hardware that is touted to deliver faster performance, better water resistance, and enhanced wireless connectivity, as per the company. The Apple Watch Series 6 is also the first in the lineup to measure blood oxygen levels. Additionally, there are new colour options to attract a larger audience.

Another major related announcement was Apple Fitness+, a fitness service that syncs with your watch to show your Apple Watch Metrics alongside a growing library of music-based workout videos. The new Apple Watch lineup will notably also come without AC adapters in the box, as part of Apple's 2030 environment pledge.

Apple Watch Series 6 price in India, availability details

Apple Watch Series 6 price in India starts at Rs. 40,900 for the GPS variant, while the Apple Watch Series 6 (GPS + Cellular) option comes with a price starting at Rs. 49,900. Both options will be available for purchase in India in 40mm and 44mm sizes. India availability has not yet been detailed beyond "coming soon".

In the US, the Apple Watch Series 6 (GPS) price starts at $399 (roughly Rs. 29,400). The Apple Watch Series 6 (GPS + Cellular) is priced at $499 (roughly Rs. 36,700). It will be available for pre-orders in the US starting today from Apple.com and through the Apple Store app, with its availability beginning from Friday, September 18 in the US.

Apple Watch Series 6 specifications

The Apple Watch Series 6 comes in 40mm and 44mm case options that both have a ceramic and sapphire crystal back finish and come in aluminium, stainless steel, titanium, and ceramic materials. The smartwatch is powered by a new Apple S6 SiP (system in package), which is claimed to be up to two times faster than the S5 processor available on the Apple Watch Series 5. There is also a W3 wireless chip for seamless connectivity with Apple devices. Furthermore, the Series 6 is the first in its family to come with an ultra-wideband (UWB) technology and the U1 chip that enable connectivity using radio waves in a short range.

Apple has provided an always-on Retina display on the Apple Watch Series 6 that has a refresh rate of up to 60Hz. The display is also touted to have a peak brightness of 1,000 nits. The 40mm Apple Watch Series 6 comes with a resolution of 324x394 pixels, whereas its 44mm variant has 368x448 pixels. It also features a better Always-On Retina display, said to be 2.5 times brighter than the previous model outdoors (when the user's wrist is down). It also features an always-on altimeter/

In terms of health and wellness tracking, Apple Watch Series 6 now lets users measure their blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) thanks to the new health sensor that uses infrared light and photodiodes to detect colour of blood under the skin calculate blood oxygen saturation. Users will receive an alert if their blood oxygen levels drop below the reference figure between 95 and 100 percent. The smartphone also retains the electrical heart sensor that first debuted on the Series 4 and is designed to record heartbeat and rhythm. It can detect atrial fibrillation (AFib) and can provide an electrocardiogram (ECG) report.

The Apple Watch Series 6 also comes with mental health tracking features, to detect panic attacks and high levels of stress. It also offers regular breathing exercises to control your stress levels. Further, the smartwatch offers sleep tracking using a combination of accelerometer data and software tweaks available through watchOS 7. Apple claims that the Apple Watch Series 6 provides up to 18 hours of battery life.

Apple Watch Series 6 also introduces a new Blue colour case, in addition to Gold, Silver, and Space Grey, while a new stainless steel Graphite model (apart from the existing gold) was also introduced, as well as a (Product)RED model with matching bands. Titanium finish in Natural Titanium and Space Black colours was also unveiled available. The company also unveiled its new Solo Loop and Leather Link bands for Apple Watch models.

Apple Watch SE price in India, availability

The Apple Watch SE GPS model starts at Rs. 29,900 and Apple Watch SE (GPS + Cellular) starts at Rs. 33,900. India availability has not yet been detailed beyond "coming soon". In the US, the Apple Watch SE GPS model starts at $279 (roughly Rs. 20,500), while the GPS + Cellular model starts at $329 (roughly Rs. 24,200). US pre-orders begin today, with availability from September 18.

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Apple Watch SE is a more affordable version of the Series 6 with similar features

Apple Watch SE specifications

Featuring the same accelerometer, gyroscope, and always-on altimeter as the Apple Watch Series 6, the Apple Watch SE is powered by the Apple S5 SiP, said to make it twice as fast as the Apple Watch Series 3. It comes with the W3 wireless chip. It also features the same size and resolution Retina (1000 nits peak brightness) display as the Apple Watch Series 6, 30 percent larger than Series 3. It is not an Always-On Retina display however, like the Series 6.

Users will get an optical heart rate monitor that also provides high and low heart rate notifications, apart from an irregular heart rhythm notification. Fall detection, emergency SOS, international emergency calling, and other safety features also make their way to the new Apple Watch SE, however, Blood Oxygen and the ECG apps do not. There is no electrical heart sensor onboard either. It is said to provide 18 hours of battery life. It will be available in 40mm and 44mm cases, with Gold, Silver, and Space Gray aluminium finishes.

Family Setup, Apple Fitness+, and more

The company also unveiled watchOS 7's Family Setup, due to arrive later this year which allows family members to better take of children and the elderly, by allowing them to use an Apple Watch without an iPhone. Once the watch has been set up, parents will be able to control who their children message, get location notifications, and other safety features. The standalone Apple Watch in Family Setup requires a cellular Apple Watch Series 4 or later model. It will be available with select telecom carriers and limited countries at launch.

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Family Setup will be available for Apple Watch Series 4 and later cellular models

Apple Fitness+ will be available from the end of the year, and is priced at $9.99 (roughly Rs. 700) per month, or $79.99 (roughly Rs. 5,900) per month, with a 1-month free trial. It is part of the Apple One subscription bundle. The company also announced 3 months free Apple Fitness+ with new Apple Watch Series 3 or later purchases. The company will be launching Fitness+ with 10 workout types, including yoga, cycling, dance, treadmill walk/ run, strength, core, hit, rowing, and mindful cooldown workout types. You can also sync the music featured in workout videos with your Apple Music account, to hear them later. It will be launched in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the US initially.

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Apple Fitness+ is coming later this year

The company also unveiled new watch faces that will arrive with watchOS 7, including GMT, Countdown, Chronograph Pro, Emoji face, Typography, Stripes, and Artist. Other watchOS 7 features include sleep tracking, automatic handwashing detection, new workout types, and the ability to share watch faces. Apple announced watchOS 7 will be released for Apple Series 3 and later models on September 16.

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49ers seek to ban fan who sent racist messages to Cardinals' Budda Baker

Baker posted what appeared to be Instagram messages from a user identified only as "niners8" that referred to him as a slave and called him the N-word.

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The San Francisco 49ers are trying to identify the fan who sent profanely racist messages to a player from a rival team in an effort to ban the person from games and events.

The team responded Tuesday to racist messages sent to Arizona Cardinals safety Bishard "Budda" Baker, which Baker posted to his social media accounts Monday. In what appeared to be private messages on Instagram, a user identified only as "niners8" called Baker a "monkey ass n-----" and a "slave."

"Im all good with opposing fans talking trash," Baker wrote on Twitter with screenshots of the messages. "But This right here man... All you can do is pray for ppl like this."

NBC News was unable to find the Instagram account Tuesday.

Baker played with the Cardinals against the 49ers on Sunday in the NFL's opening week, delivering a notable tackle against 49ers tight end George Kittle. The Cardinals won, 24-20.

The 49ers said the anonymous fan did not represent the team or The Faithful, the moniker given to San Francisco fans. The team said it was working to identify the person who sent the messages to ban the person from events.

"Incidents like this demonstrate how much work remains to be done to address racism and hate in our society," the 49ers' statement said. "We remain steadfast in our commitment to that work."

Statement from the San Francisco 49ers.

There is no place for hate and we got your back @buddabaker32 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/lq6ilmMDRt
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) September 15, 2020

The NFL has struggled to meaningfully address racism and racial injustice, despite public gestures to support social causes. When its season began Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri, the field at Arrowhead Stadium read "End Racism."

Kansas City Chiefs fans stood together as, through a video feed, Alicia Keys sang "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a poem set to music that has often been referred to as the "Black national anthem." The opposing team, the Houston Texans, remained in the locker room.

After the Texans returned to the field, Chiefs fans booed players as both teams locked arms during a moment of silence "dedicated to the ongoing fight for equality." The gesture was seen as a show of unity.

The NFL said "Lift Every Voice and Sing" would play at all Week 1 games in a nod to racial injustice, but critics have called it a meaningless gesture.

Several Miami Dolphins players, including veteran defensive back Bobby McCain and linebacker Elandon Roberts, released a video Thursday that said they would stay inside for the "publicity parade," calling the decision to play the song a "way to save face."

"If you speak up for change, I'll shut up and play," McCain said in the video, which was obtained by ESPN.

Dolphins coach Brian Flores appeared at the end of the video in a T-shirt that read "Vote" across his chest.

"Before the media starts wondering and guessing, they just answered all your questions," Flores said. "We'll just stay inside."

Other teams also chose to stay inside at subsequent games during the rendition of "Lift Every Voice and Sing," the national anthem or both, including the Jacksonville Jaguars, the New York Jets and the Green Bay Packers.

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LG Chem to approve plan for battery business spinoff, report says

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LG Chem to approve plan for battery business spinoff, report says

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SEOUL -- LG Chem, a supplier for Tesla Inc. and General Motors, is set to approve a plan to spin off and list its battery business to help finance expansion to meet growing EV demand, Yonhap News Agency said.

LG Chem plans to hold a board meeting on Thursday to discuss the move, the report said. LG Chem declined to comment.

The Korean petrochemicals giant previously said it was considering making its electric vehicle battery business an independent company, without elaborating.

LG Chem, which also counts Volkswagen Group among its customers, saw its battery business swing to a profit in the latest quarter.

It expects profits to rise, driven by rising EV shipments for European automakers and increased sales for cylindrical EV batteries used mainly by Tesla.

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Sri Lanka is seeking at least 340 million rupees ($1.89 million) from the owners of the stricken supertanker New Diamond for assistance rendered to the vessel since it caught fire on Sept. 3, the coordinating officer to its attorney general said.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 8:36 PM IST

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is seeking at least 340 million rupees ($1.89 million) from the owners of the stricken supertanker New Diamond for assistance rendered to the vessel since it caught fire on Sept. 3, the coordinating officer to its attorney general said.

Nishara Jayaratne said the cost is for services provided by various departments including the Sri Lankan navy, Ports Authority and its marine environment protection authority up until Sept. 15.

The vessel is still in Sri Lankan waters although the fire was completely doused last week.

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Leah Ava Whetton has been charged 22 times over her animal rights activism
She was fined $1,000 and no conviction recorded in Brisbane on Wednesday
The court heard she and her family had been receiving death threats recently
She later said she was happy with the outcome and that the fight was not over

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Published: 07:23 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 07:24 BST, 16 September 2020

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The leader of a vegan 'army' who break into farms to perform 'animal rescues' revealed her passion has resulted in receiving death threats.

Leah Ava Whetton appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday where she pleaded guilty to unlawfully entering a piggery and an egg production factory.

The 30-year-old has previously been charged 22 times for similar offences.

The most recent charges relate to Whetton breaking into Cameron Pastoral piggery at Pittsworth in 2018, and Canningvale poultry farm Williams Eggs in 2019.

Leah Ava Whetton appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday where she pleaded guilty to unlawfully entering a piggery and an egg production factory

Defence barrister Nathan Edridge told the court both Whetton and her mother had been subjected to abuse since the nature of her offending became public.

'My client... had death threats made to her and her mother and things like personal details being released,' he said before asking the court to consider the 'extra punishment' she has already received in public.

'One of these matters included a phone call where my client was threatened to have her fingers cut off and her jaw broken,' he said.

Prior to her sentencing, Whetton revealed she wasn't sure if she would receive a custodial sentence.

'The sentencing is still very important because I have been charged 22 times,' she said.

'My barrister and my lawyer will have to do an amazing job not to get me a conviction today.'

Ms Whetton (pictured at a BLM protest) is a prominent animal rights activist

The most recent charges relate to Whetton breaking into Cameron Pastoral piggery at Pittsworth in 2018, and Canningvale poultry farm Williams Eggs in 2019

On Wednesday, a group of Whetton's supporters accompanied her to court with posters and signs to protest

The court heard she disregarded clearly signed biosecurity procedures and handled piglets and laying hens.

The court was told Whetton had a history of similar offences and her offences were 'of a continual nature'.

But defence solicitor Lumme Rynderman told the court: 'Other than this offending which is grounded in her conscience, she has no criminal history.'

Whetton was fined $1,000 and managed to escape without conviction.

After the court appearance, she immediately took to Instagram to tell her 36,000 followers that she was 'happy' with the outcome.

'No conviction, no community order, no probation, I just got a fine... so I'm happy with that. Until next time, hey.'

'This isn't over until we are all free,' she wrote alongside the short video.

Whetton is the founder of 'Meat the Victims', a 'new generation of the growing community of citizens willing to disobey unjust laws together to abolish animal exploitation'

After the court appearance, she immediately took to Instagram to tell her 36,000 followers that she was 'happy' with the outcome

Whetton is the founder of 'Meat the Victims', a 'new generation of the growing community of citizens willing to disobey unjust laws together to abolish animal exploitation'.

The group is known for staging sit ins and protests at farms over animal rights.

'What is done in the dark will be brought to the light,' Whetton said.

'We aren’t going anywhere. There is an army of us and it’s only growing. We won’t stop, until all are free.'

On Wednesday, a group of Whetton's supporters accompanied her to court with posters and signs to protest.

Several of the posters featured graphic images of slaughtered and dying animals along with several slogans including 'right to rescue', 'free range is a lie' and 'I wanted to live'.

The most recent charges relate to Whetton breaking into Cameron Pastoral piggery at Pittsworth in 2018, and Canningvale poultry farm Williams Eggs in 2019

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Sonam Kapoor Shares 'Husband Appreciation Post' for Anand Ahuja, Sister Rhea Has Best Reaction

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Sonam Kapoor Shares 'Husband Appreciation Post' for Anand Ahuja, Sister Rhea Has Best Reaction

Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor’s every day is phenomenal in the company of husband Anand Ahuja.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 5:56 PM IST

Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor’s every day is phenomenal in the company of husband Anand Ahuja. The couple often shares loved up photos and posts on social media for each other. This time, Sonam has grabbed eyeballs with her ‘Husband appreciation’ post. The diva shared a picture of Anand on her Instagram and wrote, "A husband appreciation post" with a heart emoji.

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A husband appreciation post.. ❤️

A post shared by Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamkapoor) on Sep 15, 2020 at 4:22pm PDT

In the picture, Anand can be seen smiling while dressed in a denim shirt, trousers and a pair of sneakers. As soon as the actress posted the picture, her mother Sunita Kapoor took to the comment section and dropped heart emoticons. Sonam’s sister Rhea Kapoor also dropped a comment, saying, “Hujjjjjjjiiiiiii”. (sic)

Sonam is quite active on social media and often shares glimpses from her day to day life. The actress recently hosted a romantic birthday surprise to celebrate Anand's 35th birthday. Anand shared the pictures of the dreamy celebration on his Instagram and wrote, “Happening Right Now: my birthday gifts- @sonamkapoor & this “simple” outdoor picnic she organized ️ #everydayphenomenal #shotoniphoneSE”.

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Happening Right Now: my birthday gifts- @sonamkapoor & this “simple” outdoor picnic she organized ❤️ #everydayphenomenal #shotoniphoneSE

A post shared by anand s ahuja (@anandahuja) on Jul 30, 2020 at 6:28am PDT

He also shared a loved of photos of him and Sonam while the couple was enjoying their quality time. The caption of the post read, “#TBT to this time last week #everydayphenomenal”.

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#TBT to this time last week ❤️ ✋#everydayphenomenal

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Meanwhile, the couple is enjoying their time in London. Sonam was last seen in The Zoya Factor, which also starred Dulquer Salmaan and Angad Bedi.

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The Hut Group Prepares To Trade After Sealing Bumper $7 Billion London IPO

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Ecommerce firm The Hut Group is preparing for its first day of trading on Wednesday after batting away corporate governance concerns to seal the first major British initial public offering since the start of the COVID19 crisis.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 12:24 PM IST

LONDON: E-commerce firm The Hut Group is preparing for its first day of trading on Wednesday after batting away corporate governance concerns to seal the first major British initial public offering since the start of the COVID-19 crisis.

The company, which helps sell retail brands including Lookfantastic and skincare group ESPA, sold 376 million shares at 500 pence each to raise 1.88 billion pounds in a float that valued the company at 5.4 billion pounds ($6.96 billion).

The biggest London stock market debut since 2013 nets the company 920 million pounds while shareholders led by founder Matthew Moulding will share gross proceeds of 961 million pounds.

While market participants welcomed the boost to a terrible year for new listings with European IPO volumes at their lowest level in eight years, some investors have raised concerns over the structure of the deal.

For example, Moulding will remain both chairman and chief executive of the company, while the shares are to be issued in different “classes”, allowing him voting powers vastly superior to most other London-listed companies.

The structural features of the deal mean that The Hut Group will not be granted a so-called premium listing and will not be eligible for the FTSE 100 despite being comfortably big enough for the blue-chip index.

“There wasn’t too much concern about this during the bookbuild – investors understand that the founder is a key part of the story,” said a source familiar with the transaction.

The source added that the strong IPO environment meant other companies could take heart from THG’s success and launch deals.

“We expect it to be a busy fourth quarter,” he added.JP Morgan, Citi, Barclays and Goldman Sachs were global coordinators. HSBC, Jefferies and Numis acted as joint bookrunners.

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said the country’s economic recovery will be gradual as the impact of Covid-19 has still not subsided.

While addressing the FICCI National Executive Committee Meeting, Das said the economic recovery has not yet been fully entrenched and went on to add that the GDP data in the first quarter of FY21 is a reflection of how the pandemic disrupted the country’s economy.

"Recovery is not yet fully entranched. In some sectors, the optic noticed in June and July appear to have levelled off. By all indications, the recovery is likely to be gradual as efforts towards reopening of the economy are confronted with rising infections," he said.

The RBI governor's comments come at a time when India's economy is going through a period of severe economic crisis. However, Das said that some high frequency indicators have improved and indicate "some stabilisation" of economic activity in the second quarter of the current fiscal year.

"Contractions in many other sectors simultaneously easing," he said.

Shaktikanta Das went on to say that the central bank has ensured adequate liquidity infusion to facilitate borrowing by the government at low rate. Das also said that the central bank is "battle-ready" to take whatever steps needed to further stabilise the ailing economy.

"RBI stands battle ready to take whatever steps need to be taken for the economy," he said.

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Astronomers Discover First Giant Exoplanet Orbiting Dead Star

Researchers said the fate of this giant planet, called WD 1586 b, offers a potential vision of our own Solar System when the Sun eventually ages into a white dwarf in around five billion years.

The planet is around ten times bigger than its shrunken parent star, known as WD 1856+534.

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Astronomers have discovered a planet the size of Jupiter closely orbiting the smouldering remains of a dead star, the first time that an intact exoplanet has been discovered travelling around a white dwarf, according to research published Wednesday.

Researchers said the fate of this giant planet, called WD 1586 b, offers a potential vision of our own Solar System when the Sun eventually ages into a white dwarf in around five billion years.

When it has burned through its stores of hydrogen, a star like the Sun enters its death-throes, first swelling enormously into an incandescent red giant that scorches and engulfs nearby planets.

Then it collapses, reducing it to its burnt-out core.

This is the white dwarf, an extremely dense stellar ember glowing faintly with leftover thermal energy and slowly fading over billions of years.

Previous research has suggested some white dwarfs can retain more distant remnants of their planetary systems.

But until now no intact planets had been detected in orbit around one of the dead stars.

"The discovery came as something of a surprise," said Andrew Vanderburg, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who led the research published in Nature.

"A previous example of a similar system, where an object was seen to pass in front of a white dwarf, showed only a debris field from a disintegrating asteroid."

The planet is around ten times bigger than its shrunken parent star, known as WD 1856+534.

It was detected sweeping past the white dwarf every 1.4 days using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

Siyi Xu, an assistant astronomer at the US National Science Foundation's Gemini Observatory, said that because there was no discernible debris from the planet around the star, researchers concluded it was intact.

"We've had indirect evidence that planets exist around white dwarfs and it's amazing to finally find a planet like this," said Xu, in a statement from NSF's NOIRLab.

The discovery suggests that planets can end up in or near the white dwarf's habitable zone, and potentially be hospitable to life even after their star has died, the statement said.

'Tantalising'

What remains a mystery however is how the planet got so close to the white dwarf.

It is thought that the red giant phase makes it unlikely that nearby planets will survive -- when the same process happens to our Sun, Venus and Mercury would be expected to be engulfed and possibly the Earth as well.

"Our discovery suggests that WD 1856b must have originally orbited far away from the star, and then somehow journeyed inwards after the star became a white dwarf," said Vanderburg.

"Now that we know that planets can survive the journey without being broken up by the white dwarf's gravity, we can look for other, smaller planets."

After simulating various scenarios, the authors suggest that WD 1586b might have been thrown into a close orbit due to interactions with other planets.

In an independent commentary on the discovery, Steven Parsons of Sheffield University, said the discovery "offers the tantalizing prospect of detecting additional planets in this system in the future".

Current estimates are that around one-third of all Sun-like stars host planetary systems, while the Milky Way contains around ten billion of these stars, he said.

The white dwarf WD 1856+534 is just 82 light years from Earth, so Parsons said gravitational effects of other planets on the white dwarf would potentially be detectable by space observatory missions.

"This system therefore opens up an entirely new field of exoplanetary research," he added.

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

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Burgler Breaks into Canada Home and Poops in Dishwasher, Leaves Without Stealing Anything

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Imagine finding poop in your dishwasher? That's exactly what happened to the a family in Canada | Image for representation | Credit: Reuters

The incident took place in Ontario, Canada, on a Sunday night bet. A burglar broke into a house, while the residents were fast asleep and decided to defecate inside the family's dishwasher.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 7:47 PM IST

What is the craziest burglary tale you have heard? Or answer this – what is the craziest poop story you have heard? Well you probably would have recalled some incident of note, but this one is hard to beat.

The incident took place in Ontario, Canada, on a Sunday night. A burglar broke into a house, while the residents were fast asleep. What happened next was beyond anyone’s wildest guess. The intruder then pooped in the dishwasher. Yes, you read it right. And that is it. The burglar did not steal anything, nor did the person cause any damage, besides what was done to the dishwasher.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that the perpetrator “defecated on the open dishwasher door before leaving the residence”.

Following the incident, the cops at Guelph Police Service are all out to grab the ‘poopster’. According to the report filed by the police, the anonymous trespasser entered the home in the dead of the night through a sliding glass door, while the inhabitants of the house were sound asleep. The cops have even issued a lookout notice to catch the perp.

The police have asked anyone with information about the whereabouts of the burglar or any clue that may help solve the “crime” to contact them. The Guelph Police has also urged the public to keep their doors and windows locked and secure their home properly to avoid such incidents.

The biggest puzzle for the investigators at this point would be the motive. What could possibly be the motive of carrying out such a “heinous” act! According to experts in the area, some criminals experience sexual gratification by defecating in public. If that is so, the residents of the area should watch out and heed to the advice of the local administration. Better safe than sorry.

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1. हाई फाइबर फूड्स का सेवन करें

बढ़े हुए यूरिक एसिड के मरीजों को हाई फाइबर फूड का सेवन करना चाहिए. इन फूड्स को नाश्ते में शामिल कर हाई यूरिक एसिड को कम किया जा सकता है. सुबह नाश्ता हाई फाइबर आहार लेने से पेट की सारी वेस्ट मैटिरियल मल के जरिए से शरीर से बाहर आ सकती है, जिससे शरीर में यूरिक एसिड का लेवल मेंटेन रहता है. हाई फाइबर फूड्स में एवोकाडो, सेब, संतरे, अजवाइन, गाजर, खीरे, नाशपाती और जौ का सेवन कर सकते हैं.

2. विटामिन सी से भरपूर फूड्स खाएं

शरीर से यूरिक एसिड को घटाने के लिए आपको ब्रेकफास्ट में विटामिन सी से भरपूर चीजों का सेवन करना चाहिए. विटामिन सी से भरपूर चीजें इम्यून सिस्टम को बूस्ट करने में काफी फायदेमंद मानी जाती हैं. विटामिन सी युक्त फूड्स जैसे कीवी, आंवला, संतरा, नींबू, अमरूद, टमाटर, हरी पत्तेदार सब्जियों का सेवन करने से यूरिक एसिड के लेवल को काफी हद तक कम करने में मदद मिल सकती है.

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1. ब्रेकफास्ट से पहले खाएं ये चीजें

सुबह खाली पेट नींबू पानी पीने के बाद ताजा सब्जियों का रस, फ्रेंच बीन्स और सेब के सिरके का सेवन कर सकते हैं. इन सबका सेवन करने से हाई यूरिक एसिड को घटाने में काफी मदद मिल सकती है. अगर आप भी शरीर से यूरिक एसिड लेवल को कम करना चाहते हैं तो नाश्ते से पहले इन चीजों का सेवन करना न भूलें.

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2. सुबह उठने के तुरंत बाद लें नींबू पानी

यह ड्रिंक न सिर्फ इम्यूनिटी बढ़ाने में मदद करेगा बल्कि हाई यूरिक एसिड को घटाने में मददगार हो सकती है. हाई यूरिक एसिड में नींबू पानी काफी कारगर उपाय हो सकता है. इसके आप सुबह खाली पेट गुनगुने पानी नींबू मिलाकर पी सकते हैं. इससे शरीर का एक्स्ट्रा फैट भी कम हो सकता है. स्किन के लिए भी यह ड्रिंक काफी हेल्दी मानी जाती है.

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अलसी के बीजों में कई ऐसे गुण होते हैं जो हाई यूरिक एसिड को घटाने में आपकी मदद कर सकते हैं. अलसी के बीज खाने से भी यूरिक एसिड के मरीजों को काफी राहत मिल सकती है. यूरिक एसिड को कम करने के लिए आप सुबह खाली पेट अलसी के बीजों को चबा सकते हैं.

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Samsung Galaxy A5 2018 Review

By Souvik Das | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

67 _/100

design
83
performance
52
value for money
75
features
56

User Rating : 5/5 Out of 1 Reviews

PROS
Sturdy build quality
Seamless design
Good display
Flagship-class user experience

CONS
Noticeable app load times
Camera tends to falter at times

Verdict

There’s not a single element that can be pointed out as ‘inferior’, in the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). The smartphone is built well, looks premium, offers a good display, a neatly organised interface, and a pretty decent camera. The performance is decent for lightweight usage, and barring load times, is usable under heavy load too. Battery stamina paints a similar picture - while it is not really extensive, the Galaxy A5 will still last you through an entire work day.

The OnePlus 3T is the outright better performer at this price, but the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is no pushover. It provides good end-user experience, and is still a worthy purchase for the average smartphone user as long as you are not a hardcore mobile gamer and are thoroughly intolerant of occasional frame drops or occasional load times.

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There’s no substitute for good user experience, and we have often seen devices with incredible specifications on paper fall prey to seemingly underpowered foes based on optimisations, services and user interface. The highly competitive smartphone industry is seeing increasing importance being given to user interfaces and optimisations that contribute to the overall experience of using a smartphone. Samsung, being the veteran that it is, knows it very well.

The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), hereafter referred to as Galaxy A5, is proof of how big a difference can seamless user interface make to a smartphone. It is also proof that hardware innovation in mid-tier smartphones has hit a ceiling, and until the next wave of innovation brings in an all-dimensional change to mobile hardware, it is software that will play the key role in differentiating devices.

Pricing, Specifications and Competition
Priced at Rs. 28,990, the Galaxy A5 is a direct competitor to the OnePlus 3T - a runaway success that provides flagship specifications for its price. Other devices in its vicinity include the Moto Z Play (Rs. 24,990), Honor 8 (Rs. 26,990) and the Apple iPhone 6 32GB (Rs. 27,999).

The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is powered by an octa-core Exynos 7880 processor coupled with Mali-T830 MP3 GPU, along with 3GB of RAM, 32GB native storage (expandable), a 5.2-inch display with Full HD resolution and Super AMOLED panel, 3000mAh battery, two 16-megapixel cameras (front and rear) with f/1.9 lenses and a USB-C port. It weighs 159 grams, measures 7.9mm in thickness and runs on Android Marshmallow v6.0.1. It also retains the 3.5mm audio port.

Build, Design and Ergonomics
At first sight, the Galaxy A5 looks mighty close to 2016’s Samsung flagship, the Galaxy S7. Samsung has lent the flagship design language down to this premium smartphone to great effect - the Galaxy A5 (2017) looks premium, and once you hold it in hand, it feels equally upmarket.

The metal chassis has a polished rear panel that gradually curves upward along the edges, fusing with the side rim (also metal-crafted) to add rigidity to the smartphone’s frame. The front has glossy Gorilla Glass 4 protection with an oleophobic coating to resist smudges, and the 5.2-inch display is flanked by narrow side bezels, all of which contribute to the device flaunting neat symmetry in design. The physical fingerprint sensor offers good, tactile feedback and also integrates the fingerprint sensor that works as intended. Flanking the button are the capacitive multitask and return buttons that light up on touch, but do not offer vibration feedback, which could have been a good addition here.

The overall design is neat and understated, without any unnecessary or heavy flourish. This makes the Galaxy A5 look quite premium, and the resemblance with the Galaxy S7 is stark. The two volume buttons to the left, and the power button to the right offer tactile feedback while being fairly rigid, which contributes further to making the Galaxy A5 feel like a very well-built device. The dual-SIM tray is at the top, while the 3.5mm audio port and the USB-C port are to the bottom, all of which are neatly spaced out, and there are no noticeable discrepancies about quality of build.

On overall terms, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) feels like a flagship smartphone that is built well, and can easily withstand a few drops without sustaining damage. It excels in design, too, which also synchronises well with the interface to add to the symmetric flow of Samsung’s relatively recent design language. The smartphone flaunts rounded edges and creases - a theme that continues with the design of the app icons as well. You also get a solitary speaker grille to the right, which I find to be the only loose end to Samsung’s efficient, minimalistic design statement.

In terms of ergonomics, the Galaxy A5 is impressive. The rounded edges, with the slightly curved rear panel add to the ease of holding the smartphone, and the 5.2-inch display helps keep the phone fairly compact. The glossy finish does sacrifice a bit on grip, but the phone is not outright slippery.

Display and Interface
The 5.2-inch display is neither too small, nor rather large. For compact smartphone enthusiasts (like me), the Galaxy A5’s display is great for viewing content for long hours, and smartphone users looking for a display size of 5.5 inches or higher should look at the bigger sibling, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017).

Coming to the SAMOLED display, colours produced are vibrant and contrast levels are good. The display produces decent blacks, and whites look quite pure. Reds get the preference over shades of blue, but on overall terms, the Full HD display is great to watch videos on. Luminance score of 625 lux proves that the display is actually impressive in terms of brightness, and although the glossy outer glass is a bit reflective, sunlight legibility is quite decent. This, combined with the good contrast levels and taut colours make it a good screen for playing vivid content, and there are no bursts of colour shifts or heavy oversaturation that many AMOLEDs tend to produce.

When in comes to the interface, Samsung has significantly evolved its UI. What you get now is a fairly refined interface that is devoid of needless, pre-installed apps except for Microsoft’s Office applications and the Opera Max Internet browser. The interface gets rounded icons and smoother animations that add to the pleasant overall interface. The rounded design language and seamless animations are in sync with the hardware design, and this contributes to a good overall experience. You also get the app drawer here, and the animations do reasonably well to hide performance shortcomings like app and page load times on the Galaxy A5.

You also get Samsung’s ‘S Bike Mode’ and an Always On display that can be customised to show calendar, date and notification icons. The Always On display is a neat, intuitive addition to the Galaxy A5, and helps in overall usage. The reworked Settings menu has been reorganised, but everything is categorised fairly well, so you would not really be struggling to find the most common settings here.

The only real hiccup about the Galaxy A5’s display is its touch response, which is rather jittery. More often than not, I had to end up tapping at least twice on an app before it would open, and the same goes with page swipes. While we may have passed this as a one-off issue, it was too recurrent and also occurred on the Galaxy A7 (2017), leading us to believe that this might just be a display/performance issue that has till now been left unresolved. It does not occur all the time, but is recurrent enough to raise a little bit of annoyance on what is otherwise a rather good display with a reasonably smooth end-user interface.

Performance
The octa-core Exynos 7880 SoC includes a tri-core Mali-T830 GPU and a Cat.7 LTE-Advanced modem on board, all of which is paired with 3GB of memory and 32GB of storage space. In terms of performance, while there are no real jitters, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) does take longer than optimum to load most applications, and almost everything - from switching between apps to loading videos and typing a text message have split-second delays. This is quite noticeable, although the UI makes a decent attempt of masking these delays with animations.

Despite the split-second delays, most usage is fairly seamless, and the Galaxy A5 allows you to load and switch between up to six everyday apps with relative ease. You can switch between the Chrome browser, Facebook, Messenger, SMS, S Notes and Gmail reasonably seamlessly, although the loading time for each of these apps and the number of unregistered taps on the display tend to increase as you increase the fluency of multitasking.

When it comes to gaming, the Galaxy A5 (2017) does a decent job with heavy and lightweight titles alike. You get nearly constant average frame rates of 29fps, which is decent for most mobile gamers. In-game menus do take some time to load, but the gameplay itself is reasonably decent, and is certainly more than acceptable. However, meticulous users with an eye for detail will spot the sudden jitters and skipped frames while gaming on the Galaxy A5, and although the jitters are not majorly disruptive of the overall gameplay, it does hamper the experience.

When it comes to network performance, the Galaxy A5 retains 4G connectivity steadily, and is as good as you can hope for. There were no unprecedented drops in terms of network stability, for both data and WiFi. Calling works well too, although in a number of instances, my voice did not go through after I made a call. This could have multiple causes, and may have also been because of momentary network drops, and is not recurrent enough to be singled out as a network performance issue.

The integrated speaker in the Galaxy A5 is rather weak, and the solitary grille to the left produces audio in low volume. It is also placed at a rather odd position, and is the only square peg in the overall well-rounded engineering.

Benchmarks

Camera
Both the front and rear cameras of the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) use 16-megapixel image sensors with f/1.9 lenses. Talking about the rear camera first, the Galaxy A5 uses an unspecified sensor that produces decent photographs. The rear camera produces good details in photographs along with good colours, albeit with an added touch of vibrancy and contrast. The colours are also oversaturated, leaving you with lesser room for post-processing it. However, colour tones are deep, and dynamic range is quite good.

The overall sharpness of photographs shot by the Galaxy A5 is quite good, and it also does well in terms of finer details. Sharp edges contribute to well-defined details, and the added colour saturation makes photographs really pop. The only loose end here is the Galaxy A5’s inability to efficiently adjust the light in a frame. In photographs with a strong light source and shadow areas, the Galaxy A5 tends to brighten the overall frame to provide ample light to the darker regions, thereby clipping large parts of the highlights. This will lead to clipped backgrounds and bleached details, and alternatively, you get excessively dimmed shadows that tend to lose details as the brighter areas retain definition.

One good element of the Galaxy A5 is that it does not struggle with noise, and the image noise reduction algorithms control grains fairly well. This tends to produce softer photographs in low light, but in exchange for the slightly compromised sharpness, you get cleaner photographs. The trade-off is worth it, as even the softening of details is not really aggressive.

The 16-megapixel front camera is rather impressive, and can take on most selfie-centric smartphones in the market today. The camera produces reasonably decent details, along with appreciable facial textures. Colour tones are close to source, which is also quite good. The beautify mode adds customisable settings that include filters for skin tone, ‘slim face’ and ‘large eyes’. You can quite literally make your face look more chiseled to impress others on the Internet, and even get larger eyes, if that is your thing. Adjusting skin tones removes blemishes to varying extent, along with removing skin textures. Many do prefer this, and each of these modes work as intended.

The camera app itself suffers from the touch response issue that the rest of the Galaxy A5 does too. Focusing is slower than many other smartphones in comparison, which can lead to blurry photographs if you are shooting a fast-moving object. The Galaxy A5 can only record Full HD videos capped at 30fps, wherein other similar smartphones can record in Ultra HD. The overall video quality is still quite decent, but video bloggers and enthusiasts may find this slightly restrictive.

More camera samples

Standard Mode in front camera, without filters

Front camera, with all filters

Battery life
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is powered by a 3000mAh battery that does get the job done, but does not offer extensive battery stamina. PCMark battery scores relay 6 hours 36 minutes of battery life, which translates to a little more than 13 hours of usage time. Our typical usage covered an hour and 30 minutes of calling, cumulative social media and internet browsing time of over three hours, an hour and 30 minutes of music playback, 45 minutes of GPS-enabled navigation, an hour of video streaming via YouTube and 30 minutes of gaming, apart from the standard array of SMS messaging and emails. This is not very intensive usage per se, and reflects the average duration of usage that most will put their phones through.

Essentially, if you start the day at 9am with 100% charge, you will almost certainly need to plug it in charge by 10pm at the end of the day, unless you mostly make calls and view/browse messages and emails, in which case the Galaxy A5 lasts for a little more than 18 hours. Hence, while the Galaxy A5 will cover your entire day’s usage, you will need to charge it at the end of the day.

Bottomline
There’s not a single element that can be pointed out as ‘inferior’, in the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). The smartphone is built well, looks premium, offers a good display, a neatly organised interface, and a pretty decent camera. The performance is decent for lightweight usage, and barring load times, is usable under heavy load too. Battery stamina paints a similar picture - while it is not really extensive, the Galaxy A5 will still last you through an entire work day.

Samsung Galaxy A5 2018 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 18999
Release Date:	30 Aug 2018
Variant:	32GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
5.2" (1080 x 1920)
Camera
16 | 16 MP
Memory
32 GB/3 GB
Battery
3000 mAh

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Cardi B files for divorce from Offset weeks after insisting 'there's a lot of love'

A report has claimed that Cardi's decision to divorce Offset came after she found that he had been unfaithful yet again.

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Cardi B stuck with Offset even after he was involved in a cheating scandal, but she has finally called it quits by filing for divorce.

Cardi B filed for divorce from Migos' Offset, her husband of three years, at an Atlanta courthouse in Georgia on Tuesday. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the "WAP" rapper is seeking primary physical custody as well as legal custody of their two-year-old daughter, Kulture.

The 27-year-old, legal name Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, has also sought that Offset pay child support, her legal expenses and that there be "an equitable division of all marital assets." The documents also mentioned that the duo is currently separated and that "there are no prospects for a reconciliation."

Cardi B secretly married the "Clout" rapper in September 2017 and didn't make it public until June 2018. Offset proposed to an apparently surprised Cardi at the Philly Powerhouse concert in October 2017, but it later turned out that they had already been legally married for over a month at the time of their engagement. The couple welcomed their daughter, Kulture, a month after announcing their nuptials.

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The couple went through a rough patch in their marriage that same year when Cardi accused her husband of cheating with two bartending sisters at a strip club in Queens, New York, and was subsequently charged with assault by the bartenders. The case is still pending in Queens Supreme Court. Offset confessed the infidelity on his part and even crashed his wife's performance at the Rolling Loud festival to beg for forgiveness, a gesture which was described as toxic masculinity by many. The couple had almost separated, but Cardi eventually took him back.

Cardi has spoken about her marriage several times since then, defending her decision to reconcile with Offset even after the cheating scandal. In an interview with Vogue in January this year, Cardi said: "When me and my husband got into our issues—you know, he cheated and everything—and I decided to stay with him and work together with him, a lot of people were so mad at me; a lot of women felt disappointed in me. But it's real-life sh*t. People that be in marriages for years, when they say till death do us part, they not talking about little arguments like if you leave the fridge open."

"I believe in forgiveness. I prayed on it. Me and my husband, we prayed on it. We had priests come to us. And we just came to an understanding like, bro, it's really us against the world," the rapper-actress said, adding that monogamy continues to be the only way in her life. She also took to Instagram in December last year to defend Offset after he was accused of sending a flirty message to his former fling.

In fact, the divorce filing comes just weeks after Cardi insisted that "there's a lot of love" between her and her husband. In an interview with Elle last month, the rapper said: "I do know that my relationship has a lot of drama and everything. But there's a lot of love, there's a lot of passion, there's a lot of trust, there's a big friendship. It's always us against the world."

Meanwhile, a report in People magazine has claimed that Cardi's decision to divorce Offset came after she found that the 28-year-old had been unfaithful yet again. A source told the outlet: "Offset has pretty much cheated the entire time (they've been together), but Cardi looked the other way because of the baby. She also didn't want to be embarrassed. But she's had enough."

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Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday made his first campaign visit of the year to Florida, where opinion polls show a tight race against President Donald Trump amid signs of lagging support for Biden among the battleground state's crucial Hispanic voters.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 12:42 AM IST

TAMPA, Florida: Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday made his first campaign visit of the year to Florida, where opinion polls show a tight race against President Donald Trump amid signs of lagging support for Biden among the battleground state’s crucial Hispanic voters.

With less than 50 days until the Nov. 3 election, the Biden campaign is trying to overcome concerns about enthusiasm among Florida Latinos and a disinformation campaign that has tried to paint the moderate Democratic nominee as a socialist.

A NBC News/Marist opinion poll showed the two White House contenders in a dead heat in Florida and Trump with a 4-point edge over Biden among the state’s Latinos. Democrat Hillary Clinton won their votes by 27 percentage points in 2016, according to exit polls. Other polls have shown Biden leading among state Hispanics but still trailing Clinton’s support.

Trump won Florida over Clinton by just 1.2 percentage points, which helped propel him to the White House. His inroads with Florida Hispanics have been fueled by his strength with conservative Cuban-Americans, a Republican-leaning bloc he has courted throughout his presidency.

“Clearly, there has been some hemorrhaging of Hispanic support going on, mainly Cuban-Americans,” said Democratic state Senator Annette Taddeo, a Colombian-American. “The Republicans have worked really, really hard, and they have been constantly present.”

The steady drumbeat of Republican attacks on Biden, the vice president under Barack Obama, falsely labeling him a socialist has also taken a toll, Florida Democrats said.

Florida’s Republican lieutenant governor, Jeanette Núñez, a daughter of Cuban immigrants, said Biden’s agenda contradicted the values of “faith, family and freedom” held by Hispanic voters.

“He is completely in the pocket of the radical left – those people who look fondly at the socialist dictatorships in Cuba, Venezuela and elsewhere,” Núñez told reporters on a call arranged by the Trump campaign on Tuesday.

Felice Gorordo, a Cuban-American Biden ally, said the campaign should focus on younger Cuban voters, who do not see foreign policy as the No. 1 issue, making them more open to the campaign’s central message on recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.

Some Florida Democrats said they had noticed a sharp rise in videos and commentary in social media and texts repeating falsehoods about Biden and pushing other conspiracy theories about Democrats.

“We are seeing a massive disinformation campaign in Spanish aimed at our community calling Biden and Democrats socialists, and it is having an effect,” said Evelyn Perez-Verdia, a Colombian-American Democratic strategist in south Florida.

Asked by a Reuters reporter as he boarded a flight to Florida how he would handle disinformation campaigns targeting Latino voters, Biden said he would “Just tell the truth.”

“Everybody knows who Trump is. People are going to show up and vote,” Biden said.

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Florida, where Hispanics make up about 20% of the state electorate, is a linchpin in Trump’s re-election strategy. A Biden win of Florida’s 29 electoral votes would sharply reduce Trump’s chances of another term – no Republican has won the presidency without Florida since Calvin Coolidge in 1924.

Trump, a former New York businessman, changed his permanent residence to Florida last year.

Nationally, Hispanics make up the largest minority voting group, at more than 13% of eligible voters. Biden’s support with Latino voters across the country has dropped; they favored him over Trump by 9 points in August, down from 30 points in July, according to Reuters/Ipsos data.

The Biden campaign, urged by Taddeo and other Democrats to do more to court Latinos, has stepped up Spanish-language and bilingual advertising and hired more staff.

Ahead of events on Tuesday in Tampa and Kissimmee, two Florida cities with heavy Puerto Rican populations, Biden said: “I am going to work like the devil to make sure I turn every Latino and Hispanic vote.”

As part of his trip Biden is expected to sit for an interview with Telemundo, a Spanish-language network.

He will get some help from former Democratic primary rival Michael Bloomberg, who will spend $100 million on Biden’s behalf in Florida, with a particular focus on Latino voters.

Polls show Biden running ahead of Clinton’s level of 2016 support among seniors in Florida, another crucial voting bloc, and among white voters, giving him plenty of pathways to reach a majority, Democrats said.

They said there was plenty of opportunity for Biden to make up ground with Florida Hispanics, particularly among the state’s non-Cuban Latinos who include a fast-growing Puerto Rican population and Mexicans, Colombians and Venezuelans.

Biden has vowed to rescind many of the hardline immigration policies put in place by Trump’s administration, and has emphasized the need for broad health and economic strategies to recover from the novel coronavirus pandemic that has hit Latino communities particularly hard.

Unite the Country, a Democratic group that supports Biden, is spending $1.4 million on digital advertising aimed at Latinos in south Florida. Steve Schale, the group’s chief executive, said the group could be most effective by increasing support of non-Cuban Hispanic voters who are not attached to a party and are typically more persuadable.

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Ferrari on Wednesday unveiled an updated version of its Portofino convertible.

It goes by the name Portofino M, with the “M” designation typically used by Ferrari internally to refer to its updated models.

The Portofino M's styling largely matches the outgoing Portofino, save for some new fascias at both ends. However, the car's mechanicals have been upgraded to match the spec of the related Roma coupe.

As a result, the Portofino M boasts a 3.9-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 with 612 horsepower, up from the Portofino's 592 hp. The Portofino M also has an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission, versus the 7-speed of the Portofino.

Another key upgrade is an enhanced drive mode selector which adds the new option of Race. The others include Wet, Comfort, Sport and ESC-Off (stability and traction control are either minimized or switched off).

With the extra power and extra ratio of the transmission, the Portofino M's performance over the Portofino is improved but only slightly. The 0-62 mph time is a claimed 3.45 seconds (down from 3.5 seconds) and the top speed, just as with the Portofino, is claimed to be in excess of 199 mph. What's perhaps most impressive is the improvement in acceleration from 0-124 mph, with the Portofino M quoted at taking 9.8 seconds, or about a second less than the Portofino.

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The new transmission also helps to improve efficiency, not that most owners will care. The car's gas mileage has already been posted by the EPA, coming in at 16 mpg city, 23 highway and 19 mpg combined, with combined and highway figures both 1 mpg higher than the Portofino.

And finally, Ferrari has added some new electronic driver-assist features to the Portofino M's list of options. Among these are adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go function, collision warning, blind spot and lane departure warning, and a surround-view camera.

Pricing for the United States hasn't been announced but the Portofino M will likely start close to the Portofino's $215,000 base sticker.

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COVID-19 रोगियों को उपचार के रूप में दो एंटीवायरल दवाओं (Anti-Viral Medicines) का उपयोग करने के लिए सीबीआई जांच (CBI Investigation) की मांग करने वाली याचिका पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने सुनवाई दो हफ्ते के लिए टाल दिया है. चीफ जस्टिस एस ए बोबडे ने याचिकाकर्ता को कहा है कि दवा को सरकार से मंजूरी है.

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The current state of our work and social lives has forced us to take a new approach with our sartorial sensibilities. Popularly known as waist-up dressing, the focus of our outfits is often bottoms-up. Inevitable, jewellery is an uncompromisable part of the new look and an easy way out to style your T-shirts and basics for meetings, live chats and virtual celebrations. While layering your necklaces is the obvious answer, it’s time to pay attention to the new hot spot: dressing up your ears. Detachable and easy-to-stack ear cuffs are commitment-free and can add an instant edge to your look. Whether you prefer stacking clip-on earrings to make an impact or prefer trying the look before piercing, these additions to your jewellery box will go a long way in building your collection.

The fun lies in how you layer your lineup. If your personal style is all about bling, add a touch of sparkle to your party look via Fendi’s crystal-embellished ear cuff. As for OTT fans, H&M’s offerings of earcuffs and earrings showcasing a variety of options is just right for you. Whereas Saint Laurent’s striking gold ear cuff features intertwining strands in an organic shape and a dangling YSL Monogram, that makes it an investment piece. Want to get your hands on something delicate? Double Pearl earrings by Saskia Diez will help you add a polish to any look. Ahead, we pick out cuffs, huggies, sculpted hoops and more that you can shop now.

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Applied DNA Sciences plans to initiate clinical trial of one of its five LineaDNA vaccine candidates for veterinary use to prevent coronavirus infections in domestic cats, the diagnostic test maker said on Wednesday.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 3:15 PM IST

Applied DNA Sciences plans to initiate clinical trial of one of its five LineaDNA vaccine candidates for veterinary use to prevent coronavirus infections in domestic cats, the diagnostic test maker said on Wednesday.

The trials will be conducted in collaboration with biotechnology firm Evvivax S.R.L. on receiving approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Applied DNA said in a statement.

The study will evaluate domestic feline immune response, safety and tolerability of the vaccine candidate and determine evidence of antibody and T-cell response in them.

The trial intends to enroll 30 healthy domestic felines and follow them for six months.

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A rugby player, a professional fitness model and a dancer: Elly Miles and her sister Becky will be spoilt for choice on the new season of The Bachelorette

Published: 15:24 BST, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 02:41 BST, 16 September 2020

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Some of the men hoping to win the heart of sisters Elly and Becky Miles on the upcoming season of The Bachelorette have been revealed.

On Monday, Channel 10 released the first official glimpse of the sister act's suitors - with a dancer, a hunky rugby star and a professional fitness model among the lineup.

Bachelor fans have already managed to identity a few of the contestants.

A rugby player, a professional fitness model and a dancer: Elly Miles (left) and her sister Becky (right) will be spoilt for choice on the new season of The Bachelorette

Joe Woodbury, 25, Newcastle, NSW

Newcastle-based rugby player Joe Woodbury is one of the many men who will be vying for Elly's heart.

And it appears the pair have already crossed paths before filming the reality dating show, with Elly already following Joe on Instagram prior to filming starting.

The tattooed winger has previously made headlines thanks to his impressive football skills.

Front runner: Joe Woodbury (pictured) from Newcastle is one of the many men who will be vying for Elly's heart

Pete Mann, Adelaide

Pete is tipped to go quite far on the season.

The Adelaide-based café owner has been previously pictured going on a single date with Becky, 30, earlier this year.

He owns Octeine, an environmentally conscious café who offer discounts for customers who bring in their own takeaway reusable coffee cups.

Will he find love? Pete Mann (pictured) from Adelaide is tipped to go far on the season

Rudy El Kholti, 30, Sydney

Professional fitness model Rudy El Kholti, 30, is set to provide plenty of eye candy on the forthcoming season.

No stranger to taking his shirt off on social media, Rudy is already verified on Instagram and currently has 32,000. Expect those numbers to grow.

Ready for a good time! Fitness model Rudy El Kholti, 30, (pictured) is set to provide plenty of eye candy on The Bachelorette

Hunk: He's no stranger to taking off his shirt on social media and he's already verified on Instagram

Damien Stone, Melbourne

Blue-eyed Damien is set to make a big first impression on both sisters.

Eagle-eyed viewers were quick to identity Damien in the teaser trailer as the mystery hunk wearing the white tuxedo and black bow-tie.

Fancy! Blue-eyed Damien Stone (pictured) is set to make a big first impression on the sisters

Cheesy! Eagle-eyed viewers were quick to identity Damien in the teaser trailer as the mystery hunk wearing the white tuxedo and black bow-tie. Pictured right

Andrew Thomas, Adelaide

Andrew is an Adelaide-based voice over actor who has appeared in radio campaigns for Fitness First and local tattoo parlors.

He is said to have a big heart and even bigger laugh.

The trained actor-turned-travel influencer will surely be roaring with laughter in the Bachelorette mansion, as he gets to know Elly and Becky.

Funny: Andrew Thomas (pictured right) is an Adelaide-based voice over actor who has appeared in radio campaigns for Fitness First and local tattoo parlors. Left: Rudy El Kholti

Ab Sow, Brisbane

One suitor who is no stranger to having cameras around is Ab Sow.

Ab's Instagram biography describes him as a 'model, filmmaker and TV star'.

The Brisbane-based hunk has already done major brand campaigns for retail brand Culture Kings and jewellery company Fallow.

He also made the Australia's Got Talent finals in 2016 with his dance troupe EQUALS.

Recognise him? One suitor who is no stranger to having cameras around is Ab Sow (pictured). His Instagram biography describes him as a 'model, filmmaker and TV star'

Famous: The Brisbane-based hunk has already done major brand campaigns for retail brand Culture Kings and jewellery company Fallow

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Babri Masjid demolition case: Special CBI judge SK Yadav to pronounce judgment - बाबरी विध्वंस : फैसला 30 सितंबर को, कोर्ट ने आडवाणी, उमा समेत सभी 32 आरोपियों को मौजूद रहने को कहा | India News in Hindi

बाबरी विध्वंस : फैसला 30 सितंबर को, कोर्ट ने आडवाणी, उमा समेत सभी 32 आरोपियों को मौजूद रहने को कहा

बाबरी विध्वंस मामले में लखनऊ में सीबीआई की स्पेशल कोर्ट 30 सितंबर को फैसला सुनाने वाली है. कोर्ट ने मामले में सभी 32 मुख्य आरोपियों को इस दिन सुनवाई में शामिल होने को कहा है.

30 सितंबर को आएगा बाबरी विध्वंस मामले में आखिरी फैसला. (प्रतीकात्मक तस्वीर)

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बाबरी विध्वंस मामले में 30 सितंबर को फैसला
लखनऊ की स्पेशल सीबीआई कोर्ट सुनाएगी फैसला
32 आरोपियों को मौजूद रहने को कहा गया

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बाबरी विध्वंस मामले में (Babri Demolition Case) लखनऊ में सीबीआई की स्पेशल कोर्ट (CBI Special Court) 30 सितंबर को फैसला सुनाने वाली है. कोर्ट ने मामले में सभी 32 मुख्य आरोपियों को इस दिन सुनवाई में शामिल होने को कहा है. इनमें भारतीय जनता पार्टी के वरिष्ठ नेताओं जैसे- लालकृष्ण आडवाणी, उमा भारती, मुरली मनोहर जोशी और कल्याण सिंह भी शामिल हैं. इस केस में स्पेशल सीबीआई सीबीआई जज एसके यादव फैसला सुनाने वाले हैं.

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इसके पहले स्पेशल जज ने 22 अगस्त को ट्रायल का स्टेटस रिपोर्ट देखने के बाद मामले की सुनवाई पूरी करने की समय सीमा को एक महीना बढ़ाकर 30 सितंबर तक कर दिया था. कोर्ट ने ट्रायल पूरी करने के लिए 31 अगस्त तक का वक्त दिया था. मामले में दो सितंबर से फैसला लिखना शुरू किया जाना था. सुनवाई के दौरान वरिष्ठ वकील मृदल राकेश, आईबी सिंह और महिपाल अहलूवालिया ने आरोपियों की तरफ से मौखिक दलीलें पेश की. इसके पहले कोर्ट ने नाराजगी जताई थी कि बचाव पक्ष अपना लिखित जवाब दाखिल नहीं कर रहा. स्पेशल जज ने बचाव पक्ष के वकील से कहा था कि अगर वह मौखिक रूप से कुछ कहना चाहते हैं तो 1 सितंबर तक कह सकते हैं, वरना उनके मौके खत्म हो जाएंगे.

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इसके बाद सीबीआई के वकीलों ललित सिंह, आर.के. यादव और पी. चक्रवर्ती ने भी मौखिक दलीलें दीं थीं. सीबीआई सुनवाई के दौरान आरोपियों के खिलाफ 351 गवाहों और लगभग 600 दस्तावेज प्रस्तुत कर चुकी है. अदालत को फैसला करने में सीबीआई के गवाहों और दस्तावेजों पर गौर करना है. एजेंसी पहले ही 400 पेजों की लिखित बहस दाखिल कर चुकी है.

बता दें कि बाबरी मस्जिद को कारसेवकों ने दिसंबर, 1992 में ढहाया था. उनका दावा था कि अयोध्या में यह मस्जिद भगवान राम के ऐतिहासिक राम मंदिर के स्थान पर बनाई गई थी. बाबरी विध्वंस मामले में अदालत का फैसला 28 साल बाद आ रहा है.

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Kangana Ranaut Says One Needs Strong Spiritual Core to Recognise 'Intoxicating' Effects of Showbiz

Kangana Ranaut says that one needs a strong spiritual core to recognise the delusion of the make believe world of glamour.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 12:37 PM IST

Kangana Ranaut's Twitter timeline is extremely busy. It is constantly being updated with the actor's take on the film industry and its members, her verbal spats with various celebrities as well as an expression of various aspects of her own personality. In a tweet posted early on Wednesday, the actress spoke about her spiritual strength and how it helps her keep away from the 'bubble' of the glamour world.

Kangana shared a photo of her applying lipstick, and talked about the make-believe world of movies and showbiz. "Show business is absolutely intoxicating, this make believe world of lights and camera is designed to make one live and believe in an alternate reality, a little bubble of their own, it takes a very strong spiritual core to recognise this delusion...," she posted.

Show business is absolutely intoxicating, this make believe world of lights and camera is designed to make one live and believe in an alternate reality, a little bubble of their own, it takes a very strong spiritual core to recognise this delusion... pic.twitter.com/sVDGUemaDA
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 16, 2020

Ever since she took over the Twitter handle that was previously handled by her team, the 'Fashion' actress has been sharing her thoughts and opinions directly with her followers. A day back, she posted another photo from a shoot, and said, "A woman's compassion and gentleness are often taken for her weakness, never push someone to a point where they have nothing to loose anymore, you only give them a freedom not many know, such people don't only become dangerous but lethal as well Slightly smiling face."

A woman’s compassion and gentleness are often taken for her weakness, never push someone to a point where they have nothing to loose anymore, you only give them a freedom not many know, such people don’t only become dangerous but lethal as well 🙂 pic.twitter.com/xMLRzRnuqe
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 15, 2020

The Manikarnika actress has had some eventful days recently, with her crusade against alleged nepotism and drug menace in Bollywood escalating to levels of a spat with political parties and personalities. Her comments against the Hindi film industry and the city of Mumbai has been slammed by a number of people.

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Urmila Matondkar to Kangana Ranaut: Start Fighting Drugs from Your Own State Himachal Pradesh

Urmila Matondkar is upset over Kangana Ranaut's criticism of Mumbai, and said that the latter should start her war on drugs from her home state, Himachal Pradesh.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 11:21 AM IST

Urmila Matondkar is the latest celebrity to have slammed Kangana Ranaut for her comments criticising Mumbai. The Rangeela star has countered Kangana's remarks on Mumbai and the alleged drug menace in Bollywood, by asking her to look at her home state first.

Urmila said that if Kangana wants to start a war against drug abuse, she should begin with her home state, Himachal Pradesh. "The entire country is facing the menace of drugs. Does she (Kangana) know Himachal is the origin of drugs? She should start from her own state," Urmila told Mumbai Tak.

She also said that if Kangana knew about the drug menace in Bollywood, she should have informed the police. She asked, "Why did this person who has been given Y-security from the taxpayers' money didn’t give information about the drug nexus to the police?"

The 46-year-old actress said she wouldn't tolerate Kangana's defamatory comments on Mumbai. Urmila said, "There's no of doubt that Mumbai belongs to everyone. Whoever has loved the city and has given back to the city, it belongs to them As a daughter of the city, I will never tolerate any defamatory remark against it. When you make such comments you are not only insulting the city, but people of the state at large," she said.

Kangana had compared Mumbai to Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir inher comments with relation to , which had triggered a spat between her and Maharashtra's ruling party Shiv Sena.

Urmila, who contested the 2019 elections from Mumbai North constituency on a Congress ticket, also said that just because one person shouts all the time, doesn't mean the person is speaking the truth. She also criticised Kangana for cribbing all the time and playing the victim card and the woman card.

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U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Chinese Firm Over Cambodia Project

The United States on Tuesday blacklisted a Chinese developer of a port, airport and resort complex in Cambodia, saying it was built on land seized from local people and there were "credible reports" it could be used to host Chinese military assets.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 8:12 AM IST

WASHINGTON/PHNOM PENH: The United States on Tuesday blacklisted a Chinese developer of a port, airport and resort complex in Cambodia, saying it was built on land seized from local people and there were “credible reports” it could be used to host Chinese military assets.

Union Development Group Co. Ltd is building the huge Dara Sakor complex in a national park on the Cambodian coast, with a runway capable of taking some of the world’s biggest planes.

The Chinese real-estate development company describes it as the largest regional development project in China’s global Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.

The company and the Cambodian government have repeatedly denied Western media reports that the project has military aims.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said there were “credible reports” that Dara Sakor “could be used to host (Chinese) military assets.”

“If so, (this) would go against Cambodia’s constitution and could threaten Indo-Pacific stability, possibly impacting Cambodia’s sovereignty and the security of our allies,” he added in a statement.

The U.S. Treasury Department described the company as a Chinese state-owned entity, and said it had at one point falsely registered as Cambodian-owned to get land for the project.

Projects funded by the firm had “forced Cambodians from their land and devastated the environment, hurting the livelihoods of local communities,” it said.

Union Development Group was not immediately available for comment. Cambodian government representatives and the Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The company is registered in Cambodia as a private limited company, with its chairman listed as Li Tao. Its website says Union Group was formerly known as Tianjin Wanlong Group, a Chinese real estate developer.

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Southeast Asia has become one front of growing tensions between the United States and China, with the rivals at odds over Beijing’s territorial claims in the South China Sea and upstream damming of the Mekong River.

The U.S. Treasury Department statement cited Cambodian government spokesman Phay Siphan as having said Dara Sakor could be converted to host military assets.

It did not say when he said this. In a 2019 Bloomberg News article, Phay Siphan said: “Dara Sakor is civilian – there is no base at all. … It could be converted, yes, but you could convert anything.”

Cambodia’s government has repeatedly said the country will not serve as a base for any foreign army. It has become one of China’s closest regional allies in recent years.

The U.S. sanctions were imposed under the Global Magnitsky Act, which allows the U.S. government to target human rights violators worldwide by freezing assets and prohibiting Americans from doing business with them.

“A permanent (Chinese) military presence in Cambodia could threaten regional stability and undermine the prospects for the peaceful settlement of disputes, the promotion of maritime safety and security, and the freedom of navigation and overflight,” the U.S. Treasury statement said.

The Belt and Road initiative is China’s flagship campaign to build infrastructure across Asia, linking it to Europe. Work began on the Dara Sakor project in 2008 after Cambodia leased 45,000 hectares (111,200 acres) in a national park to the Chinese company for 99 years.

The company said it planned to invest $3.8 billion, building a resort with residential areas, businesses and industry. The airport would be operational by the end of this year, UDG board chairman Li told Cambodian media last month.

(Additional reporting by David Brunnstrom in Washington; Editing by Matthew Tostevin)

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By Kunal Khullar | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

78 _/100

design
72
performance
63
value for money
93
features
89

User Rating : 3.75/5 Out of 4 Reviews

PROS
Stable and smooth performance
Good looking design
Will be one of the first handsets to get new updates

CONS
Low internal memory, needs SD card
No strong USP

Verdict

The Karbonn Sparkle V is definitely a good buy if you want a sturdy smartphone at a small budget. If you like to keep your smartphone updated then your best bet is an Android One handset. However there are many other smartphones in the range which offer similar specs and better performance capabilities, thus for now there isn't anything unique or any strong differentiating factor when it comes to Android One. A slightly lower price could've made a huge difference and made the smartphone much more desirable.

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Karbonn Sparkle V detailed review

Android One is finally out and the first three smartphones look similar and offer the same set of specifications. This will not only allow Android to penetrate deeper into tier-2 and tier-3 markets, it will boost the sales of Indian smartphone OEMs. We take a look at the smartphone offering from Karbonn which is the Sparkle V, priced at Rs. 6,399

SPECIFICATIONS

-Display: 4.5 inch IPS display with 854x480 resolution (218ppi)
-Battery: 1700mAh
-Storage: 4GB, expandable via microSD card
-Camera: 5MP rear with LED flash, 2MP front
-SoC: Mediatek MT6582
-CPU: 1.3GHz quad-core
-GPU: Mali-400
-RAM: 1GB
-Operating system: Android 4.4.4
-Connectivity: 3G, W-Fi, Bluetooth, Dual-SIM

BUILD AND DESIGN

Since Google is directly supporting OEMs by providing the latest software updates, their main concern now is to focus on the hardware and also the final finishing of the device. The Karbonn Sparkle V looks pretty good and takes a lot of inspiration from the Nexus 5, thus having a flat profile. The smartphone is all plastic with the back having a rubberized matte finish. The front has a 4.5-inch IPS panel display with a resolution of 854x480 pixels which offers vibrant colours and a respectable amount of brightness. The touchscreen response is excellent and we didn’t face any issues. The bezels are however wide and the handset could've been much better if Karbonn had trimmed them down a bit.

Above the display we can see the front facing 2MP camera, a bunch of sensors, a notification LED, and the earpiece which again reminds us of the Nexus 5 with a round perforated design. The microUSB is at the bottom, the 3.5mm audio jack on the top, and the power/lock key along with the volume rocker keys are on the right. The back has the 5MP camera with an LED flash and the whole module is raised from the main body. The back also has the Karbonn and Android One branding along with the loudspeaker. The back panel comes off to reveal the battery, two microSIM card slots and a microSD card slot.

The Sparkle V does very well in the design department considering it costs only Rs.6,399. It certainly doesn’t feel inexpensive in the hand, rather it is one of the most well made devices from Karbonn in the sub-7k segment. It isn’t one of the slimmest smartphones, but it definitely fits well in the hand and doesn’t feel bulky. We have checked out the other two Android One smartphones (Micromax and Spice) as well and technically they look very similar and are fitted with exactly the same hardware.

UI AND PERFORMANCE

For the ones who have been asking about Android One, let us tell you that it isn't a new version of Android. It is basically a project where Google has tied up with device makers to provide them the latest software updates for low budget smartphones. Google has also confirmed that as soon as the next version (Android L) is released, all the Nexus devices and Android One devices will be the first ones to get the new update.

The Karbonn Sparkle V runs on the latest version currently available on most of the Android devices which is version 4.4.4. The UI is stock and exactly like one would see on a Nexus device. The only addition to it was some custom wallpapers from Karbonn. You get all the Google based apps as well as the updated version of Newstand which comes with new Indian based content. Karbonn has gone ahead and has also included apps like Snapdeal, Moneycontrol, OLX, etc. The UI feels very smooth and it seems that Google has done a god job in providing a bug-free experience on the handset. It is actually more fluid than other Karbonn smartphones that we have tried in the past.

The smartphone handles games very well and surprisingly we saw a smooth performance when we played Asphalt 8 and Injustice: Gods Among Us on the smartphone. We thought that the MediaTek SoC wouldn't be able to provide enough power but apparently it has been optimized well. Yes, there are heating issues but nothing out of proportion.

One major concern is the internal memory which is just 4GB out of which you only get 2.27GB. The camera app doesnt let you shoot pictures until you have microSD card, so if you are planning to buy this device, make sure you expand the memory. Another issue was the loudspeaker, we thought that it is a bit low on volume and at times we even missed some calls because we couldn't hear the ringtone.

The Sparkle V feels quite capable of handling multitasking and we managed to open about 10-12 apps at the same time without having any issues. However, the handset heats up when you run a number of apps, especially graphics intensive.

Here are the benchmark results:

CAMERA

There is a 5MP camera at the back with an LED flash which is capable of shooting 1080p videos. Thankfully auto-focus is available which means you wont be left with blurry pictures. The camera isn't extraordinary but gets the job done. Pictures taken indoors are soft and a bit grainy. Outdoors the pictures come out quite good although the camera struggles at times with correct exposure so it's better to manually adjust it.

The same exposure issue can be seen while making videos, also the audio quality on videos is not up to the mark.

Here are some pictures taken with the camera, click on images to enlarge:

Compared to other smartphones in this category, the Sparkle V has a pretty decent camera. The only thing that bugged us was the fact that the camera app will not let you shoot pictures until you have a memory card.

CONLUSION

Android One seems like a good way to provide the Nexus experience at an affordable price. If you are looking for a feature rich smartphone, then the Sparkle V will not impress you. Yes there are smartphones with much better hardware and performance capability, but this handset is very stable and with full support from Google, it isn’t a bad option at all.

One can also go for the Moto E, the Asus Zenfone 4 or the Xiaomi Redmi 1S which fall in the same price bracket.

Karbonn Sparkle V Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 6690
Release Date:	22 Sep 2014
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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Trump’s popularity among Indian-American voters has increased from 16% in 2016 to 28% in 2020. However, 66% of Indian-Americans still favour Biden over Trump, while 6% are undecided.

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US President Donald Trump has made inroads into the Indian-American vote bank, according to a survey report released recently.

The survey by Indiaspora and Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Data on Tuesday showed that Trump, seeking re-election, is making a big dent into the Indian-American vote bank despite the fact that Biden has a strong relationship with the community and has played a key role in bilateral ties over the past few decades. Biden also nominated Senator Kamala Harris, as his running mate last month. Harris is the first candidate of Jamaican-Indian origin to run for the post.

Notably in the 2016 presidential election, 77 percent voted for former US Secretary Hillary Clinton, and 16 percent voted for Trump. In 2012, as many as 84 percent of Indian-Americans voted for Barack Obama.

Dr Karthick Ramakrishnan, professor of public policy and political science at University of California, Riverside and founder of AAPI Data, said that the Indian-Americans’ support to Trump, might reach the 30 percent mark if Trump is able to woo the undecided voters.

“Indian-Americans are positioned to make a difference in several swing states that may be close in this election, such as Florida (87,000), Pennsylvania (61,000), Georgia (57,000), Michigan (45,000) and North Carolina (36,000) and perhaps even Texas which has 160,000 Indian-American voters,” said Ramakrishnan.

Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, said that every vote in the swing states will make a huge difference. “Democrats absolutely should be concerned about making sure that they conduct sufficient outreach to the Indian-Americans," Krishnamoorthi added.

While the support for Biden has dropped as compared to what Clinton received in 2016, the support of the Indian-American for the Republican Party has also dropped from 19 percent to 16 percent in these four years.

“Given the Indian diaspora’s increasing political importance in the US, it’s no surprise they are being courted by both sides of the aisle,” said MR Rangaswami, founder of Indiaspora. “It’s great that both major political parties have begun to realise just how critical it is to reach out to Indian-Americans – our impact is only going to increase over time,” he added.

Milan Vaishnav, director, South Asia Programme, at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace said, “Trump’s campaign has made a lot of efforts, to reach out to Indian-Americans, including putting together a nice video advertisement featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Howdy Modi event in Houston last November, showing the camaraderie between the President of the United States and Prime Minister of India.”

Describing Trump as a polarising factor, Representative Niraj Antani from the Ohio State Assembly said that there are a lot of reasons for this swing of votes. “The President's outreach to the community, him going to India and sharing a platform with Modi and his neutrality on issues like Citizenship Amendment Act, abrogation of Article 370, as opposed to Vice President Biden's opposition has polarised the community,” Atani said.

Currently, there are 1.8 million Indian-Americans in the US who are eligible to vote.

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IPL 2020: Top 10 Wicket-keeper With Most Dismissals in the Tournament’s History

A visual to the eyes are indeed the stumping by the wicket-keeper and in a T20 format this can act as a cliffhanger and change the discourse of the matches, winners could loose and vice-versa

Over the years the role of a wicket-keeper has evolved a lot in the shortest format and in the IPL, teams have identified the fact that a specialist wicket-keeper plays a critical role for the team.

Here we take a look at the top 10 wicket-keepers with the most dismissals in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

#1 MS Dhoni

‘Captain Cool’ is the most successful wicket-keeper in the history of the IPL. He has affected 132 dismissals which include 94 catches and 28 stumpings.

#2 Dinesh Karthik

KKR’s current captain has played in all the IPL seasons and he has 131 dismissals to his name and this includes 101 catches and 30 stumpings.

#3 Robin Uthappa

The right-hander has kept wickets for KKR for a considerable amount of time and this reflects in his numbers. He has 90 dismissals to his name.

#4 Parthiv Patel

The diminutive wicket-keeper batsman has played for a number of sides in IPL and he has 82 dismissals to his name which includes 66 catches and 16 stumpings.

#5 Naman Ojha

The Madhya Pradesh wicket-keeper has donned the gloves primarily for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals. He has 75 dismissals to his name and this includes 65 catches and 10 stumpings.

#6 Wriddhiman Saha

India’s Test wicket-keeper specialist has been effective even in the IPL. He has 74 dismissals against his name which includes 55 catches and 19 stumpings.

#7 Adam Gilchrist

The legendary Australian wicket-keeper was superb in the IPL where he played for the Deccan Chargers and Kings XI Punjab where he had 67 dismissals, which includes 51 catches and 16 stumpings.

#8 Kumar Sangakkara

Former Sri Lankan skipper donned the gloves for Kings XI Punjab in the initial few years where he accounted for 67 dismissals, including 51 catches and 16 stumpings.

#9 Rishabh Pant

India’s new pin-up boy Rishabh Pant has been a consistent performer for Delhi Capitals and here he has 41 dismissals against his name and this includes 30 catches and 11 stumpings.

#10 Quinton de Kock

South Africa’s limited-overs captain has been hitting his straps in the IPL. He has affected 36 dismissals which include 28 catches and 8 stumpings.

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Rank	Team	Points	Rating
1	Australia	3028	116
2	New Zealand	2406	115
3	India	3085	114
4	England	3882	105
5	Sri Lanka	2454	91
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Rank	Team	Points	Rating
1	England	5347	124
2	India	5819	119
3	New Zealand	3716	116
4	South Africa	3345	108
5	Australia	3767	108
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Rank	Team	Points	Rating
1	Australia	6047	275
2	England	5959	271
3	India	9319	266
4	Pakistan	6009	261
5	South Africa	4380	258
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TT documentary I Don't Call It Ghetto, Mortenol from Guadeloupe and Malpaso from the Dominican Republic were among the winners of the TT Film Festival 2020 awards.

The winners were announced on Monday night during the festival's virtual awards.

FILMCO's interim executive director Mariel Brown said the awards would normally be held in the Central Bank Auditorium or another venue but due to covid19 the festival has been mostly online.

"And what has been so great about that has meant that we have had so many of the filmmakers whose works were in competition plus jury members join us on the awards tonight. And that is a real treat."

She congratulated those continuing to make films during these difficult times.

"Covid19 has taxed our creativity and our determination and our tenacity. And it's wonderful to be able to continue to celebrate Caribbean films and Caribbean filmmakers."

The award for Best Documentary Medium Length went to I Don't Call It A Ghetto directed by Miguel Galofré, a TT-based filmmaker from Barcelona.

"The jury notes it is not often that we are given such intimate access to the everyday lives of today's police officers. But in I Don’t Call It Ghetto Miquel Galofré takes us into the daily struggles and triumphs of police officer Onika James-Turner, creating a unique and detailed portrait of her life as a working mother, girlfriend, daughter, and neighbour. By the end of the film we know, Onika James-Turner, because she is us.”

The documentary also won Best TT Film.

TTFF founder Dr Bruce Paddington presented Best Narrative Film Short to Mortenol by Julien Silloray from Guadeloupe.

"The jury noted it was a fresh and humane take on revenge and coming of age in Guadeloupe. Brilliantly cast with a stand-out performance from a new exciting talent Chris Baltimore."

Mortenol also won Best Film As Decided By The Youth Jury and jury convenor BC Pires said it was a unanimous decision.

He quoted the citation from the jury: "For its technical proficiency and cohesive display of its themes of youthful male elation and loss in the realest depiction of a boy who must reckon with an environment that teaches toxic behaviour."

Best Narrative Feature Length Award went to Malpaso directed by Héctor M Valdez from the Dominican Republic. The jury noted that Malpaso is "a striking border fable that is clearly directed and visually stunning."

The award for Best Student Film went to La Pieza de Casseus (The Raging Dance of Casseus) directed by Camilo Mejía from the Dominican Republic. The jury said they all found it to be a compelling and relevant story with a very rhythmic, creative and natural approach.

"It was the most cohesive in terms of direction, editing, performances, sound, production design, production and emotional impact. We journeyed with Casseus in real and imagined realms and it is a journey we would like to see continue."

Best New Media Work went to Centella (Firefly) by Claudia Claremi from Cuba and Best Documentary Film Short went to Unbroken directed by Gabrielle Blackwood from Jamaica.

"The jury notes there are audience expectations with any film genre and with stories related to sports emotion, passion and adversity are par for the course. So it is always exciting to have a gem of a film unfold before your eyes that transcends genre and creates new expectations. Gabrielle Blackwood's Unbroken succeeds in doing all of this while telling an inspiring story. A story that's told with beauty both with the on-screen cinematography and the character's inner spirit."

Blackwood in her acceptance speech expressed thanks to TTFF and the members of the jury.

"I'm really surprised that we won but I am also very thankful."

She also thanked her team and said Laron Williamson, the Jamaican amputee who is the subject of the film, the "real star of the show" will appreciate it as well.

Best Narrative Film Medium Length went to Zeen? directed by Calyx Passailaigue from Canada. The jury notes that Zeen? is a zippy and witty mockumentary about race.

A scene from the mockumentary film Zeen? -

Passailaigue said he was shocked but totally happy to receive the award.

Best Documentary Feature Length Award went to Servidão (Servitude) directed by Renato Barbieri from Brazil.

The jury notes: “All the docs in this category had something strong to offer. It made for a truly difficult decision. Ultimately, the doc that moved us most is told in a conventional but stirring way and took us by surprise with the power of its story. We hope the award amplifies its cause to highlight the story of slavery and eradicate its modern form, low pay labour, in Brazil as well as the rest of the world. From labourers to the activists – and the labour/activists – they compelled us to hear them. We hope you listen too. We congratulate Renato Barbieri for making the case, and this important film."

The film beat out the Brian Lara documentary 501 Not Out which premièred at the festival.

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Kenosha's fire chief says damage from the unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake has now topped $11 million.

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KENOSHA, Wis.: Kenosha’s fire chief says damage from the unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake has now topped $11 million.

Fire Chief Charles Leipzig told the Police and Fire Commission Tuesday that the record fire loss came in the days following the Aug. 23 shooting of Blake, a 29-year-old Black man who was left partially paralyzed after a white officer shot him seven times in the back.

To put into context, thats three years of fire loss for us in the span of about a week, Leipzig told commissioners, the Kenosha News reported.

The shooting, which was recorded on video, sparked protests and violence in Kenosha, where roughly two dozen fires were set and numerous businesses were destroyed.

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ड्रग्स मामले में जया बच्चन के समर्थन में आईं हेमा मालिनी, कहा- इस तरह मज़ाक उड़ाएंगे, तो मैं बर्दाश्त नहीं कर सकती

जया बच्चन ने राज्यसभा में बीजेपी सांसद के बयान को लेकर कहा था, "कुछ लोगों की वजह से, आप पूरी इंडस्ट्री की छवि खराब नहीं कर सकते हैं.'

बॉलीवुड अभिनेत्री और भाजपा सांसद हेमा मालिनी.

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बॉलीवुड अभिनेत्री और भाजपा सांसद हेमा मालिनी (Hema Malini) ने कहा कि बॉलीवुड का सम्मान हमेशा ऊंचा रहेगा और कोई भी ड्रग्स या नेपोटिज्म का आरोप लगाकर नीचे नहीं गिरा सकता. उन्होंने फिल्म इंडस्ट्री का बचाव करते हुए कहा, 'मुझे नाम, सम्मान, प्रसिद्धि सभी इसी इंडस्ट्री से मिला है.' ऐसे आरोप लगना वास्तव में दुखद हैं. बॉलीवुड अभिनेत्री जया बच्चन ने फिल्म इंडस्ट्री में ड्रग्स के आरोपों को फिल्म इंडस्ट्री को बदनाम करने की कोशिश कहा था. समाजवार्टी पार्टी की सांसद और दिग्गज अभिनेत्री जया बच्चन (Jaya Bachchan) ने एक्टर-राजनेता रवि किशन (Ravi Kishan) के सोमवार को संसद में दिए बयान पर निशाना साधा. जया बच्चन ने कहा था कि "सोशल मीडिया पर फिल्म इंडस्ट्री को बदनाम किया जा रहा है". इससे पहले, सोमवार को गोरखपुर से बीजेपी सांसद रवि किशन ने कहा था कि ड्रग्स की लत (Drug Addiction) का शिकार बॉलीवुड भी है. बता दें कि सुशांत सिंह राजपूत मामले (Sushant Singh Rajput Case) की जांच में ड्रग्स का एंगल सामने आने के बाद बॉलीवुड में ड्रग्स की चर्चा तेज हो गई है.

यह भी पढ़ें

जया बच्चन ने राज्यसभा में बीजेपी सांसद के बयान को लेकर कहा, "कुछ लोगों की वजह से, आप पूरी इंडस्ट्री की छवि खराब नहीं कर सकते हैं. मुझे कल बहुत बुरा लगा जब लोकसभा के एक सदस्य, जो खुद इंडस्ट्री से ताल्लुक रखते हैं, ने फिल्म इंडस्ट्री के बारे में खराब बोला. जिस थाली में खाते हैं उसी में छेद करते हैं."

राजनीति में जया बच्चन की प्रतिद्वंद्वी हेमा मालिनी ने उनका समर्थन किया है. हेमा मालिनी ने एनडीटीवी से कहा, 'मैं लोगों को बताना चाहती हूं कि बॉलीवुड एक खूबसूरत जगह, एक रचनात्मक दुनिया, एक कला और संस्कृति उद्योग है. मुझे बहुत दुख होता है जब मुझे सुनने को मिलता है कि लोग इसके बारे में गलत बोलते हैं. जैसे ड्रग्स आरोप. ये कहां नहीं होता? लेकिन अगर कोई दाग है, तो आप उसे धो देते हैं और वह चला जाता है. बॉलीवुड पर लगा दाग भी चला जाएगा.'

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साथ ही उन्होंने कहा, 'कई महान कलाकार हुए हैं. सिनेमा के सितारे इंसानी शरीर में भगवान का अवतार हैं. लोग आश्चर्य करते थे कि वे कलाकार थे या भगवान. राज कपूर, देव आनंद, धर्मेंद्र (हेमा मालिनी के पति), अमित-जी (अमिताभ बच्चन) - ये बॉलीवुड के उदाहरण हैं जिन्होंने बॉलीवुड को भारत में हर चीज का पर्याय बना दिया. बॉलीवुड भारत है. जब वे हमारे उद्योग का इस तरह मज़ाक उड़ाएंगे, तो मैं बर्दाश्त नहीं कर सकती.'

कंगना रनौत ने किया जया बच्चन से सवाल, अगर मेरी जगह आपके बच्चे होते, तब भी आप यही कहतीं क्या...?

साथ ही उन्होंने कहा कि हालांकि ऐसे कुछ मामले भी सामने आए हैं तो इसका मतलब यह नहीं कि पूरी इंडस्ट्री ही खराब है. नेपोटिज्म पर भी उन्होंने बात रखी, उन्होंने कहा कि 'अगर किसी का बेटा या बेटी इंड्रस्ट्री में आती हैं तो इसका मतलब ये नहीं कि वे सुपरस्टार बन गए. प्रतिभा और किस्मत जरूरी होती है.'

वीडियो: जया बच्चन ने कहा, 'जिस थाली में खाते हैं, उसी में छेद करते हैं'

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Nora Fatehi Mother Beats Her With Slipper As Actress Showing Swag With Goggles Video Viral - नोरा फतेही चश्मे के साथ दिखा रही थीं स्वैग, तभी मम्मी ने चप्पल से कर दी पिटाई!- Viral हुआ Video

नोरा फतेही चश्मे के साथ दिखा रही थीं स्वैग, तभी मम्मी ने चप्पल से कर दी पिटाई!- Viral हुआ Video

नोरा चश्मे (Nora Fatehi) के साथ स्वैग दिखा रही थीं, तभी उनकी मम्मी चप्पल फेंककर मारती हैं. एक्ट्रेस का यह वीडियो उनके फैनपेज ने अपने इंस्टाग्राम एकाउंट से शेयर किया है, जिसे फैंस भी खूब पसंद कर रहे हैं.

नोरा फतेही (Nora) की मम्मी ने फिर की उनकी चप्पलों से पिटाई

खास बातें

नोरा फतेही ने चश्मे के साथ दिखा रही थीं स्वैग
तभी मम्मी ने आकर कर दी चप्पलों से पिटाई
नोरा फतेही का वीडियो हुआ वायरल

नई दिल्ली:

नोरा फतेही (Nora Fatehi) इन दिनों सोशल मीडिया पर खूब सुर्खियां बटोर रही हैं. एक्ट्रेस की फोटो हो या वीडियो, खूब वायरल भी होती हैं. अपने डांस से नोरा फतेही हमेशा धमाल मचाती नजर आती हैं. लेकिन उनका एक वीडियो खूब सुर्खियां बटोर रहा है, जिसमें उनकी मम्मी उनकी चप्पल से पिटाई करती हुई दिखाई दे रही हैं. इस वीडियो में नोरा चश्मे के साथ स्वैग दिखा रही थीं, तभी उनकी मम्मी चप्पल फेंककर मारती हैं. एक्ट्रेस का यह वीडियो उनके फैनपेज ने अपने इंस्टाग्राम एकाउंट से शेयर किया है, जिसे फैंस भी खूब पसंद कर रहे हैं.

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नोरा फतेही (Nora Fatehi) अपने वीडियो में चश्मा पहनकर स्वैग दिखाती हैं, तभी उनकी मम्मी दूसरी तरफ से चप्पल फेंककर मारती हैं. हालांकि, इस वीडियो में मम्मी का किरदार खुद नोरा फतेही ने ही अदा किया है. इसके जरिए उन्होंने अरेबिक मम्मी का रिएक्शन बताने की कोशिश की है. एक्ट्रेस के इस वीडियो पर फैंस भी जमकर कमेंट कर रहे हैं. नोरा के इस वीडियो को अब तक 1 लाख से भी ज्यादा बार देखा जा चुका है. बता दें कि इससे पहले भी नोरा ने एक वीडियो शेयर किया था, जिसमें वह घर में मस्ती में डांस कर रही थीं, तभी उनकी मम्मी किचन से निकलकर चप्पल फेंककर मारती हैं.

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बता दें कि एक्ट्रेस नोरा फतेही (Nora Fatehi) इन दिनों इंडियाज बेस्ट डांसर में बतौर जज नजर आ रही हैं. बीते हफ्ते नोरा ने न केवल इंजियाज बेस्ट डांसर को जज किया था, बल्कि अपने डांस से स्टेज पर खूब धमाल भी मचाया था. एक्ट्रेस के वर्कफ्रंट की बात करें तो वह जल्द ही भुज: द प्राइड ऑफ इंडिया में नजर आने वाली हैं. आखिरी बार नोरा फतेही स्ट्रीट डांसर 3डी में अहम भूमिका निभाती नजर आई थीं. नोरा फतेही ने कई फिल्मों में अपने गानों से धमाल मचाकर रख दिया है. कमरिया सॉन्ग से लेकर गर्मी सॉन्ग तक में नोरा फतेही का अंदाज देखने लायक था.

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Indian Super League: Odisha FC Sign Former Newcastle United Defender Steven Taylor

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Indian Super League: Odisha FC Sign Former Newcastle United Defender Steven Taylor

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Steven Taylor left Wellington Phoenix from the A-League and joined Odisha FC in the ISL on a four-year deal.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 7:07 PM IST

Odisha FC has agreed terms with English defender Steven Taylor for a one-year deal with an option to extend for a second year, ahead of the seventh edition of the Indian Super League (ISL).

Making his senior club debut with high-profile English club Newcastle United in the 2003-04 football season, the 34-year-old centre-back played for more than a decade in the Premier League, becoming a Toon darling in the process before making a move to American professional club Portland Timbers in 2016.

The London-born footballer had also represented England B and other English clubs Wycombe Wanderers FC, Ipswich Town FC and Peterborough United FC and played age-group tournaments for England's U-16, U-17, U-20 and U-21 teams.

Before joining the Bhubaneswar-based ISL team, Taylor was the captain of New Zealand's Wellington Phoenix FC which competes in the Australian A-League.

Introducing #OdishaFC's #MinisterOfDefence 🚁

A man with a penchant for jet-skis, grit on the pitch and huge doses of leadership.
Steven Vincent Taylor. Welcome to India 🇮🇳!#AmaTeamAmaGame @IndSuperLeague pic.twitter.com/JU3W8zfBlD
— Odisha FC (@OdishaFC) September 16, 2020

"I am extremely delighted to join Odisha FC and am hopeful that my experience and leadership qualities will be helpful for the team. I am very happy to be working under Stuart once again and can't wait to meet all the young Indian lads.

"I hope I can help the lads push on and in turn egg the team on towards the playfoff spots. I am looking forward to creating something special at Odisha, make no mistake about it," Taylor said.

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Benefits Of Pull-Up (Exercise): Learn How To Do Them With These 7 Progression Exercises From Expert

Pull-Ups: Learn How To Do Them With These 7 Progression Exercises From Expert

Master Pull-ups With These Tips and Tricks: Pull-ups can be great for improving your overall body strength, fitness and stamina. But if you find the exercise challenging, here are 7 progression exercises that can ease you into them.

Pull-ups can be beneficial for improving your body strength

Highlights

Pull-ups are great for strengthening your back, arms and shoulders
They can help you get rid of back pain
They can improve grip strength

Exercises like pull-ups can be difficult to master. You cannot simply begin to do pull-ups without any practice and a certain amount of body strength and stamina. For starters, you need to do weight training regularly every week, to build upper body strength. Weight loss and better body flexibility can also help. Besides, slowly progressing to this challenging exercise can also help you do pull-ups with ease. Talking about such progression exercises that can help you do pull-ups is celebrity fitness trainer Kayla Itsines on Instagram.

If pull-ups have been a struggle for you, these 7 progression exercises from expert can surely help you

In her Insta pose, Itsines agrees how doing pull-ups can difficult to master, if you don't practice them regularly. In order to help people learn how to do this body weight training exercise, she shares a few pull-up progression exercises that can help in building your strength and improve your form so you can eventually progress to a more advanced pull-up.

These exercises included basics such as just hanging on the pull-up bar, to slowly progressing towards pulling your body upwards. "I have listed the variations below in order from beginner to advanced. Start by including the beginner variations into your upper-body sessions and slowly work your way up to the more advanced variations," she recommends in the caption of her post.

Pull-ups can help in improving your body strength
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In the video post, Itisines shares seven progression exercises, that not just help you do pull-ups, but even the more advanced version of the exercise. Here are the seven progression exercises:

Hang - 30 sec
Concentric Hang - 30 sec
Negative Pull-Up - 12 reps
Scapular Pull-Up - 12 reps
Pull-Up - 12 reps
Towel Pull-Up - 12 reps
Weighted Pull-Up (Itsines is using a 10kg kettlebell in the video) - 12 reps

Try to do each variation with the right technique and complete 2-3 sets as part of your daily workout routine. "Last year I set myself a goal to complete 15 pull-ups in a row with no rest breaks. I achieved this goal by following these pull-up progression techniques and adding them to my training sessions," she informs.

Also read: Strengthen Your Core At Home With These Simple Exercises

Some health benefits of doing pull-ups are:

Stronger arms and shoulders
Better grip strength
Improved body strength and overall fitness levels
Better physical health with reduced back pain, knee pain, leg pain, etc

So what are you waiting for? If doing pull-ups have for long been a struggle for you, these progression exercises can surely ease you into them. Watch the video below to see how each exercise is done. Try them today!

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PULL-UP PROGRESSION⁣ Ladies, do you struggle with pull-ups? They can be hard to master, especially without practice. These pull-up progression exercises will help build your strength and improve your form so you can eventually progress to a more advanced pull-up. I have listed the variations below in order from beginner to advanced. Start by including the beginner variations into your upper-body sessions and slowly work your way up to the more advanced variations. I have put some recommended times and reps below for each exercise. Aim to reach these and complete 2-3 sets each session. ⁣ ⁣ Last year I set myself a goal to complete 15 pull-ups in a row with no rest breaks. I achieved this goal by following these pull-up progression techniques and adding them to my training sessions.⁣ ⁣ Hang - 30 sec⁣ Concentric Hang - 30 sec⁣ Negative Pull-Up - 12 reps⁣ Scapular Pull-Up - 12 reps⁣ Pull-Up - 12 reps⁣ Towel Pull-Up - 12 reps⁣ Weighted Pull-Up (I'm using a 10kg kettlebell) - 12 reps⁣ ⁣ #BBGcommunity, I'm SO excited to see your progress! Tag me in the comments below if you give these a try. ⁣ ⁣ www.kaylaitsines.com/BBGathome⁣ ⁣ #BBG #pullupprogression #pullups #workoutvideos
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Anupam Kher Recounts An Evening With Robert De Niro And Harvey Keitel That Was In "Slow Motion"

Little did Anupam Kher know that he was going to be spending the evening in the company of not only Robert De Niro but also Harvey Keitel

Anupam Kher shared this photo (courtesy anupampkher)

Highlights

Anupam Kher shared another pic with Robert De Niro
"Every meeting with him feels like a landmark," he wrote
"I was thrilled," he added

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Anupam Kher's photos with Robert De Niro always come with interesting anecdotes and he happened to add one more to the list. But this time, Anupam Kher's story had an added guest - veteran Hollywood actor Harvey Keitel, who featured in critically acclaimed films such as Taxi Driver, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Irishman, also starring Robert De Niro. Talking about one of his meetings with Robert De Niro in new York, Anupam Kher wrote: "Every meeting with him feels like a landmark. He met me in the lobby of the hotel wearing a black shirt. Secretly I was happy that I was also wearing a black shirt. He said 'Let's go for a walk'. For a walk? Just the two of us? Wow! After walking a couple of blocks he got a call and I heard him saying in the phone, 'Sure we will join you. Yes! It's me and Anupam!' He continued speaking in the phone."

Little did Anupam Kher know that he was going to be spending the evening in the company of not only Robert De Niro but also his Taxi Driver co-star Harvey Keitel: "I was thrilled. Then he asked me if I mind having a beer with him and his friend? On that day I realised what it actually means to be saying 'I have no mind to mind.' Then on a road side cafe I saw a gentleman waiting for us. Also wearing a black shirt. I am introduced to this familiar face behind the glasses by Mr De Niro. And it is the legendary actor Harvey Keitel. The rest of the evening for me was in slow motion," he wrote.

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Story of this pic: I had an appointment with Mr Robert De Niro and he had asked me to meet him in his Greenwich Hotel in TriBeCa. I reached there half an hour before time! Excited! Every meeting with him feels like a landmark. He met me in the lobby of the hotel wearing a black shirt. Secretly I was happy that I was also wearing a black shirt. He said let's go for a walk. For a walk? Just the two of us?? Wow!! After walking a couple of blocks he got a call and I heard him saying in the phone, "Sure we will join you." Yes !! Its me and Anupam!!" He continued speaking in the phone. I was thrilled. Then he asked me if i mind having a beer with him and his friend? On that day I realised what it actually means to be saying "I have no mind to mind." Then on a #RoadSide cafe I saw a gentleman waiting for us. Also wearing a black shirt. I am introduced to this familiar face behind the glasses by Mr De niro. And it is the legendary actor Harvey Keitel. The rest of the evening for me was in slow motion. Jai Ho! 🤓😎😍😇 #AllDreamsComeTrue #KuchBhiHoSaktaHai #Legends #ReservoirDogs #TheIrishman #ActorsLife
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Meanwhile, this is how Anupam Kher had wished Robert De Niro on his birthday this year:

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Happy Birthday to my friend and world's #BestActor #RobertDeNiro. May God give him all the happiness and peace in the world. It was such an honour and a priviledge to be part of his birthday celebrations two years back in New York. Jai Ho! 🙏😍🌺 #Legend #Actor #Bestest #Martinscorsese #Friend
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Anupam Kher and Robert De Niro co-starred in 2012 movie Silver Linings Playbook, featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper as leads. Since then, the two acting legends have caught up in New York every now and then.