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Intex Cloud Q11 4G Review

By Hardik Singh | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

59 _/100

design
55
performance
59
value for money
55
features
65

PROS
VR works

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

Verdict

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Key Specs

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

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It's a huge number and it covers the football economy in its entirety, said Olli Rehn, chairman of FIFA's coronavirus steering committee.

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FIFA put the cost of Covid-19 on football around the world at $11 billion
Over 150 football associations have been forced to seek financial help
Loans are available to national associations up to a maximum value of $5m

FIFA on Wednesday put the cost of COVID-19 on Football around the world at $11 billion in lost revenue. The pandemic has already led to over 150 football associations to seek financial help from the $1.5 billion emergency relief fund set up by football's governing body. Olli Rehn, chairman of FIFA's coronavirus steering committee, laid bare for the first time the true financial impact the virus has had on the game through fixture list chaos, empty stadiums and loss of TV rights revenue. "It's a huge number and it covers the football economy in its entirety, including all youth academies," Rehn, a Finnish politician and governor of the Bank of Finland, told a press conference.

"This will impact next year as well, there is a carry-over."

"That is why this COVID-19 relief fund is not time-bound - they may request loans later on if they need to," Rehn, who is also the independent deputy chairman of the FIFA Governance Committee, said.

He said that while Europe was hit hardest in terms of absolute cost, it was the associations outside Europe which "have suffered more".

"In particular in South America, many on account of their relative means and the spring to autumn season," he said.

Last month, European Club Association chairman Andrea Agnelli predicted lost revenue of four billion euros over two years for its member clubs.

Each national association can request a FIFA grant of $1million ($2mn for confederations) plus $500,000 for women's football.

Loans are available to national associations up to a maximum value of $5mn ($4mn for confederations).

Rehn was at pains to stress that unlike in the past it was imperative the money made available by FIFA "is being used for the right purposes".

"Corruption has no room in football," he stated.

"Good governance is at the heart of this COVID-19 relief fund," he said.

"We have made this clear to member associations. I know some member associations have complained about heavy compliance procedures - I'm quite used to that. We do require full compliance and we have been working with globally-known auditing companies."

He gave some examples of how the relief fund is already being put into use, like in Thailand, where it has helped restart the national league competition, including coronavirus testing, but also to implement video assistant referee (VAR) technology.

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Mexico spent its entire $1.5mn grant on its national women's league, and in Brazil, the funds are supporting the testing programme in the women's competition.

And in Uruguay, the money has helped the federation re-hire staff it had been forced to lay off, who were crucial to its effective operation.

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NVIDIA RTX 3080 Graphics Card Review

Mithun Mohandas | 16 Sep 2020

PROS
Massive performance improvement over the RTX 2080
Great graphics card for 4K gaming
Launch price is the same as RTX 2080

CONS
Power consumption is off the charts

Verdict

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 easily beats the RTX 2080 across all games and synthetic benchmarks by about 30-70 per cent. In some titles, it events goes ham and achieves 2x the performance. So there's little need to worry over there. It's even cooler than previous gen reference cards. So there's little reason to skip this generation. If you're looking for a flagship GPU to own, this is it. We're still going to wait for the AMD RDNA GPUS in the form of the RX 6000 series but by the looks of it, AMD has a tough job if it wants the performance crown.

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After two whole years, we're looking at the next major GPU launch cycle with NVIDIA Ampere RTX 30 series and AMD's RDNA2 RX 6000 cards right around the corner. During launch, NVIDIA CEO showcased the new Ampere cards while claiming 2x performance and 1.9x greater performance-per-watt over the older Turing RTX 20-series cards. We're going to be looking at the RTX 3080 today since that's the first Ampere card to be launched with the RTX 3090 coming within two weeks from now and the RTX 3070 coming later in October. At Rs 71,000 it has the same launch price as the RTX 2080, the RTX 3080 doesn't have to convince gamers. It supposedly even beats the RTX 2080 Ti which costs a lot more but by what margin? Let's figure that out.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Specifications

The specifications for the three RTX 30 cards when compared to their RTX 20 counterparts let you know exactly how they are positioned. With 24 GB of memory, the RTX 3090 is akin to the RTX TITAN and would be targeted at workstations and multitasking machines which require a lot of CUDA cores. Whereas, the RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 are very much similar to the RTX 2080 and RTX 2070 in terms of positioning. Which bears the question, what's the equivalent for the RTX 2080 Ti? It would appear that NVIDIA is holding back till AMD's RDNA2 "Big Navi" cards are released in November 2020. We should hopefully see RTX 3080 Ti or Super cards that equal or beat the RDNA cards as a reaction to AMD's cards.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 3080 3070 Graphics cards Specifications Ampere

The RTX 3080 in particular has 8704 CUDA cores if you look at how the SMs have been completely revamped compared to Turing. We have six GPCs within the GA102 GPU for the RTX 3080 but there's asymmetry with the GPC configuration. There are 4 GPCs which have 12 SMs each and there are two GPUs with 10 SMs in them. Overall, we're looking at 68 SMs with a total with 8704 CUDA cores in all.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Performance

We have featured some of the GTX 10 series cards along with most of the RTX 20 series cards including the Super cards. A few AMD RX 5000 series cards were also thrown into the mix to see how good the cards perform against the competition. With AMD’s Big Navi around the corner, it’ll be great to see how these RTX 30 cards and RDNA2 cards go up against each other. Like always, we have a section for synthetic benchmarks as well as gaming benchmarks with plenty of charts to showcase differences. Coming to the rig, this is what we’re running our benchmarks on.

Processor - Intel Core i9-10900K
CPU-Cooler - Noctua NH-D15
Motherboard - ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XII EXTREME
RAM - 2x 16 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum @ 3200 MHz
SSD - Kingston KC2500 1TB + WD Blue 1 TB
PSU - Cooler Master V1200

Graphics cards:
RTX 3080
RTX 2080 Ti
RTX 2080 Super
RTX 2080
RTX 2070 Super
RTX 2070
RTX 2060 Super
RTX 2060
GTX 1080 Ti
GTX 1080
AMD RX 5700 XT
AMD RX 5700
AMD RX 5600 XT
Some of these cards were sourced from friends owing to the fact that the current lockdown situation has made it extremely difficult to get graphics cards in time for the benchmarks. Let's start with the synthetic benchmarks.

3DMark
In 3DMark, we prefer the Fire Strike Ultra benchmark since the Extreme and normal runs have started producing ridiculous scores with newer GPUs. The other benchmark within 3DMark which we use is Time Spy and we run both, the normal run and the extreme run. Here, we’re showcasing Fire Strike Ultra and Time Spy scores. The RTX 3080 scores 10959 in 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra which puts it 68.4 per cent ahead of the RTX 2080 and 35 per cent ahead of the RTX 2080 Ti

Time spy shows a slightly conservative figure with a 54.5 per cent lead over the RTX 2080 and a 30 per cent lead over the RTX 2080 Ti. Did we say conservative? We should have said “relatively conservative”.

Basemark GPU
Basemark GPU is a nice benchmark to compare the performance of different graphics APIs between cards. We can use the same textures with OpenGL, Vulkan and DirectX 12 to see if the graphics card excels at any particular API more than the rest or if the performance is consistent across the board. The RTX 3080 achieves scores that are between 66-81 per cent greater than the RTX 2080 and about 26-31 per cent greater than the RTX 2080 Ti. Surprisingly, Ampere’s OpenGL performance has improved the most with DX12 coming in at second and Vulkan bringing in the rear.

Blender
Blender is a great 3D modeling and animation software that’s open-source and it is the preferred tool for folks wanting to get their hands dirty with 3D modeling. We use version 2.8 to keep up with legacy scores that we have for older cards. The latest stable version would be 2.9 and it’s an incremental upgrade. We use the classroom scene since that’s capable of utilising the GPU for rendering the scene aside from the CPU. The RTX 3080 finished the scene in 1m 18s which is a decent 4 seconds lesser than the RTX 2080 Ti. As for the RTX 2080, it renders the scene in about 94 seconds so that’s a 16 second lead for the RTX 3080.

IndigoBench
This is the latest synthetic to be added to our test suite. IndigoBench is based on the Indigo 4 rendering engine that’s available for popular software such as SketchUp, Blender, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Revit and Maya. It uses OpenCL and can benchmark both, the CPU and GPU together or individually. We prefer to test just the GPU with the software and the score provided is in terms of .M samples/s’. The RTX 3080 clocked in at 35.751 M Samples/sec which is about 18.9 per cent more than the RTX 2080 Ti and 56.4 per cent more than the RTX 2080.

Unigine SuperPosition
Unigine SuperPosition is the other popular DX11 benchmark which we prefer to use alongside 3DMark. We run it on the Extreme Quality preset and use the score metric for delineating the performance between graphics cards. The RTX 3080 performs 17.5 per cent better than the RTX 2080 Ti and 49 per cent better than the RTX 2080.

Borderlands 3
Gearbox’s latest game in the Borderlands franchise which uses Unreal Engine 4 and allows you to switch between DirectX 11 and 12. The game has an inbuilt benchmark which takes you through an array of stressful scenarios. The DirectX 12 version is quite flaky and we prefer to use the DirectX 11 API while benchmarking the game and all our existing data is based off the DX11 version so there’s no point switching now. In Borderlands 3, the RTX 3080 performs about 25-28 per cent better than the RTX 2080 Ti and about 56-58 per cent better than the RTX 2080. This is a pretty sizable jump in performance.

Death Stranding
Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding has been a recent addition to the PC scene and had been a PlayStation exclusive until July 2020. Being a console game, the game engine is quite optimised to make use of the scarce resources one gets with consoles. However, when 505 Games ported the game to PC, you wouldn’t end up calling the game a console port. The Decima game engine is capable of rendering up to 4K and can use high dynamic-range imaging and is also geared for the upcoming next-gen PlayStation console. It’s also the same engine used by Horizon Zero Dawn. We saw the RTX 3080 perform about 23 per cent better than the RTX 2080 at 1080p and 1440p and about 11-15 per cent better than the RTX 2080 Ti.

Doom Eternal
Doom Eternal takes the story forward from the 2016 DOOM and it does it in spectacular fashion. It’s also one of the new games to incorporate ray-tracing as an update. The game is based on the latest Id Tech 7 game engine from Bethesda and is tremendously optimised for current gen hardware. Unlike the previous DOOM which allowed you to choose between DirectX and Vulkan, Doom Eternal is locked to Vulkan and makes use of RTX to level-up the ingame visuals. We keep the FOV at default with all the other graphics settings cranked up to Ultra Nightmare. Motion Blur is switched off across all runs because it takes away from the visual fidelity and makes running a benchmark kinda pointless. Performance metrics for Doom Eternal put the RTX 3080 a good 2x over the RTX 2080 and 1x over the RTX 2080 Ti. And we’re talking 4K here. With 1080p resolution, the FPS values are so high that the difference isn’t clear. We averaged a 57 per cent improvement over the RTX 2080 at 1080p. And compared to the RTX 2080 Ti, it was 30 per cent better at 1080p.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
We run Shadow of the Tomb Raider in DirectX12 mode. It ends up consuming a little more memory as most games that support both DirectX 11 and DirectX 12. The preset is set to the highest quality and HBAO+ enabled. The ingame benchmark tool takes us through several scenes which feature open spaces as well as closed spaces with lots of world detail aside from the central character. The RTX 3080 performs about 61-67 per cent better than the RTX 2080 at 1440p and 2160p resolutions, whereas on 1080p, it ends up performing about 49 per cent better than the RTX 2080. When compared against the RTX 2080 Ti, we see the performance difference drop to about 30 per cent.

The Witcher 3
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is yet another game wherein we can see the generational improvements quite clearly as the game is still capable of stressing the top-end graphics cards. This seems to be changing of late as the RTX 3080 ended up getting 107 FPS at 4K with the ultra preset. We do switch off NVIDIA Hairworks in our bench runs since it’s a proprietary NVIDIA feature and that messes up the performance measurements between AMD and NVIDIA cards. When compared with the RTX 2080, we see that the RTX 3080 is approximately 74 per cent better in 1080p, 1440p and 2160p benchmarks. And when compared to the RTX 2080 Ti, which is the more appropriate comparison till it gets trumped later on, the RTX 3080 performs about 37-44 per cent better.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Power consumption and thermals

During most of our gaming benchmarks we didn't see the RTX 3080 go over 65 degrees celsius. The entire card is a massive heatsink so it has that in its favour. While cooling has been achieved, one needs to examine why such a beefy cooler was needed in the first place. In some benchmarks, we saw the RTX 3080 consume 320 watts consistently. Peak power consumption would hit 335 watts quite frequently which is a ridiculous amount for the graphics card. We're looking at the bygone era's of dual-GPU graphics cards with values such as this one. We can only imagine what the RTX 3090 would. Also, our 1200W PSU seems to have conked off in the midst of benchmarking the RTX 3080 and we had to slip in a newer 750W PSU for the rest of the benchmarks. Power consumption values remained the same with both PSUs.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Pricing

The Founders Edition NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 will be priced at Rs 71,000 in India. The RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 pricing seem to be similar to the launch prices for their RTX 20 counterparts. Launch price for the RTX 2080 Ti Founder’s Edition was Rs 1,02,500 and the RTX 2080 started off for Rs 68,500 and lastly, the RTX 2070 was priced at Rs 51,200.

Bottomline

NVIDIA RTX 3080 Graphics Card Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	₹71000
Release Date:	01 Sep 2020
Variant:	None
Market Status:	Upcoming

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Barcelona head coach, Ronald Koeman, has named a strong squad to face Girona in today’s pre-season friendly fixture at the Johan Cruyff Stadium.

Koeman released a list of 23 players to tackle the Segunda División side in a post via the club’s official website on Wednesday.

Barcelona head to the game after defeating Gimnastic 3-1 in their last fixture last Saturday.

Barcelona squad against Girona: Neto, Iñaki Peña, Arnau Tenas, N. Semedo, Piqué, Sergio, Griezmann, Messi, O. Dembélé, Coutinho, Lenglet, Jordi Alba, Braithwaite, S. Roberto, F. De Jong, Junior, Aleñá, Trincao, Pedri, Riqui Puig, R. Araujo, J. Cuenca and Konrad.

The kick-off time for the friendly match is at 6 pm.

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RealMe 1 128GB Review

By Subhrojit Mallick | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

71 _/100

design
67
performance
71
value for money
71
features
73

User Rating : 5/5 Out of 1 Reviews

PROS
Bold, unique design
Good battery life

CONS
Frequent frame drops while gaming
Camera AI makes photos look quite artificial

Verdict

The good looks of the Realme 1 hides the inconsistencies of the phone. It tries to get ahead of the game by gaming the synthetic benchmarks but falls flat in real world performance. It positions itself as a selfie-centric phone but the selfies from the phone comes off as artificial and puffed up.

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Oppo has been a player in the Indian smartphone market for quite some time now. The China-based company, owned by BBK Electronics has positioned itself more as a premium brand in the country. Most of Oppo’s offerings have been more or less expensive with a strong emphasis on selfies. One could say Oppo’s offerings are more of a lifestyle device than just a piece of technology. However, the highest demand in the smartphone market in India is for mid-range phones that are low on price and high on features. Oppo wanted a piece of the mid-range cake, but being a premium brand, it can’t just come out with a cheap phone. Hence the brand, Realme. Just like what Xiaomi did with the Redmi brand, Realme wants to do the same for Oppo.

But whether the bet of introducing a new brand will pay off for Oppo or not is fodder for another discussion. The focus right now is whether Realme 1, the first phone under the new sub-brand is an attractive proposition. The phone certainly look different and the diamond black flair adds to the premium charm of it.

The Realme 1 launched in India exclusively to take on the Redmi Note 5 Pro, but how far does it go to settle the argument? We find out.

Design

The Realme 1 looks distinctly different from all other phones at its price, thanks to the diamond-like reflective body. The phone is housed inside a fibre-glass casing that has been cut at different angles such that each section of the glass back turns to a different shade of black when light is reflecting off it. It does look a lot like a diamond. If you like your gadgets shiny and glossy, this phone will catch your eye. The same glossy finish runs along the edges as well.

The front is all screen. There are no capacitive navigation button on the front. Even the fingerprint sensor is missing. The Realme 1 relies only on facial recognition for authentication. It’s a brave move by a brand that’s taking its first plunge in a highly competitive market, and other than just being perceived as future forward, it’s actually detrimental to the experience. The user loses out on the reliability of the fingerprint when authenticating purchases. The face unlock is quick, but isn’t reliable enough to keep user’s data secure. You can use facial authentication to access the private space (where you can store apps and data securely), and private apps (that are password-locked). In a practical scenario, the phone was unlocked by a colleague by simply pointing it at my face from a distance.

Apart from the diamond-black finish, it’s a pretty straightforward phone. It rocks the in-vogue univisium form factor and is just 7.8mm thick. There’s an ugly bulge along the edge of the phone that messes with the grip. The screen takes up most of the real-estate up front. The screen-to-body ratio is around 84 percent, which Realme managed to do by fitting the usual 6-inch display in a smaller 6.14-inch frame. The phone is offered in two more colours — Red and silver, but that will be available later in June.

Display

The Realme 1 sports a standard-issue 6-inch Full HD+ display of 18:9 aspect ratio. The panel is just about average with decent colour reproduction. The colour tones are slightly on the cooler side and brightness isn’t high enough to be visible properly when outdoors. In fact, there’s some colour loss at peak brightness and texts appear faded under direct sunlight. The panel quiet reflective too. You get the usual blue-light filters and options to tweak the colour temperature.

The good part about the panel is that it takes up most of the real estate up front with minimal bezels on the top and the bottom. The sides are also quite thin, which gives off an immersive feel to the content.

Performance and UI

The Realme 1 wants to be the phone of choice for mid-range buyers. The undercutting price point is one instance where it shows. But more than that, it’s the brand’s attempt to beat the best in its maiden attempt that brings out the competitive attitude of the company.

The Realme 1 is powered by the MediaTek Helio P60 SoC which is MediaTek’s most advanced chipset. It comes with an AI chip inside that can compute machine learning tasks on the device itself. It is what powers the facial recognition and the battery efficiency, apart from other things. It’s an octa-core chipset built on a 12nm FinFET process with four Cortex A53 and four Cortex A73 cores, all clocked at 2GHz frequency. On paper it’s faster than its Qualcomm counterpart, as the benchmark results from AnTuTu 7.0 and Geekbench will state. However, when I monitored how the chipset was being used, I observed some anomaly. It seemed for both the benchmark tests, which is comprised of multiple small tasks that stress the CPU to measure performance, the chipset was running at a constant 2.0GHz, irrespective whether the load on the CPU was minimal or at its peak. It could either be an anomaly with the unit I received or Realme is gaming a popular benchmark tests. In a more real world scenario, when the performance was measured while playing the new PubG Mobile game, the CPU speed matched the load put on it. The AnTuTu score for the Realme 1 was 138260 against the Redmi Note 5 Pro’s 112652. The Geekbench Single Core and Multi Core scores are also higher at 1490 and 5682 respectively. But in both cases, the CPU was artificially plonked up to eke out a better score.

We performed a similar analysis on the Redmi Note 5 Pro which proved to be more consistent in responding to CPU load both during synthetic benchmark tests and real world scenarios. The Realme 1’s anomaly seems a little too deliberative. Nevertheless, there’s 6GB RAM and 128GB storage on the unit we re. It leaves enough resources free despite a heavy user interface. It also support dual VoLTE which is useful in the Indian context.

The Realme 1 relies on Oppo’s Colour OS. It’s definitely functional like all Android-layered user interfaces these days, but I wouldn’t call it particularly appealing. It lacks the attention to detail that MIUI is known or the simplicity of stock Android. Instead, the UI seems cluttered with disproportional icons and overall looks quite cartoonish. It does come with a game mode, a private space and the usual bells and whistles of Android Oreo, but that doesn’t take away the fact how uninviting the UI looks for a nitpicking user.

Camera

The fate of smartphones these days is decided by how good the camera is. The Realme 1, in that section, is quite underwhelming in comparison to the competition. It has a single 13-megapixel sensor at the back while on the front is an 8-megapixel shooter. The focus, unsurprisingly, is on selfies and portrait shots. The phone relies on Oppo’s AI algorithms to fine-tune the photos which the company claims works by analysing 296 recognition points to understand the skin tone, age, gender, etc. Based on that analysis, the phone applies one of 8 million ‘beauty solutions’ to the image.

The end result is simply a photo with extreme layers of softening, so much so, that all spots and blemishes are hidden. It was a tad difficult for me to accept the effects, but I suppose there’s a demand for them in a country where fairness creams are one of the highest selling products. If beautification is what you’re seeking from a smartphone camera, the Realme 1 will be a pure delight. But if you’re a little more serious about taking good photos, the phone might leave you hanging.

In daylight, the photos have ample highlight clipping. There’s practically no detail in the bright sky in the photo below. Furthermore, the camera tends to saturate the colours more than they are in reality. It also lacks the desired dynamic range.

Indoor shots are a little more polished. The controlled light brings out the good side of the camera. There’s more controlled AI enhancement and the little that it does, it makes objects look much better than they are in real. You get good sharp images with a slightly warmer white balance. There’s some glare off the source of light though, which might be a lens issue.

Under low light, the camera fails to show much promise. Grains show up if you try to dial the exposure higher to take an image under poor lighting, with little to no detail. The shutter speed is actually dialled up when there’s less light which demands a steady hand and if the object is moving, you get a blurred photo.

The portrait mode is present both on the front and the back camera. The Realme 1 relies on software to simulate the depth-of-field effect. It’s nowhere as consistent as the Redmi Note 5 Pro, but it does the job as far as blurring the background is concerned.

Battery

The Realme 1 is powered by a 3410mAh battery. For those comparing, that’s a hairline more than what Xiaomi’s best mid-range phone offers, and the battery life of the phone is more or less at par. The phone managed to run for 6 hours on the PCMark Battery 2.0 Test which should easily convert to over a day’s usage for an average user. For the review, I used the phone to browse the internet, play games, take photos and use social media. It did last me for a typical work day and then some more. The Helio P60 chipset seems to be quite energy-efficient and based on the battery life, Realme seems to be delivering on its promise of using machine learning to manage resources. The battery section in the Settings app gives some insight in how much juice each app takes and apart from the resource-intensive game I was playing, the UI sucked up most of the battery. When you are running out of power on this phone, you know what to blame.

Bottomline

The debutante Realme 1’s ambition to compete with the likes of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro is quite apparent. It looks boldly different from the rest, but a good design will only take it so far. The performance is nowhere near the best in the market, despite the benchmark results telling you so. The camera which is propped up by on-device machine learning ends up delivering unnaturally softened photos while the UI comes off quite amateurish. The battery life is the only saving grace, but overall this phone isn’t what it advertises to be. Oppo’s decision to come out with a new sub-brand to cater to the highly competitive mid-range market may be driven by consumer demand, but there’s little in the phone to entice buyers, apart from a good looking device.

RealMe 1 128GB Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 10999
Release Date:	25 May 2018
Variant:	32GB , 64GB , 128GB
Market Status:	Launched

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6" (1080 x 2160)
Camera
13 | 8 MP
Memory
128GB/6 GB
Battery
3410 mAh

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BMW announces iX3 pricing and specification for the UK

Pricing from £61,900 OTR for the BMW iX3 Premier Edition

September 16, 2020

Following the announcement of the first fully electric-powered BMW X model earlier this summer, BMW is today revealing the launch specifications for the BMW iX3 in the UK market.

Launching in summer 2021, UK customers will be able to choose between the iX3 Premier Edition and BMW iX3 Premier Edition Pro, both offering a significant level of standard equipment over and above the current X3. The BMW X3 will be the brand’s first model offered with a pure-electric drive system, a plug-in hybrid system or highly efficient petrol and diesel engines.

A curated selection of colours and trims

BMW iX3 Premier Edition or BMW iX3 Premier Edition Pro customers will have the choice of four exterior metallic body paint colours including Carbon Black, Mineral White, Phytonic Blue and Sophisto Grey. Two exterior trim colours will be offered too, with Brushed Aluminium or Black High Gloss exterior trim. 20” Black aerodynamic wheels, automatic tailgate, adaptive suspension and panoramic sunroof complete the exterior look of the BMW iX3 Premier Edition.

Vernasca leather in a choice of four colours, Sensatec dashboard, sun protect glazing, ambient lighting and electric seats are offered as standard within the vehicle interior, enhancing comfort and style.

Additional standard features include wireless phone charging, heated front seats and the brand’s very latest driver assistance technology, including Driving Assistant Professional, Parking Assistant and BMW Live Cockpit Professional.

For customers choosing the BMW iX3 Premier Edition Pro, additional standard features will include BMW Head-up Display, Harman Kardon surround sound, Gesture Control, Parking Assistant Plus, Automatic high beam assistant, Comfort access and Lumbar support. BMW IconicSounds Electric, developed in collaboration with Hans Zimmer, completes the extensive offering.

Pricing for the BMW iX3 Premier Edition and Premier Edition Pro in the UK as follows:

BMW iX3 Premier Edition	£61,900 OTR
BMW iX3 Premier Edition Pro	£64,900 OTR

Customers can pre-order their BMW iX3 Premier Edition or iX3 Premier Edition Pro from today at bmw.co.uk/ix3, with deliveries starting in summer 2021.

BMW iX3 in detail

Highly integrated drive system technology.

The highly integrated drive system technology at the heart of the new BMW iX3 plays a particularly important role in optimising efficiency and power development. The electric motor, transmission and power electronics are now arranged together in a single housing. The electric motor in the new BMW iX3 works according to the principle of a current-excited synchronous motor, without the use of magnets. This design eliminates the use of rare earth materials of the motor.

The power density of the electric motor in the iX3 is 30 per cent greater than that of existing fully-electric vehicles within the BMW Group portfolio. The motor is up to 93 per cent efficient, compared with under 40 per cent for combustion engines.

The new drive system unit generates maximum output of 286 hp and peak torque of 295 lb-ft which, unlike many other electric motors, is sustained at high revs.

The new BMW iX3 sprints from 0 to 62 mph in 6.8 seconds, putting it in the same territory as the conventionally powered BMW X3 xDrive30i.

Top speed is electronically limited to 112 mph. Sending power to the rear wheels creates a characteristic BMW driving experience with outstanding traction ensured thanks to the standard-fit ARB technology (actuator contiguous wheel slip limitation).

Cutting-edge battery-cell technology plays a headline role in the latest development stage of high-voltage batteries. The storage capacity of the battery has been substantially increased, relative to the installation space required and its weight.

The gravimetric energy density of the 188 prismatic cells in the new BMW iX3 is around 20 per cent higher than that of the battery cells used by the BMW Group in its fully-electric vehicles up to now. A gross energy content of 80 kWh – of which 74 kWh is utilised – and the high efficiency of the drive systems allow the new BMW iX3 to offer a range of up to 279 miles (WLTP test cycle).

Another technical highlight making its debut in iX3 thanks to BMW Group’s fifth-generation eDrive technology is the innovative new charging unit, which sends power to both the 400V battery and the 12V on-board power supply. When charging using alternating current, it enables both single-phase and three-phase charging at up to 11 kW. Plugging the vehicle into a direct current rapid-charging station opens the door to charging outputs of up to 150 kW, meaning the high-voltage battery can be charged from 0 to 80 per cent of its full capacity in 34 minutes. Drivers can inject the power required to add 62 miles to the car’s driving range (in the WLTP cycle) in just 10 minutes.

Optimised efficiency enhances capability over long distances.

The outstanding efficiency of its electric motor and its high charging capacity give the new BMW iX3 exceptional long-distance capability.

On a trip, a BMW iX3 would need to make fewer charging stops than a comparable electric vehicle whose efficiency is compromised by the presence of larger and heavier high-voltage batteries. And the iX3 stops would be shorter.

Adaptive recuperation enhances efficiency and driving comfort during a journey. The intensity of the Brake Energy Regeneration is adapted to the road situation using data from the navigation system and the driver assistance system sensors.

For example, when approaching a junction or a vehicle on the road ahead, recuperation is fully utilised. On the open road, the coasting function is activated whenever the driver takes their foot off the accelerator. As an alternative to adaptive recuperation, in driving position D the driver can choose a high, medium or low Brake Energy Regeneration setting.

Engaging driving position B provides the signature one-pedal feeling of BMW Group’s electric vehicles thanks to particularly strong recuperation. An enhanced heat pump included as standard on the BMW iX3 underscores the efficiency-oriented approach taken to the vehicle’s development.

Trailblazing: Digital services and outstanding environmental credentials.

BMW assumed a leading role in driving forward electric mobility when it unveiled innovative solutions for charging at home or on the move alongside the introduction of BMW i3 in 2013. This trend continues with the BMW iX3, which includes a newly developed Flexible Fast Charger cable which can be hooked up to both standard domestic and industrial sockets using optional adapters.

Recharging at home is further enhanced with a personal Wallbox. Available through our partner, Smart solutions are also available to monitor energy usage and cost, as well as keeping a historic record of home-charging energy expenditure, making it very convenient for company car users.

The new cloud-based BMW Maps navigation system enables route and arrival times to be calculated with even greater speed and precision. Services already familiar from the BMW i3, such as navigation with range display on the map and detailed information on public charging stations – covering everything from address, availability and connector type through to charging rate and Chargepoint Operator – are now joined by additional functionality that can be accessed from the car. This capability includes navigation planning with recommendations for charging stops, information on points of interest near public charging stations and the ability to filter search results by fast-charging points.

The exceptionally efficient drive system, extensive use of secondary raw materials in the manufacture of aluminium castings and thermoplastics, absence of rare earths and across-the-board use of green electricity in production, including the cells for the high-voltage battery, are all contributory factors in the impressive CO2 assessment for the new BMW iX3.

During the customer-use phase, the iX3 outperforms the diesel-powered BMW X3 xDrive 20d by more than 30 per cent when drawing on average European electricity sources or roughly 60 per cent when powered by green electricity.

Proportions and versatility of an SAV, innovative aerodynamic wheels.

The exterior design of the new BMW iX3 displays the typical proportions of a Sports Activity Vehicle, which means it provides a visual showcase for the robust premium character and all-round talents espoused by BMW X models. Model-specific design features optimise the car’s aerodynamic properties as well as lending visual expression to its sustainability-focused drive concept. The front apron and BMW kidney grille have a largely enclosed design, while the rear end has also been sculpted with a view to reducing air resistance.

Innovative, aerodynamically designed light-alloy wheels help to control the flow of air around the vehicle. The aerodynamic wheels making their debut on the new BMW iX3 reduce its drag coefficient by around 5 per cent over an equivalent vehicle with conventional light-alloy wheels. This is achieved with the help of sophisticated inserts in the V-spoke base wheel whose surfaces keep the air flowing smoothly.

The resulting improvement in efficiency adds around 6 miles to the range of the new BMW iX3 (WLTP test cycle). This combines with aerodynamic enhancements to the underbody’s rear diffuser and chassis strut area, as well as the air flap control system, to give the all-electric SAV a drag coefficient (Cd) of 0.29.

Premium ambience and BMW IconicSounds Electric in the interior.

Understated blue accents for both the exterior and interior of the new BMW iX3 allude to the presence of its electric drive system. The clearly structured controls, high-quality materials and stylish surfaces combine to create the premium interior ambience associated with BMW SAV models. The versatility of the iX3 is confirmed by spaciousness on a par with that of conventionally powered BMW X3 variants. Thanks to the 40:20:40 split/folding rear seat backrest, boot capacity can be increased from 510 to a maximum of 1,560 litres.

The debut of BMW IconicSounds Electric in the BMW iX3 provides acoustic feedback to enrich the electric driving experience by lending it added emotional depth. Load changes are signalled by a smoothly modulated sound, and recuperation during overrun and braking is accompanied by a gently filtered acoustic response, meaning that every driving state is accompanied by a matching sound pattern. A newly introduced short sound composition, which is the result of a collaboration between Hans Zimmer and BMW sound designer Renzo Vitale, can be heard when the Start/Stop button is pressed. The drive sound is an original work by BMW’s sound designers and acoustic engineers. Drive soundtracks from the collaboration with Hans Zimmer will be available in electrified BMW models at a later date.

BMW Operating System 7 and BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant.

The BMW iX3 is equipped with the latest generation BMW Operating System 7, which allows for every line of software code in the car to be updated over the air in the future. The standard-fit BMW Live Cockpit Professional offers a fully-digital screen grouping comprising a high-resolution 12.3 inch instrument cluster behind the steering wheel and a 10.25-inch Central Control Display.

The enhanced intuitive multimodal interaction allows the driver to take their pick of control interface for the situation at hand: Control Display touchscreen, iDrive Controller, multifunction buttons on the steering wheel, voice control or BMW gesture control.

The latest version of the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant takes the connection between driver and car to a new level in the new BMW iX3.

Activated by a spoken prompt (for example “Hey BMW”) or at the touch of a button, this digital companion acquires new capabilities all the time. The system helps the driver, learns their preferences and is familiar with their favoured settings – e.g. for the seat heating or the places they drive to frequently using the navigation system (“Take me home”).

Smartphone integration with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

BMW Live Cockpit Professional comes with optimised smartphone integration; in addition to Apple CarPlay, the new iX3 is also compatible with Android Auto.

The latter enables customers to access digital services such as Google Assistant, Google Maps, music streaming services like Spotify and Amazon Music, and the WhatsApp messaging service.

The BMW iX3 Premier Edition is available to order now from retailers nationwide, with pricing from £61,900 OTR. The BMW iX3 Premier Edition Pro is offered from £64,900 OTR. Customers wishing to pre-order should visit www.bmw.co.uk/ix3.

SOURCE: BMW

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Tamil Nadu to get one more govt varsity: CM Palaniswami

PTI | Sep 16, 2020, 17:08 IST

Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami

CHENNAI: A new university will be set at Villupuram by bifurcating the state-run Vellore based Thiruvalluvar varsity, Chief Minister K Palaniswami announced in the Assembly on Wednesday. The new university would start functioning from the current academic year, he said, adding the move follows Villupuram people's long time request in addition to the plea of Law Minister C Ve Shanmugam who hails from the region.

Late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa gave importance to higher education and established a slew of colleges including arts, polytechnic and engineering, he recalled.
Continuing in her footsteps, the government carried on with the initiative to set up new institutions besidesupgrading the infrastructure of existing facilities.

In view of such initiatives, the Gross Enrolment Ratio in Tamil Nadu stood at 49 per cent, while the national average was 26.3 per cent, he noted.

Replying to DMK deputy leader Duraimurugan on splitting the Thiruvallur varsity, Palaniswami said Villupuram was backward and the move wasaimed at facilitating higher education of students from that region.

Administration would be more efficient only if universities were restructured in keeping with the establishment of more and more affiliating colleges, he said.

In Tamil Nadu, there are at least 20 state run universities including separate ones for medicine, law, sports, fisheries and music.

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Kareena Kapoor Khan Shares Cousin Riddhima Sahni's Childhood Pic with Raj Kapoor

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Kareena Kapoor shares a golden family throwback pic with Raj Kapoor, herself and cousin Riddhima Kapoor Sahni. Take a look.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 2:11 PM IST

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan took to social media to share an unseen throwback picture from her and Riddhima Kapoor Sahni's childhood with grandpa Raj Kapoor as Riddhima turned 40 on September 15. Sharing the picture, she wrote, “Sister sledge. Happy birthday beautiful Ridz @riddhimakapoorsahniofficial (sic).”

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Sister sledge ❤️❤️❤️ Happy birthday beautiful Ridz @riddhimakapoorsahniofficial

A post shared by Kareena Kapoor Khan (@kareenakapoorkhan) on Sep 14, 2020 at 9:57pm PDT

In the picture, little Bebo and Riddhima can be seen sitting in grandpa Raj Kapoor’s lap while Karisma can be seen hugging him. As the picture refresh their childhood memories, Riddhima was quick to drop a comment to Bebo’s post and wrote, “Aww thank you Bebo. @KareenaKapoorKhan love you (sic)."

This adorable throwback picture gives a glimpse of sisters’ strong bond that they have been sharing since their childhood. Karisma also reposted the same picture with a witty caption. She wrote, ”Bebo can you please wake up? Oh that goes for me too #family #Repost (sic).”

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Bebo can you please wake up ? Oh that goes for me too #family #Repost @kareenakapoorkhan with @get_repost ・・・ Sister sledge ❤️❤️❤️ Happy birthday beautiful Ridz @riddhimakapoorsahniofficial

A post shared by KK (@therealkarismakapoor) on Sep 14, 2020 at 11:29pm PDT

The actress also shared a couple of photos with Riddhima on Instagram and wrote, "Happy 40th birthday! so glad we got to celebrate with you! @riddhimakapoorsahniofficial #birthdaywishes #family #cousins #happybirthday #familytime (sic)."

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Happy 40th birthday ! ✨so glad we got to celebrate with you ! @riddhimakapoorsahniofficial #birthdaywishes #family #cousins #happybirthday #familytime

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Karisma and Kareena also shared pictures from the celebration on their Instagram stories. The Kapoors gathered at Neetu Kapoor’s house to celebrate Riddhima’s 40th birthday. Bebo’s husband Saif Ali Khan and Ranbir Kapoor’s girlfriend Alia Bhatt also joined the celebration.

Riddhima is showered with love and best wishes from family and friends. Several other Bollywood celebs also took to social media to wish the birthday girl.

Meanwhile, Bebo is also gearing up for her 40th birthday in the coming week on September 21. It seems like this month is going to be the birthday month for Kapoors.

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Celebrities Freeze their Facebook, Instagram Handles to Campaign Against Hate Speech

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Celebrities Freeze their Facebook, Instagram Handles to Campaign Against Hate Speech

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Actors like Sacha Baron Cohen have joined forces with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to launch the campaign calling on Facebook to crack down on hate speech, violence, and misinformation on its platforms.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 2:55 PM IST

As much as we love Facebook and Instagram for connecting us with our favourite actors and influencers, we cannot ignore the fact that the social media has been giving a platform to hate speech and misinformation also. To urge Facebook to reform its policies against hate speech, celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lawrence and others are going to quit social media for a day under the #StopHateForProfit campaign.

Facebook ignores hate & disinformation on their site. This is not an “operational mistake.” It is a deliberate decision to put profits over people and democracy. Tell Facebook to #StopHateForProfit. https://t.co/7TSovLMug2 pic.twitter.com/lJts6Ampgp
— Jennifer Lawrence - Represent.Us (@JLawrence_RepUs) September 14, 2020

Actors like Sacha Baron Cohen have joined forces with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to launch the campaign calling on Facebook to crack down on hate speech, violence, and misinformation on its platforms. In one of its recent tweets, ADL said, “Facebook does not protect its users from hate or disinformation. Facebook has shown us time & time again that profits come before people. That’s why we are “freezing” our Instagram account for 24 hours.”

The only thing more terrifying than Mark Zuckerberg surfing in whiteface...Is the white supremacy and lies Facebook spreads every day. This Weds Sept 16 I’m freezing my Instagram to tell Mark to #StopHateForProfit. Who’s in?! pic.twitter.com/nM5VB9YVZd
— Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) September 14, 2020

Facebook does not protect its users from hate or disinformation. Facebook has shown us time & time again that profits come before people. That’s why we are “freezing” our Instagram account for 24 hours.Join us & send a message to Facebook to #StopHateForProfit. pic.twitter.com/84n9dAx9WB
— ADL (@ADL) September 16, 2020

The "freeze" is part of the campaign’s "week of action”, which kicked off Monday. Members plan to continue to share information on "how Facebook’s failures lead to real-life violence and sow division" and call for change through the end of the week.

Businesswoman and social media influencer Kim Kardashian also urged Facebook to stop providing platform to hate speech which is dividing America. She tweeted, “I can’t sit by and stay silent while these platforms continue to allow the spreading of hate, propaganda and misinformation - created by groups to sow division and split America apart only to take steps after people are killed. Misinformation shared on social media has a serious impact on our elections and undermines our democracy.”

I love that I can connect directly with you through Instagram and Facebook, but I can’t sit by and stay silent while these platforms continue to allow the spreading of hate, propaganda and misinformation - created by groups to sow division and split America apart pic.twitter.com/XkxzABn7qw
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) September 15, 2020

Actor Mark Ruffalo has also called on Facebook to take substantial steps to stop hate speech, misinformation on its platform and has frozen his accounts this Wednesday.

Facebook claims they address hate, yet they continue to look the other way as racist, violent groups and posts sow division and split America apart – only taking steps after people are killed. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/AfO70nEEo8
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) September 14, 2020

Thank you to @michaelb4jordan @iamjamiefoxx @LeoDiCaprio @kerrywashington @KimKardashian @NaomiCampbell for calling out Facebook for ignoring hate & disinformation on their site. This is not an “operational mistake.” It is a deliberate decision to divide.#StopHateForProfit pic.twitter.com/lI1P5kQus6
— NAACP (@NAACP) September 16, 2020

With the US Presidential elections just a month away, social media platforms have become an essential platform for politicians and other interest groups to target its voters and influence the election results. The political scene in the United States has been polarised since President Donald Trump took office with some help from Facebook as explained by Netflix documentary The Great Hack. The recent Black Lives Matter protests and President Trump’s ways of curbing it have only raised questions on social media companies' responsibility in tackling fake news which can endanger marginalised people’s lives.

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September 16, 2020, 1:59 pm IST Shantanu Guha Ray in Newshound Tales | Economy, India | TOI

For quite some time, a piece of news showing India has 21 million jobless has triggered fear in the minds of those who still retain their purse. Those who lost their salaries have blamed it on the prevailing pandemic. But when the virus was absent, a strange activism had prevailed across India, ensuring some of the largest businesses remained shut across the country, and some of the Indian companies working abroad drew flak.

Jobless workers protest in Goa to reopen iron ore mines

So let’s take a quick look.

Work has stopped in the iron ore mines in Goa, one of Asia’s largest copper plants has shut down in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu, troubles are brewing in iron ore mines in Chhattisgarh and Odisha and at the Adani group’s coal mines in the Down Under. Strangely, these have become disturbing symbols of the Indian industry.

All has come at a cost to the economy, imports have increased and exports taken a tumble.

At the heart of this are protests by a handful who have hopped, skipped and jumped from one protest to another, ensuring they generate the much needed steam to their movement. One movement has died, another risen like the proverbial Phoenix from the ashes. These activists have routinely raised India’s big issue of land versus machines and cried wolf, smoking out everything else from the horizon. They are not worried about a lakh of miners going jobless and hungry for over two years in Goa. They do not care about 35,000 struggling without salaries in Thoothukudi, or, for that matter, Indian companies piling up huge non performing assets in the mines of Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand. Like Bengal’s ubiqutious Cholbey Na slogan in the 70s that killed industry in that eastern Indian state, these activists have continued their activism for a very long period.

What is surprising is their claim to fight for people’s rights when these rights are actually nowhere in sight. There is a common thread of people who are omnipresent in all these protests, their frustration seems both natural and common. They want the world to believe that India is burning, Indian companies are dubious, the world’s second most populous nation is in a revolutionary mood.

Last week, a Dubai-based activist campaigning against Adani’s coal mines in Australia, mistakenly revealed how he planned to scuttle Adani’s operations through an email that got leaked. In the email, the activist had apprised his friends in Australia about his plans to set up a website and create trouble for the Ahmedabad-based Indian conglomerate which runs business ranging from infrastructure to airports to ports to edible oil.

The activist’s Dubai to Australia connection to discredit an Indian company is interesting, especially at a time when jobs are at a premium and a closure would mean further catastrophe. The activist was seeking help from an anti-Adani group in Australia. Helping him were activists in India who have been in the forefront of the anti-Sterlite movement in Tamil Nadu, and against mining companies in Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

Iron ore, coal and copper do not jell together but the broad idea was to add an Indian twist to build up a narrative of alleged wrongdoings in India and get it amplified in Australia. Or, for that matter, across the world. Recently, these activists raised another hue and cry over India’s coal mining and argued why it could not be substituted by solar or wind energy. Little did they realise that coal – under any circumstances – could not be replaced overnight, it still remains the best possible resource for energy in a billion plus nation. Conspiring activists are challenging the energy security of the country where per capita electricity consumption is just about 1200 units a year compared to China with four to five times higher numbers.

Those criticising India and its energy policies forget the developed nations have per capita electricity consumption is as high as 10000 to 20000 units. Little did they care that their misplaced activism could affect the Indian economy, disrupt growth opportunities & reduce scope of employment badly. They did not care that projecting one conglomerate with negativity would diminish another Indian conglomerate’s chance for inter-continental projects Indian companies are eyeing in a post-Covid situation. They seem to be keen on building an overall negative perception globally that Indian corporates care little for environment and human rights and also the rights of tribals and indigenous peoples. They do it knowing very well that their actions would help create an anti-Modi sentiment across the Indian borders.

What is interesting is that the majority of these protests are against large private firms and happening in a selective manner. For instance, Adani Group does not own any mine in India and it is a contractor for state owned mines. However, all energy and attention of so called activists is targeted to a contractor producing 15 million tonne a year for a state utility instead of the world’s largest coal mining firm, the Kolkata-based Coal India Limited (CIL) just because it is a public sector undertaking. The big race for breaking headlines in India often misses the real picture.

Surprisingly, none of these environmental activists ever hit the print industry that also claim millions of trees to produce newspapers. Worse, industries in India have often expressed their concerns over blackmailing by activists by misusing or manipulating media.

So let’s take a look at the protests against Adani. There is a peculiar pattern spotted in protests against the likes of Adani where Indian activist lobby is supporting protests in Australia, which is the world’s largest coal exporter with well over 25 percent market share. Indian activists have never expressed concerns against CIL or other Australian mining entities. Singling out one from a cluttered market creates suspicion. It would not be wrong to say interests of Australian activists started in Carmichael mine generated only after it was acquired by Adani from an Australian mining entity.

So why is this happening?

There is some deep-rooted economics of this activism. If there are Cola giants, they need to be linked to water crisis (never mind if the demand to ban the soft drink majors comes from faraway Norway), if there is iron ore or coal, the mining companies need to be blamed and if there are airports and ports, infrastructure giants need to be hauled over the coals. On paper, these activists lace their work with a tinge of environmental activism. It is all about some interesting twists and turns, it is about deferring current consumption for a better and secure tomorrow. They tell the world that if companies pollute rivers and cut forests for mining, the coming generations will get nothing on plate.

That is a great argument, a great platform for breaking news that is considered both dangerous and madness by many in South Asia. The world loves visuals of an impoverished tribal standing tall with his father’s machet against miners seeking to break the earth for iron ore, or coal. It is a great photograph of protest, students love to flaunt it to their parents, and friends. It is the best form of defence, there is no economics of scale involved.

But these self-styled mass movements for environmental causes actually come packaged without a reason. It is like asking the poor – who is at the rock bottom of the economic ladder – to kill industry and defer consumption. In most cases the poor back out, and these movements die a silent death.

A serious look at activism in India will show an interesting trend. Ever since the Supreme Court gave approval in October 2020 to the Sardar Sarovar Dam project in Gujarat, activists shifted their gears in favour of rights, ranging from land, homes, food, information and health. They did not care, did not realise that a nation’s resources are best saved when the government blends a lot of economics in its decisions and achieves a balance. They should have taken a lesson or two in economics from India’s lost decade (2004-14) before hyperventilating on corporate greed.

The need of the hour is to generate jobs, not protests. Activism must be laced with realism. Else, the jobless will spill out on the streets. And that would be dangerous for the nation, and its economy.

DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.

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By Prasid Banerjee | Updated May 22 2019

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performance
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value for money
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PROS
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Good display
Good camera
Good battery life

CONS
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Not water-proof

Verdict

With the Galaxy Note 5, Samsung has completed the transformation it started with the Galaxy S6 this year. The phone is a combination of power and design, and not many would deny that the phone looks good and performs well. It’s pure style, combined with good performance. The only real hitch is that a phone this expensive shouldn’t be prone to falling out of your hand. If you’re looking for a flagship phablet, then this is still the one to buy though.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 detailed review

Having reviewed three out of four Samsung flagships this years, there’s not much left to say about the Galaxy Note 5 that we haven’t said in those other reviews already. What differs though is that The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has much more to live up to than the other devices. This is a segment that Samsung pioneered, which means that the responsibility of innovating falls on its shoulders. Evidently though, the company’s focus this year is on design, because that’s precisely where the Note 5 is different from other Note devices till now.

Build and Design

The glass and metal design philosophy that Samsung adopted for its flagships, continues with the Note 5. The phone has curved glass on the back and a sheet of Gorilla Glass 4 on the front. But you already know about that.

What you need to know is that while the Note 5, like the Note 4 before it, is more compact than other phones in this series, it remains unwieldy. Many seem to like this large size though, so the decision falls on the buyer. The heavy usage of glass though makes the phone really slippery and prone to falling out of your hand.

None of that changes the fact that the phone looks premium though. The curved glass on the back has but one job, and that is to make this phone look good and different. From the front though, it’s a quintessential Samsung design, and whether you like it is completely your own opinion. For us, we would give Note 5 a lot of marks on the looks front.

Display
If you’ve read out Galaxy S6 Edge Plus review, you already know how good the Note 5’s display is. The 5.7 inch QHD SAMOLED display is one of the best out there. What’s interesting is that Samsung has toned down the yellowish-ness of the display. The Galaxy S6 Edge has a pretty warm display, to the point that it looks like the odd one out when placed next to an LG G4 and Sony Xperia Z3+, but the Note 5’s display is not as warm as we’ve come to expect from Samsung.

Colours are really vivid on the display, and if you’ve liked Samsung displays till now, this one’s to die for, just like the S6 Edge Plus.

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S-Pen

The S-Pen on the Galaxy Note 5 is as good as it ever was, and a tad better. That said, even with a 5.7 inch display, there's only that much that you can do. If you've been a big proponent of Samsung's S-Pen though, then the one on the Note 5 is easily the best till now. It writes almost like a real pen and Samsung has added the option to add apps to the Air Command menu. So, you can now add apps like Evernote, OneNote and others to the Air Command menu and write on them using the S-Pen. What's more useful though is the Screen Off Memo option, which allows you to write with the S-Pen even with the display turned off. Whenever you pull the S-Pen out of the Note 5, the screen will remain black, but you can write on it and jot down a few notes. It's limited in the sense that there's only that much you can write on a 5.7 inch display, but its pretty useful nevertheless.

Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, the Galaxy Note 5 can alert you if you've left the S-Pen behind somewhere. This perhaps is something that every Note user would appreciate, considering how many have lost their styluses. The S-Pen Alerts option is turned on by default and you can turn it off from the Settings menu.

Performance
Benchmarks don’t ever suffice for performance testing, but Samsung’s got both the aspects covered with its Exynos 7 Octa processor. This is the same processor that runs on the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge and the S6 Edge Plus.

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In regular usage, the Galaxy Note 5 can take anything you throw at it, and the bigger size of the phone, allows for better heat circulation, allowing the average clock speed to remain higher than in the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. The performance of the phone can’t be credited to the SoC alone though. While Exynos 7 is a good processor, the Note 5’s performance owes a lot to the fact that Samsung has made no compromise. The sequential read speeds for the storage on the phone come to around 440 MB per second which for the general public, translates to really good. In addition, DDR4 RAM allows the performance to be even smoother, and 4 GB of it, allows for a lot of multitasking.

The overall performance of the Note 5 is a combination of processor, NAND and RAM, and they all do well working in unison. It’s the best performing Android phone in the market right now, speaking in terms of pure performance. Even the call and network performance on the Note 5 is better than others. In a room with 5 people on the same Vodafone network, the Note 5 can get a 3G signal even when others are stuck on Edge. This is something that many iPhone users report about their devices.

It would be worth mentioning that the Galaxy Note 5 sends diagnostic reports to Samsung servers whenever it's connected to a WiFi. You can turn this off from the Settings Menu, by going into Lock Screen and Security. I have contacted Samsung to clarify that the Reports are indeed only diagnostic reports, and am yet to hear back from it.

Battery
All the performance though, usually take a toll on the battery life, so when Samsung allowed a 3,000 mAh battery, I was somewhat disappointed. You’re talking about a 5.7 inch QHD display here, along with a powerful octa-core processor.

Here again though, the Note 5 exceeded expectations. On a regular work day, with exactly 26 phone calls, lots of IMs, social networking and about 20 minutes of gaming, at midnight, the phone had 15% of battery left. This is without using the battery saver mode at all, and that’s about as good as any phone in the market can give you today.

Camera
We’ve discussed Samsung’s prowess with cameras in the Galaxy S6 Edge and S6 Edge Plus review, so we’ll simply direct you to those for this one.

Bottomline
With the Galaxy Note 5, Samsung has completed the transformation it started with the Galaxy S6 this year. The phone is a combination of power and design, and not many would deny that the phone looks good and performs well. It’s pure style, combined with good performance. The only real hitch is that a phone this expensive shouldn’t be prone to falling out of your hand. If you’re looking for a flagship phablet, then this is still the one to buy though.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

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Release Date:	15 May 2017
Variant:	32GB
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Key Specs

Screen Size
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Camera
16 | 5 MP
Memory
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Battery
3000 mAh

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ਭਾਰਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਦੇ ਬਲੋਚਿਸਤਾਨ, ਖੈਬਰ ਪਖਤੂਨਖਵਾ ਅਤੇ ਸਿੰਧ ਵਿਚ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਾੜੀ ਹਾਲਤ ਇਸ ਦੀ ਪੋਲ ਖੋਲ੍ਹਦੀ ਹੈ। ਇਕ ਵੀ ਦਿਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੰਘਦਾ ਜਦੋਂ ਇਕ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਮੈਂਬਰ ਬਲੋਚਿਸਤਾਨ ਵਿਚ ਲਾਪਤਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ. ਭਾਰਤ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ, ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ ਤੋਂ ਪਾਬੰਦੀਸ਼ੁਦਾ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੈਨਸ਼ਨ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਮਾਣ ਨਾਲ ਮੰਨਦੇ ਹਨ ਕਿ ਹਜ਼ਾਰਾਂ ਅੱਤਵਾਦੀ ਜੰਮੂ ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ ਵਿਚ ਲੜਨ ਲਈ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਦੇਸ਼ ਵਿਚ ਸਿਖਲਾਈ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਹਨ।ਭਾਰਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧੀ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਜਵਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਕੋਈ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਵਾਲੀ ਗੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਆਲਮੀ ਅਦਾਰੇ ਅੱਤਵਾਦ ਨੂੰ ਵਿੱਤ ਦੇਣ ਤੋਂ ਰੋਕਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਦੀ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ ਤੋਂ ਚਿੰਤਤ ਹਨ। ਭਾਰਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਵਿਚ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਅਤੇ ਨਸਲੀ ਘੱਟਗਿਣਤੀ ਸਮੂਹਾਂ ਲਈ ਕੋਈ ਭਵਿੱਖ ਬਾਕੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ।

ਘੱਟ ਗਿਣਤੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਯੋਜਨਾਬੱਧ ਪ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ, ਕੁਫ਼ਰ ਦੇ ਕਾਨੂੰਨਾਂ, ਜਬਰੀ ਧਰਮ ਪਰਿਵਰਤਨ, ਕਤਲੇਆਮ, ਫਿਰਕੂ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਤਕਰੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਘੱਟ ਗਿਣਤੀਆਂ ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਨ। ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਵਿਚ ਹਜ਼ਾਰਾਂ ਸਿੱਖ, ਹਿੰਦੂ ਅਤੇ ਈਸਾਈ women ਅਗਵਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਵਿਆਹ ਕਰਵਾ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ਬਰਦਸਤੀ ਧਰਮ ਪਰਿਵਰਤਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਜੰਮੂ ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ ਦੇ ਸੰਬੰਧ ਵਿਚ ਇਸਲਾਮਿਕ ਸਹਿਕਾਰਤਾ ਸੰਗਠਨ ਦੇ ਬਿਆਨ ‘ਤੇ ਭਾਰਤ ਨੇ ਇਤਰਾਜ਼ ਜਤਾਇਆ ਸੀ। ਭਾਰਤ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਓਆਈਸੀ ਨੂੰ ਭਾਰਤ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰੂਨੀ ਮੁੱਦੇ ‘ਤੇ ਟਿੱਪਣੀ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ। ਓਆਈਸੀ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਦੇ ਹੱਥਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਇਸ ਦੀ ਦੁਰਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਦੇ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ. ਓਆਈਸੀ ਦੇ ਮੈਂਬਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਫੈਸਲਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਕੀ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਦੇ ਏਜੰਡੇ ਲਈ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਦੁਰਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਦੇਣਾ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਹਿੱਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ।ਭਾਰਤ ਨੇ ਤੁਰਕੀ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਸਲਾਹ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਭਾਰਤ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰੂਨੀ ਮੁੱਦੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਕੋਈ ਟਿੱਪਣੀ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਗੁਰੇਜ਼ ਕਰਨ। ਤੁਰਕੀ ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ ਮੁੱਦੇ ‘ਤੇ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਦੇ ਸਟੈਂਡ ਦਾ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਆਇਆ ਹੈ। ਤੁਰਕੀ ਦੇ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰਪਤੀ ਰੀਸ਼ੇਪ ਤਯਿਪ ਏਰਦੋਵਾਨ ਨੇ ਇੱਕ ਬਿਆਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਭਾਰਤ ਨੇ ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਕਰ ਲਿਆ ਹੈ।

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Sushant Rajput's Ex-Manager Shruti Modi Sent Back As Anti-Drugs Agency Team Member Tests Positive

Sushant Rajput's Ex-Manager Sent Back As Probe Team Member Tests Positive

So far, the Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested 18 people, including Sushant Rajput's friend and actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty.

Shruti Modi reached Narcotics Control Bureau's office in south Mumbai today for questioning

Mumbai:

A member of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) team probing drugs angle in actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case has tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday following which questioning of the actor's former manager Shruti Modi has been postponed, an official said.

Shruti Modi reached the NCB office in south Mumbai around 10 am for questioning by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).

But, before the probe team could start recording her statement, the NCB received report of one of its SIT members testing positive for coronavirus, the official said.

The SIT member's antigen test came out positive, he said, adding that other members of the probe team will also be tested and all protocols will be followed.

"Accordingly, we sent back Shruti Modi who had joined the investigation in the morning," he said.

The NCB on Tuesday asked Shruti Modi and Sushant Singh Rajput's talent manager Jaya Saha to join its investigation to get a better picture on some aspects of the case. Jaya Saha will now be called later, the official said.

So far, the top drug law enforcement agency has arrested 18 people, including Sushant Rajput's friend and actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty.

Earlier, statements of Shruti Modi and Jaya Saha were recorded by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is separately probing the Sushant death case.

They were also questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Mumbai Police in connection with cases linked to the actor's death probe.

Chats of Jaya Saha with Rhea Chakraborty had come to light during the ED's questioning, the official added.

Sushant Singh Rajput (34) was found hanging in his flat in Mumbai's suburban Bandra on June 14.

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Coronavirus: India infections top five million mark - BBC News

Coronavirus: India infections top five million mark

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What about reported oxygen shortages?

Demand for oxygen has risen exponentially recently.

Hospitals and care centres are consuming up to about 2,700 tonnes of oxygen every day this month, compared with 750 tonnes in April, according to data obtained from All India Industrial Gases Manufacturers Association.

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image captionLarge hospitals depend on liquid oxygen with backup cylinders

Oxygen manufacturers say the demand for industrial oxygen has also shot up because more factories are now reopening.

The states seeing a worrying uptick in infections - Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh - are suffering the most. It is a lives-versus-livelihoods question that India is grappling with now, BBC India correspondent Soutik Biswas reports.

India will now need to increase capacity to make sure that both industries and patients do not suffer, our correspondent adds.

Most oxygen plants are built near cities and big towns. So supplies to far flung districts where Covid-19 patients are filling hospitals have to be sent by special lorries carrying cryogenic tanks - India has some 1,500 such vehicles.

Many states - the capital, Delhi, for example - do not have a single oxygen manufacturer, and all supplies have to come from neighbouring regions.

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Cubs Walk Off Over Indians On Consecutive HBPs

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Cubs Walk Off Over Indians On Consecutive HBPs

Chicago Cubs' Javier Baez (9) hits a home run against the Cleveland Indians during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept.15, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)

Willson Contreras and Cameron Maybin were plunked by consecutive pitches from Cleveland reliever Nick Wittgren in the ninth inning, forcing home the winning run as the Chicago Cubs beat the Indians 65 Tuesday night.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 9:36 AM IST

CHICAGO: Willson Contreras and Cameron Maybin were plunked by consecutive pitches from Cleveland reliever Nick Wittgren in the ninth inning, forcing home the winning run as the Chicago Cubs beat the Indians 6-5 Tuesday night.

After Cleveland tied the game at 5 with two runs in the top of the ninth, left-hander Oliver Prez (1-1) allowed a one-out walk to Kris Bryant in the bottom of the inning. Anthony Rizzo followed with a single that advanced Bryant to third. Wittgren drilled Contreras with a 1-1 fastball, then hit Maybin with a bases-loaded changeup.

Trailing 5-3 in the ninth, Josh Naylor drew a leadoff walk from Cubs closer Jeremy Jeffress. One out later, Francisco Lindor hit a two-run shot to left to tie the game. It was his eighth of the season and the second blown save for Jeffress (4-1).

Javier Bez also homered for the Cubs, who increased their lead to five games in the NL Central.

Lindor’s home run took away a victory for Cubs starter Yu Darvish. The NL Cy Young Award candidate allowed three runs and nine hits over seven innings. He struck out seven and walked one as he bounced back from a loss to the Reds in his last outing.

Rookie Tyler Naquin was 4 for 4 for the Indians, who lost their season-high seventh straight game.

With the score tied at three in the seventh, Indians reliever James Karinchak walked Bryant with one out. Bryant advanced to third on Rizzo’s single, and Contreras followed with a sacrifice fly to right to score the go-ahead run.

Bez manufactured an insurance run in the eighth. He walked, stole second and came around to score after catcher Sandy Len’s throw went into center. Baez never hesitated, rounding third and beating Cleveland’s relay.

Happ doubled to center for the Cubs in the fifth and scored on Bryants single. Rizzo followed with an RBI double to tie the game at 3.

Lindor had three hits and four RBIs, including a run-scoring double during a two-run third. He was later thrown out at home by right fielder Jason Heyward on Jos Ramrezs flyout.

DeShields doubled with one out in the fifth and scored on Lindor’s single to give the Indians a 3-1 lead.

With one out in the second inning, Bez hit a towering home run to straightaway center field to put the Cubs up 1-0. It was Baezs seventh of the season.

Indians starter Carlos Carrasco pitched six innings and allowed three runs and eight hits with five strikeouts and one walk in the no-decision.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cubs: RHP Tyler Chatwood suffered a setback in his hopes of returning from a forearm strain . I don’t want to make a statement that his season is over, but I would say there is definitely a lot of caution, said Cubs manager David Ross.

UP NEXT

Indians: RHP Aaron Civale (3-5) is scheduled to start Wednesday against the Cubs. He has gone at least six innings in all nine of his starts this season, despite losing three of his last four starts.

Cubs: LHP Jon Lester (2-2), who is coming off one of his best starts of the season, is Chicago’s scheduled starter. He struck out a season-high eight batters in six scoreless innings against the Brewers on Friday.

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Little by little, medical researchers are beginning to uncover more about the 2019 novel coronavirus. Until the vaccine or an effective drug becomes available, prevention remains the best way to control the spread of this highly contagious pathogen. Meanwhile, there are those who were hospitalised due to mild or severe symptoms and eventually discharged after tests confirm they were negative. However, scientists are still baffled by the long-term effects that continue to incapacitate people even after they have fully recovered.

Therefore, leading experts have been called in to find out what is causing these cycles of illnesses. The main complaints from patients include brain fog, chronic fatigue, and difficulty in breathing. "At the moment it is just so unknown. We're still very much at the point where we're learning what the after-effects are," explained co-investigator Dr. Rachael Evans. "It has become very apparent that the long-term effects can happen to people that were young and fit before and perhaps had a fairly mild acute illness... enough to bring them to hospital but maybe only a day or two."

One of the cases that were highlighted involved a 22-year-old patient who was considered physically fit prior to her being diagnosed with COVID-19. It has been six months since her recovery, but she still suffers from irregular heart rate, fever, nausea, and chronic fatigue. Upon checking her medical history, there were reportedly no pre-existing conditions.

The respiratory consultant pointed out that most pneumonia cases can take up to three months to make a full recovery. On the other hand, patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 continue to experience various symptoms for much longer. In her 23 years with the National Health Service (NHS) there has been no recorded precedent in respiratory medicine, reports the Evening Standard.

As such, the post-hospitalisation COVID-19 study (PHOSP-COVID) is a UK-wide collaboration between leading researchers. It is an effort to better understand and provide care for people with long-term effects of the disease.

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Security software for autonomous vehicles

Date:: September 16, 2020
Source:: Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Summary:: Before autonomous vehicles participate in road traffic, they must demonstrate conclusively that they do not pose a danger to others. New software prevents accidents by predicting different variants of a traffic situation every millisecond.
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Before autonomous vehicles participate in road traffic, they must demonstrate conclusively that they do not pose a danger to others. New software developed at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) prevents accidents by predicting different variants of a traffic situation every millisecond.

A car approaches an intersection. Another vehicle jets out of the cross street, but it is not yet clear whether it will turn right or left. At the same time, a pedestrian steps into the lane directly in front of the car, and there is a cyclist on the other side of the street. People with road traffic experience will in general assess the movements of other traffic participants correctly.

"These kinds of situations present an enormous challenge for autonomous vehicles controlled by computer programs," explains Matthias Althoff, Professor of Cyber-Physical Systems at TUM. "But autonomous driving will only gain acceptance of the general public if you can ensure that the vehicles will not endanger other road users -- no matter how confusing the traffic situation."

Algorithms that peer into the future

The ultimate goal when developing software for autonomous vehicles is to ensure that they will not cause accidents. Althoff, who is a member of the Munich School of Robotics and Machine Intelligence at TUM, and his team have now developed a software module that permanently analyzes and predicts events while driving. Vehicle sensor data are recorded and evaluated every millisecond. The software can calculate all possible movements for every traffic participant -- provided they adhere to the road traffic regulations -- allowing the system to look three to six seconds into the future.

Based on these future scenarios, the system determines a variety of movement options for the vehicle. At the same time, the program calculates potential emergency maneuvers in which the vehicle can be moved out of harm's way by accelerating or braking without endangering others. The autonomous vehicle may only follow routes that are free of foreseeable collisions and for which an emergency maneuver option has been identified.

Streamlined models for swift calculations

This kind of detailed traffic situation forecasting was previously considered too time-consuming and thus impractical. But now, the Munich research team has shown not only the theoretical viability of real-time data analysis with simultaneous simulation of future traffic events: They have also demonstrated that it delivers reliable results.

The quick calculations are made possible by simplified dynamic models. So-called reachability analysis is used to calculate potential future positions a car or a pedestrian might assume. When all characteristics of the road users are taken into account, the calculations become prohibitively time-consuming. That is why Althoff and his team work with simplified models. These are superior to the real ones in terms of their range of motion -- yet, mathematically easier to handle. This enhanced freedom of movement allows the models to depict a larger number of possible positions but includes the subset of positions expected for actual road users.

Real traffic data for a virtual test environment

For their evaluation, the computer scientists created a virtual model based on real data they had collected during test drives with an autonomous vehicle in Munich. This allowed them to craft a test environment that closely reflects everyday traffic scenarios. "Using the simulations, we were able to establish that the safety module does not lead to any loss of performance in terms of driving behavior, the predictive calculations are correct, accidents are prevented, and in emergency situations the vehicle is demonstrably brought to a safe stop," Althoff sums up.

The computer scientist emphasizes that the new security software could simplify the development of autonomous vehicles because it can be combined with all standard motion control programs.

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सांसदों ने सदन में फेस मास्क पहनने को लेकर जताई दिक्कत, तो राज्यसभा चेयरमैन ने दिया यह जवाब

कोविड-19 के बीच चल रहे संसद के मॉनसून सत्र के दौरान सांसदों की ओर से फेस मास्क को लेकर कुछ आग्रह किया गया था, जिसे खारिज कर दिया गया है.

राज्यसभा में सांसदों ने पूरा वक्त मास्क पहनने को लेकर जताई थी दिक्कत.

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कोविड-19 (Covid-19) के बीच चल रहे संसद के मॉनसून सत्र (Parliament Monsoon Session) के दौरान सांसदों की ओर से फेस मास्क (Face Mask) को लेकर कुछ आग्रह किया गया था, जिसे खारिज कर दिया गया. दरअसल, राज्यसभा में समाजवादी पार्टी के सांसद राम गोपाल यादव ने बुधवार को सदन में बोलते वक्त मास्क उतारने की अनुमति मांगी थी, उन्होंने बोलते वक्त मास्क पहने रखने से 'दम घुटने जैसा महसूस' होने की शिकायत की थी. जिसपर सभापति वैंकेया नायडू ने सासंदों से कहा कि उन्हें सदन में पूरे वक्त मास्क पहनकर रखना होगा. सभापति ने कहा कि 'मास्क पहने हुए बोलने और पूरा वक्त मास्क पहनकर बैठे रहने में दिक्कत तो हो रही है...लेकिन मैंने खुद ICMR के डायरेक्टर जनरल से बात की थी. उन्होंने बताया था कि चूंकि सदन एयर कंडीशन्ड है, ऐसे में पूरा वक्त मास्क पहनकर रखना जरूरी है. पहले सलाह दी गई थी कि किसी से बात करते वक्त मास्क पहने रखना होगा लेकिन अब पूरा वक्त मास्क पहनकर रहने को कहा गया है. बाद में यह नियम बदला जा सकता है.'

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अप्रैल में एक एडवाइज़री जारी की गई थी, जिसमें सरकार ने बंद कमरों या जगहों पर जहां एयर कंडीशनिंग हो, वहां वेंटिलेशन की अच्छी सुविधा रखने की सलाह दी थी. इसमें कहा गया था कि ऐसी जगहों पर खिड़कियां खुली रखनी चाहिए या फिर एग्जॉस्ट यूनिट होना चाहिए, ताकि ताजी हवा अंदर आती रहे.

अब चूंकि राज्यसभा में ताजी हवा के लिए वेंटिलेशन की सुविधा नहीं है, वायरस को फैलने से रोकने के लिए एयर कंडीशन्ड कमरों में पूरा वक्त मास्क पहनकर रखने की सलाह दी गई है.

बता दें कि कोविड-19 के बीच में चल रहे मॉनसून सत्र के लिए गाइडलाइंस जारी की गई हैं, जिसमें मास्क पहनने और सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग को प्रमुखता दी गई है. सदन में बैठने की व्यवस्था भी अलग है. सत्र के पहले सभी सांसदों और संसद के कर्मचारियों का कोविड टेस्ट कराया गया था, जिसमें 17 लोकसभा सांसद और आठ राज्यसभा सांसद पॉजिटिव मिले थे.

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पिछले कई दिनों से भारत और चीन की तनातनी के चलते दोनों देशों के बीच वार्ता हुई। ऐसे में भारतीय विदेश मंत्री एस. जयशंकर और चीनी विदेश मंत्री वांग यी के बीच 10 सितंबर को रूस में हुए समझौते से पहले चीनी और भारतीय सेना ने लद्दाख पैंगोंग त्सो वैली के उत्तरी किनारे पर 100-200 बार गोली चलाई थी।

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नई दिल्ली: पिछले कई दिनों से भारत और चीन की तनातनी के चलते दोनों देशों के बीच वार्ता हुई। ऐसे में भारतीय विदेश मंत्री एस. जयशंकर और चीनी विदेश मंत्री वांग यी के बीच 10 सितंबर को रूस में हुए समझौते से पहले चीनी और भारतीय सेना ने लद्दाख पैंगोंग त्सो वैली के उत्तरी किनारे पर 100-200 बार गोली चलाई थी। सूत्रों से सामने आई रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक, ये फ़ायरिंग चुशुल सब सेक्टर में हुई गोलाबारी से भी ज़्यादा तेज़ थी। इस पूरे घटनाक्रम की जानकारी देते हुए एक सरकारी अधिकारी ने बताया कि ये घटना पैंगोंग त्सो झील के उत्तरी किनारे पर हुई।

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100-200 राउंड गोलियां

पैंगौंग त्सो वैली के उत्तरी किनारे पर भारतीय और चीनी सेना के बीच हुई गोलाबारी की जानकारी देते हुए अधिकारी ने बताया कि “दोनों पक्षों के बीच 100-200 राउंड गोलियां चलाई गईं।”

वहीं 10 से पहले 7 सितंबर को चुशुल सब सेक्टर में हुई फ़ायरिंग को लेकर भारत और चीन ने एक बयान जारी किया था। सामने आए इस बयान के अनुसार, 45 वर्षों में ये पहली बार था जब लाइन ऑफ एक्च्यूअल कंट्रोल(LAC) पर गोलाबारी हुई।

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सैनिकों को डराने की कोशिश

इसी कड़ी में भारतीय सेना ने अपने एक बयान में कहा था, “7 सितंबर, यानी सोमवार को चीनी सेना (PLA) के सैनिक लाइन ऑफ एक्च्यूअल कंट्रोल(LAC) पर भारत के एक पोज़िशन की तरफ बढ़ने की कोशिश कर रहे थे, और जब हमारे सैनिकों ने उन्हें भगाया तो उन्होंने हवा में कई राउंड फ़ायर कर हमारे सैनिकों को डराने की कोशिश की।”

इसके चलते इससे पहले चीन ने दावा किया था कि सोमवार को लाइन ऑफ एक्च्यूअल कंट्रोल(LAC) पर तैनात भारतीय सैनिकों ने एक बार फिर ग़ैर-क़ानूनी तरीक़े से लाइन ऑफ एक्च्यूअल कंट्रोल(LAC) को पार किया और चीनी सीमा पर तैनात सैनिकों पर वॉर्निंग शॉट्स फ़ायर किए।

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लेकिन पैंगोंग त्सो के उत्तरी किनारे पर 100-200 राउंड हुई फ़ायरिंग के बारे में दोनों देशों ने आधिकारिक तौर पर कुछ भी नहीं कहा है, जबकि यह फ़ायरिंग चुशुल सब सेक्टर पर हुई फ़ायरिंग से कहीं ज़्यादा भयानक थी।

ऐसे में भारतीय विदेश मंत्री एस. जयशंकर और चीनी विदेश मंत्री वांग यी के बीच वार्ता के बाद दोनों पक्ष सभी मौजूदा समझौतों और प्रोटोकॉल का पालन करने और तनाव बढ़ाने जैसी कोई कार्रवाई न करने पर राजी हुए थे।

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Toyota, Dentsu team up to improve marketing strategy

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Toyota, Dentsu team up to improve marketing strategy

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TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. and advertising firm Dentsu Group Inc. and have agreed to form a business alliance and establish two companies to improve Toyota's communications and digital transformation strategy, Dentsu said in a statement Wednesday.

Both the firms will operate under a holding company, of which Toyota will own 66 percent and Dentsu 34 percent. The companies are scheduled to start operations in January 2021.

One of the companies will focus on improving Toyota's marketing strategy to create "exceptional customer trust," while the other will work on digital transformation and the use of data to improve customer relationships, Dentsu said.

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Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar said that many people are confusing inheritance with nepotism. He said that a person born in a film family is privileged but it is not enough.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 2:50 PM IST

Celebrated lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar recently shared his point-of-view on the raging debate on nepotism in Bollywood. Ever since the tragic demise of Sushant Singh Rajput, Bollywood has come under fire for issues like discrimination of outsiders and alleged drug usage.

Talking to Hindustan Times, Akhtar said that people are confusing inheritance with nepotism. "Inheritance cannot be called nepotism. I think people are confusing inheritance with nepotism. In film industry, nepotism is not possible because ultimately, the person who is buying the ticket at the box office is the voter and that cannot be rigged. May be somebody born in a film family has a foot in the door, but that’s about all," he said.

Talking about drug consumption in Bollywood, he said that it is the malice of the society. He further added that he has only heard and not seen any drug with his own eyes.

"But I have heard the young people tend to use drugs, but that is not just in film industry, it is the current malice of the society. That should be looked into. And I don’t know what is illegal and what is legal,” he added.

Akhtar was recently ghe recipient of the Richard Dawkins Award. He is currently the Chairman The Indian Performing Right Society (IRPS).

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Indian Cooking Tips: How To Make Chicken Khubani Masala

Chicken curry is one of the most popular dishes in the Indian cuisine, have you tried this unique chicken khubani yet?

Aanchal Mathur | Updated: September 16, 2020 15:30 IST

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_{This yummy chicken curry with a melange of spices and apricots can be a delightful dish for dinner.}

If you are a fan of Indian cuisine, you would know the wide range of lip-smacking curries it boasts of! Take any vegetable or meat and one can find at least five different curries from it. Chicken, for instance, is one of the most popular meats in the cuisine — all thanks to the innumerable chicken curries we are blessed with. The classic butter chicken, zesty chicken masala or the rich chicken korma, don't we slurp at just the mention of these? When paired with tandoori naan or rice, Indian chicken curries make for a delightful meal that is unmatched.

While you might have come across countless mouth-watering chicken curries that are popular across the world, but who doesn't like to experiment a little? If you are someone who likes to cook and experiment a little in the kitchen, we have the perfect recipe for you. Chicken khubani masala is a hearty blend of whole spices cooked with chicken along with the addition apricot (khubani). Yes, you read that right!

This yellowish-orange fleshy fruit, apricot is said to be one of the healthiest fruits in the world, with loads of benefits and is as popular raw as it is cooked. It is a rich source of vitamin A and fibre, and is also a highly versatile fruit that is most popularly eaten raw but is also added in cereals, parfaits, jams and preserves due to its sweet flavour. But this chicken curry will definitely change the way you look at apricots!

(Also Read: 8 Amazing Benefits of Apricot (khubani): The Nutritional Heavyweight Among Fruits)

Chicken khubani masala has chicken marinated in a pool of spices, including cinnamon and red chilli. It is then cooked in a curry made of spices and herbs such as bay leaf, cloves, cardamom, pepper corns and turmeric powder along with tomato puree and a puree made of dried apricots, soaked overnight. The chicken pieces are simmered well with dried apricot pieces and apricot water until the flavour has seeped in. The addition of curd and lemon balances the sweet flavour.

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Investors were generally cautious before the Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday, boosting the yen, as the rally that pushed up shares after Chinese and U.S. economic data in the previous session slowed in early London trading.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 2:09 PM IST

LONDON: Investors were generally cautious before the Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday, boosting the yen, as the rally that pushed up shares after Chinese and U.S. economic data in the previous session slowed in early London trading.

Risk appetite was limited ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, and its statement at 1800 GMT.

European shares were mixed at the opening, but then rose, with the Stoxx 600 up around 0.3%, pushed up by gains in retail stocks.

The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 49 countries, was up 0.2% at 0724 GMT, while MSCI’s main European Index was up 0.3%.

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The Fed is not expected to make changes to its monetary policy at the meeting, which will be its first since it announced that it would pursue average inflation targeting.

Although the economic projections are expected to be somewhat improved from the last round of forecasts in June, Fed Chair Jerome Powell is expected to stick to his message that the road to recovery will be long and uncertain.

“While acknowledging the more rapid improvement in the economic backdrop, we expect the message to remain one of caution,” wrote RBC Capital Markets analysts in a note to clients.

“There is no upside for the committee to be positive at this juncture.”

Investors will also be watching for U.S. retail sales data, due at 1230 GMT, which is expected to show a robust increase.

London’s FTSE 100 lagged other European indexes, down 0.4%, and the pound was down against the euro, weighed down by fears of a disorderly departure from the EU single market.

UK inflation dropped to its lowest rate in almost five years last month, led by a large reduction in meal prices.

“We’ve already started to see the early signs of the unemployment rate starting to edge higher, and with the furlough coming to an end next month and already being tapered, this deflationary wave is likely to get worse in the short term,” wrote Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK.

The yen hit a two-week high of 105.250 to the U.S. dollar overnight, as investors sought safer assets, and it held close to these levels at 105.325 at 0726 GMT.

Against a basket of currencies, the dollar was a touch weaker, down 0.1% at 93.005 at 0740 GMT.

The euro was up 0.1% at $1.18595.

High-rated eurozone government debt was little changed, with the benchmark German 10-year Bund yield at -0.483%.

Oil prices rose for a second day in a row, with U.S. crude oil hitting one week highs, up 2.4% at $39.21 a barrel at 0746 GMT.

Gold prices rose, up 0.5% at $1964.38 an ounce at 0747 GMT.

Elsewhere, the World Trade Organization ruled that the United States had breached global trade rules with the multibillion-dollar tariffs it imposed during its trade war with China.

The decision had limited market impact as it is only the start of a legal process that could take years.

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Sept. 14, 2020, 4:49 PM UTC / Updated Sept. 16, 2020, 1:06 PM UTC

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Hurricane Sally is the latest storm to threaten the battered Gulf Coast this hurricane season.

With maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, Sally has set off hurricane watches and warnings from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle. Current National Hurricane Center forecasts call for “life-threatening” flash flooding along the central Gulf Coast, along with significant urban flooding across Mississippi and Alabama through the middle of the week.

Follow the storm’s path on the map below. It will be updated as the storm’s forecast changes.

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Three members of the gang that brutally attacked cricketer Suresh Raina's family in Punjab's Pathankot last month have been arrested, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said Wednesday, as he declared the case "solved".

Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta said the accused were part of an inter-state gang of robber-criminals and that 11 other members were on the run and efforts are being made to capture them as well.

The 33-year-old cricketer lost his uncle and a cousin after the family was attacked at their Pathankot home reportedly by robbers on August 20.

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Ricky Ponting said competition for spots in getting hot in DC line-up
Kevin Pietersen found a funny side to Ponting's comments
Delhi Capitals made the playoffs in IPL 2019 under Ponting's tutelage

Ricky Ponting's presence at Delhi Capitals (DC) has worked wonders for the team. DC finished third in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 under Ponting tutelage and the former Australian captain has been busy with the players, readying them for the competition that begins on September 19. Pointing out that the competition for spots in the XI is “getting hot”, Ponting posted snaps from one of the DC practice sessions and captioned the post as “Counting down the days until we start our season on Sunday. The boys have been outstanding with their training and preparation and competition for spots in the starting eleven is certainly hot. Exactly what you want as a coach.”

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Counting down the days until we start our season on Sunday. The boys have been outstanding with their training and preparation and competition for spots in the starting eleven is certainly hot. Exactly what you want as a coach. @delhicapitals
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Kevin Pietersen, who has had many an encounter with Ponting during The Ashes over the years, found the funny side to it. “Never thought you'd be a coach with a notepad!” Pietersen commented jokingly.

DC will be led by Shreyas Iyer and have the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Shimron Hetmyer, R Ashwin and Kagiso Rabada in their midst.

They will rely heavily on the returns of Shaw and Pant, youngsters who have found their mojo more often than not with Delhi.

Pant has scored over 1000 runs for DC over the past two seasons and has an IPL strike rate of 162.69. He averaged 52.61 and struck the ball at 173.60 in 2018.

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Lenovo IdeaPad S340 Review

Vignesh Giridharan | 01 Nov 2019

DIGIT RATING

66 _/100

design
69
performance
56
value for money
73
features
65

PROS
Privacy shutter for webcam
Slimmer, cleaner than 330S

CONS
Hard drive limits performance
Display lacks colour and quality

Verdict

The Lenovo IdeaPad S430 is a slightly slimmer and crisper IdeaPad 330S from last year with improved battery life and a physical webcam cover. Though it's missed its chance to offer its users a new colourful IPS LCD panel, it's not a bad buy if you want an Asus VivoBook alternative.

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The Lenovo IdeaPad S340 has been around in the Indian laptop market for a couple of months now. It is currently on sale alongside the IdeaPad 330 and IdeaPad 330S, two models that were launched last year to fill the company’s budget laptop space along with the more premium IdeaPad 530S. This year though, Lenovo has decided to rejig its entire IdeaPad line-up even if last year’s models are still around in the market (especially during the sale season). Lenovo has prefixed the name of every non-touchscreen model in its updated 40 series with an ‘S’ to keep things uniform.

Let’s review the refreshed IdeaPad line-up just so we’re clear with the new model names: in the place of the IdeaPad 330, we have the IdeaPad S145. This year, it comes solely in a 15.6-inch avatar with dedicated media keys above the numpad. You can read our review of the new model here. In the place of the more expensive IdeaPad 530S, we have the IdeaPad S540. We’re yet to get our hands on that one. Lastly, in the place of the IdeaPad 330S, we have the IdeaPad S340—the device in question.

The IdeaPad S340 is available in 14-inch and 15.6-inch variants, starting at Rs 37,990. All of the variants listed on Lenovo’s official website are powered by a solid-state drive (either 256GB or 512GB), a move Lenovo consciously made this time around to increase the overall computing speed and keep up with the competition. Strangely though, our review unit came with a 1TB hard drive instead. What’s even more strange is that it was listed on Amazon.in for Rs 51,990 when the selfsame variant with a 256GB solid-state drive was available on Lenovo’s official website for Rs 50,990.

Performance

Our review unit featured an Intel Core i5-8265U CPU with integrated graphics. System RAM came in the form of a non-removable 4GB DDR4 chip soldered to the motherboard combined with a removable 4GB DDR4 SODIMM card, bringing the total up to 8GB. This meant future upgrades were limited to a maximum of 12GB, which is forgivable. Handling storage was not a PCIe NVMe solid-state drive but a 1TB WDC hard drive spinning at 5,400 rpm. This not so forgivable, in my opinion. On paper alone, this configuration is a tad disappointing, given the fact that you can get all this and a little more from Asus for Rs 43,990.

No Intel 9th Gen/10th Gen Core i5 here

The IdeaPad S340 bagged average scores on our CPU and GPU benchmark tests. On PCMark 8's Accelerated Creative test, our review unit picked up 3464 points. The Asus VivoBook S431 and VivoBook X403, by contrast, scored 3551 and 3724 on the same test, respectively. On 3DMark's Fire Strike and Cloud Gate, our review unit scored 1096 and 8468 points, respectively. The other two aforementioned Asus VivoBook models got ahead on the same two tests by about 100 points each. On CrystalDiskMark 6, the review unit scored an abysmally low 102.3 MB/s (sequential read) and 112.6 MB/s (sequential write), indicating that its hard drive is approximately sixteen times slower than the two VivoBooks on the same test.

IdeaPad S340 vs. VivoBook S431 vs. VivoBook X403

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Everyday performance of the review unit can be termed decent at best. It was apparent that the device's speed was limited greatly by its hard drive. A cold-boot to Windows 10's lock screen (without any pending Windows updates) took somewhere between one and two minutes. Getting to the desktop and being fully ready for use took another whole minute from that point. Opening File Explorer for the first time took about three and a half seconds. Opening a 1.0MB PNG image file in Photos for the first time took close to nine seconds and up to two seconds subsequently. Bringing up the Start menu or Windows Search took about two seconds on an average.

Browsing on a Chrome window with over a dozen open tabs was fairly smooth but switching between the tabs or other windows took some time. Every time I switched between windows, I noticed a second's lag in the window switcher. On the whole, the IdeaPad S340 never really stuttered or hiccupped but displayed ample lag when there was disk activity involved. It's why this model is best bought with one of the solid-state drive options that Lenovo offers on its official website. In simpler words, the sluggish hard drive inside just ruins the otherwise promising performance party on the IdeaPad S340.

Battery

The Lenovo IdeaPad S340 packs a three-cell 52.5Wh non-removable lithium-ion polymer battery, which, for a laptop of its price, is quite meaty. On our standard battery benchmark test, our review unit lasted 4 hours, 39 minutes. That's 24 minutes over the Asus VivoBook S431's score. Understandably, the IdeaPad S431 could not beat the VivoBook X403 (6 hours, 16 minutes), which packs an unusually large 72Wh battery pack. It's an acceptable score nonetheless.

On our everyday tests, where the screen is set to 80 percent brightness and Wi-Fi + Bluetooth are enabled, the review unit's charge fell from 100 to 55 percent in exactly three hours. During the tests, the IdeaPad S340 was tasked with continuous browsing (about 15 or 20 tabs on Chrome) and constant music playback through USB headphones (YouTube window open in the background). On another such run with a slightly heavier load (full brightness, a couple of app installations, file downloads, etc.), the charge fell from 100 to 45 percent in the same three-hour time frame. Charging from 30 percent back to full took about one and a half hours.

Display, Audio, and IO

Our review unit featured a 14-inch non-touchscreen TN panel with Full HD resolution and an anti-glare finish. Colours on the panel appeared thoroughly washed out in all brightness settings. At some angles, they even appeared to have a reddish tinge. What’s more, both vertical and horizontal viewing angles were severely limited. This made text quite hard to read even if the font size wasn't too small. On the bright side, text did not look grainy the way it did on the IdeaPad S145’s screen. I found myself pushing the brightness all the way to the panel’s maximum of 220 nits on many occasions, even when I was indoors. All things considered, the IdeaPad S340’s display is a sorely disappointing one because it lacks colour and readability.

Woefully dull non-IPS TN panel

The IdeaPad S340 comes with two down-firing speakers on either side of its base panel. The sound through them is fairly loud but flat and uninspiring despite enabling the bundled Dolby Audio app. The Weeknd's Starboy sounded absolutely flat across all frequencies on our review unit. On the plus side, the max volume was enough to fill a large conference room (15 x 20 feet). This pair is best used for short, occasional YouTube watches and quick conference calls. If you want quality audio, it's best to invest in a pair of good headphones.

Weak audio despite Dolby Audio app

The IdeaPad S340 does not disappoint when it comes to connectivity. On the left side of its body, we see a proprietary round-pin power port, a full-size HDMI port, a USB-C 3.1 port, and a 3.5mm audio jack for headsets. On the right side, we see a couple of USB-A 3.1 ports and a full-size SD Card reader slot. Missing in action are the LAN port, fingerprint scanner, and Kensington Security Slot. The power brick is a standard 65W matte black unit, like the one that was bundled with last year's models.

No USB-A here, sadly

A Kensington Security Slot would not have gone amiss

Interestingly, the IdeaPad S340 comes with a physical privacy shutter for its 720p webcam. That means you won't have to go around sticking a piece of tape over the webcam lens for that added peace of mind. This is the cheapest Lenovo to get the privacy shutter. Until now the feature has been available only on the more expensive ThinkPad models.

Nifty little slider for the webcam ensures privacy and peace of mind

Keyboard and Touchpad

The keyboard on the IdeaPad S340 is no different than the one on the IdeaPad 330S, and that's definitely a good thing because that unit wasn’t bad to start with. The keys possess a decent amount of resistance but could do with a bit more travel. Being a bit mushy, they could also do with a bit more ‘clickiness’. That said, they work well for long emails and documents all the same; you won’t find yourself mistyping too much along the way. In addition, there are two stages of backlighting for all your lowlight typing. In summary, the IdeaPad S340 sports a moderately comfortable keyboard.

Decent keyboard, borrowed from IdeaPad 330S

Unlike the touchpad on the cheaper IdeaPad S145, the one on the IdeaPad S340 is a Windows 10-recognised precision unit. This means the pointer’s movement is natural and linear. It also means multi-finger taps and swipes work right out of the box. All of the touchpad’s settings can be changed in Windows Settings without installing a third-party driver or utility. The two click keys under the touchpad’s smooth, smudge-free surface are fairly easy to click as long as you press within the lower half section of the touchpad.

Precision touchpad, unlike on the cheaper IdeaPad S145

Build and Design

This is one department in which the Lenovo IdeaPad S340 excels without a trace of doubt. Lenovo has basically taken everything that’s nice and clean in last year’s IdeaPad 330S and incorporated it in the new IdeaPad S340. It has also shaved off body thickness by 1.05mm. As a result, Lenovo’s refreshed mid-ranger looks neat and modern. The base panel ditches the curvy chins for a crisper, more ‘ThinkBook’-like look. The slim black bezels around the display continue to look slim. What’s more, there’s that privacy shutter for the webcam that we covered earlier.

Anodised aluminium top cover offers ample grip

While the top cover of the IdeaPad S340 is made of anodised aluminium, the base panel is made of plastic with soft paint coated on top. Surprisingly, the difference hardly shows when you’re carrying the device around in the hands. The IdeaPad S340 appears to be a rigid and durable machine with little flex on the lid and almost no flex on the keyboard island, so it should survive the occasional scratch (or drop, if you're lucky). There’s ample grip all around too. The display on the IdeaPad S340 goes all the way back to 180 degrees, which should make your in-bed computing sessions more comfortable. All things considered, the IdeaPad S340 is well engineered laptop for its price.

Display goes all the way back to 180 degrees

Bottom Line

The Lenovo IdeaPad S340 is practically last year's IdeaPad 330S with a few key upgrades: improved aesthetics (including a slimmer frame), that nifty little privacy shutter for the webcam, and extended battery life. Lenovo could have used this opportunity to throw in a brighter, more colourful Full HD IPS LCD panel as well. Unfortunately for us, our review unit was fitted with a hard drive (even though all of the variants on Lenovo's official website get a solid-state drive), which killed its performance across benchmark and everyday tests. I'm confident that the same laptop with Lenovo's PCIe NVMe solid-state drive offering would have done a lot better on the performance front.

Even if we don't take into account our review unit's middling performance, the IdeaPad S340 just about manages to live up to its most immediate competitors from Taiwan. The quality of the keyboard and display on the recently launched Asus VivoBook S431 is much better. The VivoBook X403, in fact, offers roughly eight hours of battery life for a similar price. The Lenovo IdeaPad S340, then, is for hardcore Lenovo fans who missed the bus last year with the IdeaPad 330S. But if you've already got the IdeaPad 330S with the same (or similar) configuration, then the upgrade to the IdeaPad S340 doesn't make any sense. Just tape that webcam shut and keep going.

Lenovo IdeaPad S340 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 58999
Release Date:	13 Aug 2019
Variant:	None
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

OS
Windows 10 Home
Display
14" (1920 X 1080)
Processor
Up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 | 1.5
Memory
256 GB SSD/12GB NA

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Novak Djokovic was mostly courteous with the chair umpire during a 6-3, 6-2 win over Salvatore Caruso in his opening match at the Italian Open.

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Novak Djokovic behaved better Wednesday in his first match since being defaulted from the U.S. Open.

The top-ranked Serb was mostly courteous with the chair umpire during a 6-3, 6-2 win over local wild-card entry Salvatore Caruso in his opening match at the Italian Open.

When the umpire came down to inspect a ball mark on the red clay early in the first set and made an overrule in Carusos favor, Djokovic just replied, Yup, and rubbed out the mark with his red sneaker.

When Caruso impressed him the Italian hit 13 winners to Djokovics 12 Djokovic said, Bravo.

Djokovics only testy moment came during the third game of the second set, which went to deuce seven times before Djokovic finally broke Carusos serve. As the game wore on, Djokovic appeared bothered by crowd noise, even though the Campo Centrale is empty of fans this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The only people inside the stadium were coaches and others working at the tournament.

Which ones? the umpire asked Djokovic, trying to figure out who was bothering him.

Djokovic replied curtly: Theres 10 people in the stands.

On Monday, Djokovic said that he had learned a big lesson after he was thrown out of the U.S. Open 10 days ago for unintentionally hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball.

Djokovic, a four-time Rome champion, next faces either Italian qualifier Marco Cecchinato or Filip Krajinovic.

Later, nine-time Rome champion Rafael Nadal was to make his return to competition after a seven-month absence against Pablo Carreo Busta.

Also in the second round, Rome resident Matteo Berrettini defeated Argentina Federico Coria 7-5, 6-1, and Marin Cilic beat sixth-seeded David Goffin 6-2, 6-2.

In the womens tournament, Montenegrin qualifier Danka Kovinic eliminated sixth-seeded Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-1.

The clay-court event, which was rescheduled from May because of the pandemic, is an important warmup for the rescheduled French Open, which starts in 11 days.

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Samsung Galaxy On Max Review

By Hardik Singh | Updated May 22 2019

DIGIT RATING

75 _/100

design
79
performance
78
value for money
68
features
74

PROS
Well built
Good low light camera
Decent performer
Good Selfie camera

CONS
Bloatware
Average battery life

Verdict

The Samsung Galaxy On Max is quite simply the best low light shooter in the sub-20K smartphone category. We wish the overall performance and battery life could be a shade better. However, if camera and especially low-light shooting is your top priority, the Samsung Galaxy On Max should definitely be in your consideration list for a 15-20K budget range.

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The Samsung Galaxy On Max is the latest addition to Samsung’s ever growing online only On series. The phone is derived from the Samsung Galaxy J7 Max and keeps most of the specifications and aesthetics intact. It has a new octa-core chipset and an improved camera. Going by what the Galaxy J7 Max was able to achieve, at the beginning of this review we expected the On Max to surpass that at least. Were we right, but let us take you through our full review and find out.

Build and Design
As I mentioned earlier, the On Max is actually a J7 Max with some new tricks up its sleeve, dressed in the same attire. So, there is nothing different in terms of design, build quality or even the ergonomics of the two phones. The back of the phone is wrapped in metal and the top and bottom portions are plastic with a metal finish. The phone looks and feels quite premium, but like most budget smartphones, slab-like. There is one thing missing from the On Max and that is the ring flash on the rear camera, absence of which we don’t mind, as the On Max offers superb camera capabilities for its price anyway (more on that later).

The larger footprint also takes some time settling into your palms, but you won't mind adjusting your grip to reach the volume rocker over time. The home-cum-fingerprint scanner remains at the bottom centre, with the recents and back keys on either side. While there is nothing wrong with the setup, some people may find the physical home button, which you have to press down to go back to the home screen, a little unnatural compared to the rest of the navigation.

Display and UI
While the design remains largely borrowed from the J7 Max, the On Max does get a new display, posting an impressive score of 671 lux on our luminance meter. This is almost a 100 lux brighter than the J7 Max. It features decent colour reproduction as well as good viewing angles. Samsung could have provided its signature AMOLED display on the phone, but the 5.7-inch 1080p TFT display does the job well. Like the J7 Max, the On Max display also looks slightly washed out, but on day-to-day basis, that is something which a majority of people won't notice. The touch response is also accurate and smooth, and since this is a large display, videos and movie watching experience on the device is really good.

We also like the fact that the Samsung Galaxy On Max comes with the Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box, which most smartphone OEMs, especially in the budget segment are ignoring. The UI though, looks pretty similar to what we have seen on previous Samsung devices, such as the Samsung Galaxy S8 or the J7 Max.

It’s good that Samsung is maintaining that minimal aesthetic look, that we have grown to like, but we would also like to point out that Samsung is still duplicating apps. You still get proprietary mail and browser apps, which aren’t necessary. There are two different app stores on the phone, including Galaxy Apps and Google Play. Apps like S health, Samsung Pay Mini and secure folder, which are actually quite good are behind Samsung’s account login. So, to use them you would have make yet another account. We are not saying this is an issue with the On Max, but with all Samsung phones, and the problem could have been resolved by just allowing users to login via their pre-registered Google account.

In addition to all this Samsung also has face unlock on this phone, which is not as safe as your fingerprint scanner. Moreover, it works only if there is ample ambient light.

Performance and Battery
If you have already gone through our Galaxy J7 max review by now, then you would know its performance left us wanting. Samsung has tried to overcome the slow performance of the MediaTek Helio P20 using a newer, more powerful Helio P25 Lite. This SoC shares its octa-core setup with the P20 only, but packs a better punch. Now, the performance is still behind devices running the Qualcomm SD652, like the Coolpad Cool 1, but it does catch up to the most SD625 powered devices.

Combined with 4GB of RAM, the On Max provides smooth performance with few occasional lags. So, whether you are editing images on Snapseed or just scrolling through Facebook, the phone does the job well. Gaming performance and the graphics quality have improved and this is easily visible in synthetic benchmarks. Although, don't expect super fast app loading.

The performance however, comes at the cost of battery life. While the 3300mAh battery is well optimised to work for efficiency, the Helio P25 still drains more battery than the P20. In our PCMark battery test, the phone lasted for just 6 hours and three minutes. Using it as a daily driver, we observed that the phone would last even a heavy user an entire work day from dusk till dawn. Although, one might have to constrain their gaming sessions to let the phone survive the day. However, if you are just streaming a few episodes of your favorite show, the phone would get by just fine.

Camera
While battery life is good enough, the rear camera on the Samsung Galaxy On Max is just superb. Samsung is using a 13MP rear camera setup with f/1.7 aperture. This, combined with the new camera, captures well detailed images in all lighting conditions. While images taken during the day are amongst the best in its category, the On Max really shines in low light conditions. In low light, the f/1.7 aperture comes into the play in full force and Samsung’s new camera algorithm works overtime. However, in our tests we found that in low light the camera performs better if you switch to Pro mode, since the camera has the tendency to brighten the image, which may not be suited for all low light conditions. We also observed a slight posterization effect in some low light images, which happens due to the aggressive algorithm, that smoothes noise. This means that the On Max is really good for taking silhouettes. (Note: All images have been resized to fit)

That being said, there is a focus locking issue we find is persistent while shooting macro in low light conditions. The camera tends to shift focus to infinity and is unable lock focus on the small subject in the foreground. White balance and dynamic range remains impressive in all situations, so that is one less worry. Moreover, Samsung phones have a tendency to make images slightly warmer, which is not exactly an accurate representation, but is something many would like.

Samsung has also made some improvements to the video department, with better video stabilization and swift autofocus. The autofocus in videos struggles during the night, which is understandable. The front facing camera on the phone is also good and features a 13MP sensor with f/1.9 aperture. It takes detailed images, adding a slight warm tone it. You also get a front facing flash for low light selfies, but that is not very helpful in pitch dark conditions.

Bottomline
So, The Samsung Galaxy On Max finally evens out the playing field, something the Galaxy J7 couldn't do. It has one of the best rear cameras we have seen in the sub-20K category, especially in low light conditions. Although, we would have loved it more if the camera could have provided more consistent focus in low light conditions. We believe Samsung can fix this with a simple software update.

Samsung’s efforts to offer Android Nougat out-of-the-box are also appreciated, but we would love to see less Samsung bloatware in times to come. As for the performance and battery life, we believe both are satisfactory and will get the job done on a day-to-day basis. We don't have any complaints about the design, build and feel of the phone.

How it compares

A few weeks back when we reviewed the Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, we found its imaging performance to rival the Moto G5 Plus - a de facto recommendation in the sub-20k segment. However, the J7 Max was not a competent phone on overall terms, and that is what Samsung Galaxy On Max intends to change. While it maintains its good camera quality, it seemingly falters much lesser than the J7 Max in terms of overall performance.

With that, while the Moto G5 Plus is a much better overall smartphone, the Galaxy On Max is the better shooter of the two, by a slight margin. All this makes the Galaxy On Max one of the best phones to buy under Rs. 20,000.

Samsung Galaxy On Max Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 19900
Release Date:	07 Jul 2017
Variant:	32GB
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

Screen Size
5.7 | NA
Camera
13 | 13 MP
Memory
32 GB/4 GB
Battery
3300 mAh

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The Railway Ministry in a statement said that the Prime Minister will dedicate the Kosi rail bridge through video conferencing which is a watershed moment in the history of Bihar and the entire region connecting to the northeast.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 8:05 PM IST

Ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will inaugurate the historic Kosi Rail Mahasetu and 12 other rail projects in the eastern state.

The Railway Ministry in a statement said that the Prime Minister will dedicate the Kosi rail bridge through video conferencing which is a watershed moment in the history of Bihar and the entire region connecting to the northeast.

The ministry said that the 1.9 km-long project was sanctioned by the Centre during 2003-04. The bridge has been constructed at a cost of Rs 516 crore.

It said that the bridge is of strategic importance along the India-Nepal border.

"The project was completed during the Covid-Pandemic where the migrant labour also participated in its completion," the ministry said in its statement.

According to railway officials, the completion of this project will fulfil the 86 year-old dream and the long wait of the people of the region.

The Ministry further said the Prime Minister will also flag off the Saharsa-Asanpur Kupha demo train from Supaul station.

The regular train service, once operational, would benefit Supaul, Arariya and Saharsa districts.

It would also make long distance travel to Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai easy for the people of the region.

The Railway Ministry further said the Prime Minister shall also inaugurate 12 rail projects related to passenger facilities.

These include a new railway bridge on Kiul river, two new railway lines, five electrification projects among others.

Earlier this week, the Prime Minister had inaugurated several projects in the poll-bound Bihar.

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Think crispy, think potatoes. We don't know about you, but we have lived by this motto so far and not felt disappointed once. The tuber is so versatile that one can churn endless snacks using it - all you need are a combination of different spices and flours, veggies, meat etc. But have you ever used left-over rice with aloo to make a quick snack? Sounds interesting, right? Food vlogger Reshu makes use of the two to make these scrummy potato nuggets.

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For the recipe, take boiled and mashed potatoes in a bowl, take some mashed left-over rice, then some bread crumbs, chilli flakes, oregano, garlic cloves, salt as per taste, butter, black pepper powder. Mix everything well, then add coriander leaves, green chillies, corn flour or arrowroot. Make a thick mixture, and cut rectangular potato nuggets using a knife. If the mixture is sticking to the knife, you can sprinkle some cornflour over it. Now, make a maida slurry, dip the rectangular bits you just cut and fry them until crispy. Your nuggets are ready to serve.

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Motorists are being warned of almost a week of roadworks that could cause delays in Denbighshire.

Denbighshire County Council are planning a series of road closures for maintenance works on the A525 and A547 in the north of the county from next week.

The works, which include grass cutting, litter picking, drain cleansing and street lighting repairs will be carried out between 7pm and 6am on the designated days and the roads will be closed to all vehicles and pedestrians.

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Alternative diversion routes will be in place and will be signposted.

The section of A525 between Bryn Cwybyr roundabout and Ffordd Derwen Roundabout will be undertaken using lane closures.

The works will take place at:

· A525 Talardy to Morfa Lodge Roundabout – Monday and Tuesday (September 21 and 22)

· A525 Rhuddlan Bypass (including lane closures between Bryn Cwybyr and Ffordd Derwen roundabouts) - Wednesday and Thursday (September 23 and 24)

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· A547 Abergele Road between Morfa Lodge Roundabout and Borth Roundabout – Monday, September 28

· A547 Abergele Road between Borth Roundabout the County Boundary with Conwy county – Tuesday, September 29

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A Denbighshire Council spokesman said: "The council wishes to apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause and would like to thank residents and motorists for their co-operation."

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Britain said on Wednesday that Russia had a case to answer over the poisoning of Alexei Navalny as it was almost certain that Russian intelligence services carried out the attack with a Sovietdeveloped chemical weapon known as Novichok.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 10:03 PM IST

WASHINGTON: Britain said on Wednesday that Russia had a case to answer over the poisoning of Alexei Navalny as it was almost certain that Russian intelligence services carried out the attack with a Soviet-developed chemical weapon known as Novichok.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, speaking in Washington alongside Mike Pompeo, said he welcomed Navalny’s recovery but that Russia had a case to answer as the use of a chemical weapon was unacceptable.

“The Russian government is duty bound to explain what happened to Mr Navalny,” Raab said.

“From the UK’s point of view, very difficult to see any plausible alternative explanation to this being carried out by the Russian intelligence services, but certainly the Russian government has a case to answer,” Raab said.

Navalny shared a photograph from a Berlin hospital on Tuesday, sitting up in bed and surrounded by his family, and said he could now breathe independently after being poisoned in Siberia last month.

The leading opponent of President Vladimir Putin, fell violently sick while campaigning on Aug. 20 and was airlifted to Berlin.

Germany says laboratory tests in three countries have determined he was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent, and Western governments have demanded an explanation from Russia.

Moscow has called the accusations groundless.

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Hair Care Tips: पतले बालों से हैं परेशान? घने और लंबे बाल पाने के लिए दही के साथ मिलाकर लगाएं सिर्फ ये एक चीज!

Remedy For Thick Hair Growth: बालों को सही पोषण न मिलने से ये पतले और बेजान होने लगते हैं. ऐसे में आपको चाहिए एक ऐसा उपाय जो बालों को घना (Thick Hair) और मोटा बनाए. अगर आप भी बालों की ग्रोथ (Hair Growth) के लिए पोषण का रामबाण उपाय तलाश रहे हैं तो यहां एक कारगर तरीका बताया गया है.

Remedy For Thick Hair Growth: कमजोर और पतले बालों से छुटकारा पाने के लिए बालों में लगाएं ये हेयर पैक

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पतले बालों से पाना है छुटकारा तो इस हेयर पैक को लगाएं.
घर पर आसानी से बनाएं त्रिफला से कारगर हेयर पैक.
बालों की ग्रोथ के लिए हफ्ते में दो बार जरूर लगाएं!

Thin Hair Remedies: बालों की समस्याओं के कारण कई हो सकते हैं. बालों को सही पोषण न मिलने से ये पतले और बेजान (Thin And Lifeless Hair) होने लगते हैं. ऐसे में आपको चाहिए एक ऐसा उपाय जो बालों को घना (Thick Hair) और मोटा बनाए. अगर आप भी बालों की ग्रोथ (Hair Growth) के लिए पोषण का रामबाण उपाय तलाश रहे हैं तो यहां एक कारगर तरीका बताया गया है. पतले और झड़ते बालों की समस्या (Hair Fall Problem) से कई लोग परेशान रहते हैं. बालों को झड़ने से रोकने के लिए उपाय (Remedies To Prevent Hair Loss) भी करते हैं लेकिन फिर भी समस्या जस की तस बनी रहती है. ऐसे में बाल पतले और कमजोर हो जाते हैं. पतले और झड़ते बाल हमेशा ही नुकसानदेह होते हैं. यही मौका है जब आपको अपने हेयर केयर रुटीन (Hair Care Routine) को बदलने करने की जरूरत होती है. अच्छी डाइट के अलावा आपका हेयर केयर रुटीन ऐसा होना चाहिए जो बालों की ग्रोथ को बढ़ाए और उन्हें सही पोषण दे. यहां बालों के झड़ने का उपाय (Hair Loss Remedy) के साथ बालों की ग्रोथ को बढ़ाने का भी तरीका साझा कर रहे हैं.

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दही के साथ त्रिफला और अन्य सामग्री मिलाकर बनाया गया एक हेयर पैक पतले बालों के लिए काफी करगर साबित हो सकता है. यह आपके बालों की ग्रोथ को सुधारने के लिए काफी कारगर हो सकती है. इस हेयर पैक में आपको दही, विटामिन ई, त्रिफला पाउडर इस्तेमाल करना है. क्योंकि त्रिफला पाउडर में तीन तरह के आयुर्वेदिक हर्ब्स होते हैं इसलिए ये न सिर्फ बालों के लिए बल्कि ये स्किन के काफी फायदेमंद हो सकते हैं.

इस हेयर पैक में मौजूद त्रिफला हेयर ग्रोथ के लिए काफी असरदार हो सकती है. साथ ही इस हेयर पैक में बालों को पोषण देने के लिए विटामिन ई और दही का इस्तेमाल भी किया जाता है. इसमें मौजूद सभी इंग्रीडियंट्स पतले बालों वाले लोगों के लिए काफी कारगर हो सकते है.

Thin Hair Remedies: बालों की ग्रोथ को बढ़ावा दे सकता है त्रिफला का ये नुस्खा

इस बात का रखें ध्यान

यहां एक बात ध्यान रखने वाली है और वो ये कि जो भी दही आप इस्तेमाल करें वो हंग कर्ड होना चाहिए। यानि दही में से एक्स्ट्रा पानी निकल गया हो। आप घर में दही जमा रही हैं तो ये बहुत अच्छी बात है नहीं जमा पा रहीं तो बाज़ार के दही का इस्तेमाल भी कर सकती हैं, लेकिन इसमें से पानी निकाल देना है।

हेयर पैक बनाने के लिए सामग्री | Ingredients For Making Hair Packs

- 1 चम्मच नारियल का तेल

- 2 चम्मच हंग कर्ड (पानी निकला हुआ दही)

- 1 चम्मच फ्रेश एलोवेरा जेल

- 2 चम्मच त्रिफला पाउडर

- 1 कैप्सूल विटामिन ई

पतले बालों से निजाता पाने के लिए ऐसे बनाएं हेयर पैक

- दो चम्मच त्रिफला पाउडर लें.
- इसमें हमें प्रेश एलोवेरा जेल डालें.
- विटामिन ई कैप्सूल, हंग कर्ड.
- 1 चम्मच नारियल का तेल.
- इन सभी चीजो को मिलाकर ग्राइंड कर लें.
- स्मूथ पेस्ट को बालों में लगाएं.
- इसे आप स्कैल्प और बालों की लेंथ दोनों में लगा सकते हैं.
- बालों में 30 मिनट तक लगाकर रखें.

बेहतर रिजल्ट पाने के लिए आप इस हेयर पैक को दो से तीन हफ्ते तक इस्तेमाल कर सकते हैं. इससे बालों का झड़ने से भी राहत पा सकते हैं. इसके साथ ही कमजोर और पतले बाल भी हेल्दी हो सकते हैं.

अस्वीकरण: सलाह सहित यह सामग्री केवल सामान्य जानकारी प्रदान करती है. यह किसी भी तरह से योग्य चिकित्सा राय का विकल्प नहीं है. अधिक जानकारी के लिए हमेशा किसी विशेषज्ञ या अपने चिकित्सक से परामर्श करें. एनडीटीवी इस जानकारी के लिए ज़िम्मेदारी का दावा नहीं करता है.

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She said making changes to ingredients can cut dish from 683 to 438 calories
he difference comes about by varying the amount of chicken and basmati rice

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A dietitian has revealed how tweaking your diet with simple food swaps can make a huge difference to your calorie intake.

Paula Norris, from Brisbane, shared a picture of two nearly identical stir fries with basmati rice - but one dish contains 245 calories more than the other.

The nutrition expert explained how making just a few changes to the ingredients can cut the dish from 683 to 438 calories by reducing the portion size of chicken and rice, doubling the amount of vegetables and substituting honey for lime juice.

A dietitian has revealed how tweaking your diet with simple food swaps can make a huge difference to your calorie intake (pictured: Two different versions of a chicken stir fries)

What does the meal on the left contain?

100g chicken breast

100g zucchini

100g carrot

50g capsicum

50g broccoli

1 tsp extra virgin olive oil

2 tsp salt reduced soy sauce

1/2 tsp sriracha chilli sauce

1tsp lime juice

1/2 cup cooked basmati rice

What does the meal on the right contain?

200g chicken breast

50g zucchini

50g carrot

25g capsicum

2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

2 tsp salt reduced soy sauce

1/2 tsp sriracha chilli sauce

2 tsp honey

1 cup cooked basmati rice

Paula Norris (pictured) explained how something that looks the same - or at least very similar - can in fact vary by as many as 245 calories

'Eating more volume for the same or even less calories is key for satiety,' Paula, who has more than 114,000 followers on Instagram, wrote.

'As you can see, a few small tweaks and you can save calories whilst maintaining protein at a level that will keep you full and increase your micronutrient (vitamin and mineral) intake through more vegetables.'

Paula noted there was nothing wrong with the dish with 683 calories but she suggested avoiding using added sugars in sauces where possible.

'Of course the one on the right is also okay especially if you have higher calorie requirements,' she explained.

'Although I do think it's always a good idea to try and avoid added sugars in stir fry sauces if you can. I prefer to have my added sugar in the form of some chocolate.'

Many praised her for sharing her comparisons, with one woman saying: 'I have started eating more and more like this because of your posts and I am enjoying it so much. It makes your body feel better afterwards and not bloated or like you're missing out.'

A second woman said: 'This is great. I always feel like I need to use more meat in things as that will be the filling component. So it's a good reminder to think about the volume of veggies.'

Paula is known for illustrating the surprising comparisons in a graph to show people exactly what calories look like in similar foods.

Last month, the dietitian illustrated how the calories in your meals can vary by huge amounts without you even noticing (pictured: Two different versions of Paula's lunches)

What does the meal on the left contain?

* 200g chicken breast cooked in 2tsp oil

* 1 cup rice

* 1/2 carrot

* 1/2 cup lettuce

* 1 cucumber

* 6 cherry tomatoes

* 1/2 avocado

* 2tsp pumpkin seeds

What does the meal on the right contain?

* 100g chicken breast cooked in 1tsp oil

* 1/2 cup rice

* 1 carrot

* 1 cup lettuce

* 2 cucumbers

* 8 cherry tomatoes

* 1/4 avocado

* 1 tsp pumpkin seeds ⠀⠀

* 100g black beans

Last month, she explained how a simple salad with chicken and rice can be cut from 900 to 600 calories by substituting some of the meat for black beans, and having a smaller portion of higher calorie ingredients such as avocado.

'Spot the difference between these two dishes,' Paula said.

'I have always been a hungry human. So here's an example of what I do so that I don't go overboard on the calories whilst still getting plenty of food.'

Paula added that the meal on the left side of the post contains a staggering 900 calories, while the one on the left boasts just 600 calories.

The differences between the meals include varying amounts of chicken breast, oil, rice, avocado and pumpkin seeds - as well as the addition of black beans in the more low cal version of the two dishes.

'On the left, there is 200 grams of chicken breast cooked in two teaspoons of oil, one cup of rice, half a carrot, half a cup of lettuce, one cucumber, six cherry tomatoes, half an avocado and two teaspoons of pumpkin seeds,' she explained.

'On the right, there is just 100 grams of chicken breast cooked in one teaspoon of oil, 100 grams of black beans, 1/2 cup of rice, one carrot, one cup of lettuce, two cucumbers, eight cherry tomatoes, a quarter of an avocado and one teaspoon of pumpkin seeds.'

Paula added: 'Of course, the one on the left is also okay, especially if you have higher calorie requirements.'

Dietitian Paula Norris shares photos of her meals - but one comes with nearly DOUBLE the calories

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A 19-year-old boy died following a violent Sunday attack in Zillmere, Brisbane
Police executed search warrants across Ipswich and South Brisbane on Tuesday
Ten men aged between 18 and 32 were taken into custody to face court Thursday

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Published: 11:15 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 11:29 BST, 16 September 2020

Ten young men have been charged with murder after a violent brawl between two groups left a teenager dead.

Girum Mekonnen, 19, died following a violent attack in a Zillmere park, in Brisbane's north, on Sunday.

Police executed several warrants across Ipswich and South Brisbane on Wednesday, with ten men between 18 and 32 arrested and questioned.

Girum Mekonnen, 19, died following a violent attack in a Zillmere park, in Brisbane's north, on Sunday

Pictured: A suspect is taken to Brisbane Watch House on Wednesday

Ten people are set to be charged with murder after a teenager was killed in a brawl between two groups

The group allegedly confronted another group who had gathered in a park around 5.30pm.

Three vehicles have also been seized since Sunday.

The men have each been charged with one count of murder, 12 counts each of acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm and one count each of affray and disobedience to lawful order.

The men, who reside in Redbank Plains, Goodna and Bray Park, will appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court tomorrow.

Investigations are continuing.

A red car believed to be connected to the brawl was towed away from the crime scene about 1pm on Monday

Bloodied bandages were left at the scene where a man died on Sunday night

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VK Sasikala May Exit Bengaluru Jail On January 27; Could Be This Month, Says Lawyer

VK Sasikala May Exit Jail On January 27; Could Be This Month, Says Lawyer

A reply under Right to Information by the prison gives January 27 as the probable date of VK Sasikala's release if she pays the fine. If she doesn't, she will be released on February 27, 2022, they say.

VK Sasikala, 69, was sent to jail for four years in 2017 in a corruption case.

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VK Sasikala, sacked AIADMK chief and a close aide of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, is likely to be released from a jail in Bengaluru on January 27. A reply under Right to Information by the prison gives this as the probable date of her release if she pays the fine. If she doesn't, she will be released on February 27, 2022, they say.

But Sasikala's lawyer Rajasenthur Pandian is confident that she will be released as early as the 27th of this month. "On good behaviour every prisoner is eligible for three days of remission for every month and this way, for the 43 months she has served so far, her term would be reduced by 129 days. There is no reason to deny her that," he told NDTV.

He added that police chiefs could also pardon 30 or 60 days based on the prisoner's track record, if two-thirds of the jail term has been served.

Sasikala, 69, was sent to jail for four years in 2017 in a corruption case in which Jayalalithaa - who died in 2016 -- was the accused No 1. She has to pay a fine of Rs 10 crore and 10 lakh according to a court order, which Mr Pandian says is ready.

On the allegations of rules being bent or violated by Sasikala, who even stepped out of jail and enjoyed extra rooms and TV, Mr Pandian said: "This RTI reply proves there is no truth in that. A probe team has given her a clean chit. Adjoining cells were left free by jail authorities to ensure her safety based on intelligence inputs. It was not her fault."

If her lawyer is to be believed, Sasikala will be freed just before the Tamil Nadu election next year and may therefore become a key political factor in the polls. Having been convicted, she cannot contest elections for two more years.

In the months after the death of Jayalalithaa in office, Sasikala took charge of the ruling AIADMK and even made attempts to take over as Chief Minister until she was sentenced to jail.

Before she went to prison, Sasikala handpicked her then-loyalist E Palanisamy or EPS as Chief Minister, unseating O Panneerselvam (OPS), who had taken over after Jayalalithaa's death.

She also established her nephew TTV Dhinakaran as number 2 in the party.

Over the past four years, a lot has changed. EPS and OPS patched up and threw Sasikala out of the party. OPS settled for Deputy Chief Minister and became the coordinator of the party, with EPS as joint coordinator in a new collective leadership model.

The AIADMK's symbol went to them in a court battle against TTV Dhinakaran. While Mr Dhinakaran won Jayalalithaa's assembly seat RK Nagar in Chennai, he could not expand his footprint beyond that even after launching a new party, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.

Though EPS is firmly settled in the top post, his former mentor Sasikala's return could shake up the ruling party if any of her loyalists - be it ministers or MLAs -- were to cross sides. The party recently witnessed a tug-of-war after posters projected him as chief ministerial candidate for the 2021 polls.

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Bihar Assembly Election: Chirag Paswan Urges BJP To Fight On More Seats Than JD(U) In Bihar Polls

Chirag Paswan Urges BJP To Fight On More Seats Than JD(U) In Bihar Polls

LJP sources said Chirag Paswan met Mr Nadda on Tuesday and suggested that the BJP should be fighting on more seats than the Nitish Kumar-headed JD(U).

Chirag Paswan met BJP President JP Nadda on Tuesday, sources said (File)

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Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Chief Chirag Paswan has urged BJP president JP Nadda that the party should fight more seats than the Janata Dal (United) in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar coming in for criticism at a meeting of LJP leaders, including MPs, on Wednesday.

LJP sources said Chirag Paswan met Mr Nadda on Tuesday and suggested that the BJP should be fighting on more seats than the Nitish Kumar-headed JD(U).

The BJP, JD(U) and the LJP are members of the ruling National Democratic Alliance in the state, and seat-sharing talks among these parties are going on for the elections to the 243-member assembly.

Both the JD(U) and BJP had fought on 17 Lok Sabha seats each in 2019, leaving the remaining six to the LJP.

The JD(U) believes that it should get more seats to contest than the BJP for the assembly polls as it has more MLAs. The BJP has made no official comment on its likely share of seats.

The LJP and the JD(U) have been in a war of words, with Chirag Paswan often taking aim at the functioning of the Bihar government under Nitish Kumar.

In the meeting of LJP leaders, Nitish Kumar's administration came under severe criticism while Prime Minister Narendra Modi was lauded for launching a number of development projects for the state. Some leaders said that the party should contest against the JD(U) in the upcoming polls.

They also criticised the state government's handling of the flood situation, coronavirus pandemic and migrants crisis, sources said.

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'If You are Watching This Video, I Have Been Arrested': Activists Share Umar Khalid's Pre-recorded Message

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'If You are Watching This Video, I Have Been Arrested': Activists Share Umar Khalid's Pre-recorded Message

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Khalid was arrested under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on Sunday. On Monday, a court sent him to 10-day police custody.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 6:54 PM IST

Days after the arrest of former JNU student Umar Khalid by the Delhi Police in a case relating to the Delhi riots, several activists have shared a pre-recorded video with the message "they are trying to scare us, but you as well".

Khalid was arrested under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on Sunday. On Monday, a court sent him to 10-day police custody.

In the video he begins, "If you are watching this video, it means that I have been arrested."

He goes on to allege that in the Delhi Police's investigation of the Delhi riots, they are not arresting those responsible those who openly carried out the riots and instigated others, in the presence of the police. "Those who instigated in front of the TV camera. We all watched it happen. The Delhi Police has not even summoned such people for interrogation, let alone file an FIR against them," he says.

On the other hand, critics of the government, and those protesting the CAA, NRC and other policies of the government, are being framed in false cases, even though there is no evidence against such people, he alleges.

Watch: Umar Khalid, the courageous son of India, just before being arrested pic.twitter.com/H9nKaGlRQ4
— Prashant Bhushan (@pbhushan1) September 16, 2020

"Twenty to thirty seconds from my 17-minute speech were made viral, and it was claimed that I conspired and instigated people to come to the streets and riot. Now that I have uploaded the entire 17 minute-long speech, in which I spoke about Gandhi's message of satya and ahimsa, not riots and violence, they have started broadcasting even more false claims by me on TV and in the media," he says.

He further claims that people are being forced to give statements against him, and that police is intimidating them into make such statements. "They are trying to jail all critics of the government," he adds.

"What is my fault? Is it wrong that I say that this country is as much mine as it it yours? Everyone in India, irrespective of religion or language, are equal in the eyes of the law and before the Constitution. But today, there is an attempt to change this, to divide us," he says.

"They are trying to scare us, as well as you. They are silencing us and putting us behind bars, but are also trying to silence you with lies, and scare you," he is heard saying.

Finally, Khalid makes an to the viewers to not be scared, to raise their voice against this injustice and demand the release of those who have been framed with false charges.

Video statement by @UmarKhalidJNU recorded just before his attest, released at the PC today at Press Club of India. Do listen to these courageous, inspiring words. pic.twitter.com/r4yZlLFDuv
— Kavita Krishnan (@kavita_krishnan) September 16, 2020

Khalid was interrogated by the Delhi Police on September 2 in connection with the riots. He was previously booked under the anti-terror law in a different case pertaining to the riots.

Delhi Police had named CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav, economist Jayati Ghosh, Delhi University professor and activist Apoorvanand, and documentary filmmaker Rahul Roy as co-conspirators in the riots last week.

Earlier, JNU student Sharjeel Imam, Pinjra Tod members Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal, Jamia Millia Islamia students Asif Iqbal Tanha and Gulfisha Khatoon, Jamia Coordination Committee members Safoora Zargar and Meeran Haider, President of Jamia Alumni Association Shifa-Ur-Rehman, suspended AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain and former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan were booked under UAPA in the riots case.

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The UK's biggest motorcycle show will be an online event and will be held from November 21-29, 2020.

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Motorcycle Live 2020, the UK's biggest motorcycle show, will be held virtually this year. Organisers of the event have confirmed that many of the key brands from the motorcycle industry will be in 'attendance' and will be unveiling some interesting products and concepts between November 21 and November 29, 2020. Although the actual physical event was cancelled for this year, to be held instead in 2021, now there will also be multiple competitions, all virtual, and it will still be a show, but to be held online.

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"When we made the difficult decision to postpone Motorcycle Live this year, our thoughts instantly turned to how we could still offer our visitors a show experience. We're looking forward to delivering, motorcycle and scooter launches, exclusive competitions, bargains and the latest news to our fans over the course of the 'show'. By presenting Motorcycle Live Online over the course of the 'normal' nine-day show period, we hope to give our fans, followers and regular visitors plenty of entertainment, and give something back for all the support we have been shown throughout the years," said Finlay McAllan, Managing Director, Motorcycle Live.

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Surfers call on GWR to review board-on-trains ban - BBC News

Surfers call on GWR to review board-on-trains ban

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image captionMr Monson said: “When everyone is trying to make trains a useful way to get around, the rail line that services the South West, is seemingly the only one that will not take surfboards, which just seems absolutely crazy."

Surfers are calling on Great Western Railway to review its policy banning surfboards on trains.

It comes after one surfer said police were called when he was told to leave a train travelling from London to Bristol because he had a board with him.

Jamie Monson said the policy was “crazy”, especially when rail travel is being encouraged.

GWR changed its policy early last year stating surfboards were not be allowed on its intercity express trains.

The company said the new trains no longer had space behind the engine, where boards had previously been stored, to enable them to provide extra seating.

Mr Monson was bound for surfing lake The Wave, a 180m long lake, which opened in Bristol in November, before the coronavirus lockdown saw it shut for more than four months.

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image captionMr Monson said he has travelled by train all over the UK with his surfboard

Lake founder Nick Hounsfield said: “There is a real opportunity to encourage surfers to use trains, not only for travelling to The Wave but for accessing the whole of the south-west, if they review their thinking around surfboards.”

He spoke out after Jamie Monson, 41, from Stoke Newington, north London, was due to visit The Wave on Friday. But when he went to board the 07:23 BST train from Paddington he was asked to leave.

He said: “The trains at the moment are almost completely empty. I slotted my board in a luggage area, there was plenty of room.

“Then a train guard and two police officers turned up. I tried to reason with them, but they demanded I left the train.”

Mr Monson said he has travelled by train all over the UK with his board.

He missed his session and was able to re-book, but he will now be travelling by car.

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image captionThe Wave agreed with Mr Monson saying there is a 'real opportunity' to encourage surfers to use trains

“The number of people travelling to The Wave or the south-west to surf is a big number and everybody is now forced to use a car. It’s just craziness,” he said.

A spokesman for GWR said: “We cannot take surfboards on long-distance trains because there is no feasible, safe storage space on board.

“Surfboards can be taken on our Night Riviera sleeper service from London to Penzance, which has different seating demands and space set aside for storage. We also continue to carry surfboards on local stopping services.”

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Review Finds Flaws In How Kodak Handled CEO Stock Grants

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Review Finds Flaws In How Kodak Handled CEO Stock Grants

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2012 file photo, buyers and industry affiliates pass by the Kodak exhibit at the 2012 International CES trade show in Las Vegas. An independent legal review has determined that there were several flaws in how Eastman Kodak gave stock option grants to its CEO prior to the once formidable photography company being awarded a loan from the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Shares of Kodak are sharply higher after an independent legal review found that while there were flaws in how Eastman Kodak issued stock option grants to its CEO just before revealing a major development that sent its stock soaring, no illegality was involved.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 8:00 PM IST

Shares of Kodak are sharply higher after an independent legal review found that while there were flaws in how Eastman Kodak issued stock option grants to its CEO just before revealing a major development that sent its stock soaring, no illegality was involved.

In late July the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation signed a letter of intent to potentially give the photography pioneer a $765 million loan to help pay for factory changes needed to make pharmaceutical ingredients in short supply in the U.S.

Shares surged from around $8 to more than $33 each in a day, at one point soaring as high as $60, a price that has not been seen for years at Kodak whose fortunes faded with the arrival of digital photography.

The grants to the companies CEO, as well has a huge donation of company stock by a board member around the same time to an affiliated charity, caught the eye of both shareholders and regulators, as did highly active trading in Kodak shares the day before the announcement.

White house trade advisor Peter Navarro, who played a part in the process, blasted the company.

Based on what Im seeing, what happened at Kodak was probably the dumbest decisions made by executives in corporate history, Navarro said on CNBC.

The DFC put any consideration of a loan on hold until the allegations of insider trading are cleared.

Those investigations are ongoing. The DFC would not comment on Kodak’s internal investigation Wednesday.

The review by the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, commissioned by a special Kodak board committee, found that Kodak’s general counsel failed to warn the company’s board that the timing of the grants for Executive Chairman and CEO Jim Continenza could look bad regardless of whether the grants were determined to be legal. Continenza and other senior Kodak executives were awarded the grants the day before the potential loan was announced.

Regarding insider trading allegations, the review determined that Continenza and board member Phillipe Katz properly complied with Kodak’s insider trading policies. The approval of the trades was appropriate, it found, because the loan application process was at a highly uncertain stage at that time they were cleared.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld also said it did not appear that a donation of 3 million Kodak shares by board member George Karfunkel to an affiliated charity at the same time, and suddenly worth a lot more money, violated federal securities laws.

A special committee formed by Kodak said the company should reconsider the makeup of its board, particularly given the change in what type of entities now own company stock.

Kodak said late Tuesday that it planned to review and implement the committees recommended measures and that it continues to assist with all other inquiries on these matters.

Kodak is committed to the highest levels of governance and transparency, and it is clear from the reviews findings that we need to take action to strengthen our practices, policies, and procedures,” Continenza said in a statement.

Shares of Eastman Kodak Co., based in Rochester, New York, jumped about 60% in early trading.

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Indian-Origin Author Avni Doshi Among Six Others On Booker Prize 2020 List

The shortlist was unveiled virtually in London on Tuesday after judges re-evaluated the 13 longlisted novels published in the UK or Ireland between October 2019 and September 2020 to whittle down the shortlist for the GBP 50,000 literary prize in November.

Avni Doshi has previously spoken about the long journey to her first novel.

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Dubai-based Indian-origin author Avni Doshi is among the six authors shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize for her debut novel 'Burnt Sugar''.

The shortlist was unveiled virtually in London on Tuesday after judges re-evaluated the 13 longlisted novels published in the UK or Ireland between October 2019 and September 2020 to whittle down the shortlist for the GBP 50,000 literary prize in November.

"This utterly compelling read examines a complex and unusual mother-daughter relationship with honest, unflinching realism - sometimes emotionally wrenching but also cathartic, written with poignancy and memorability," the judges said of Avni Doshi's entry.

Avni Doshi, born in the US and now living in Dubai, has previously spoken about the long journey to her first novel, which was released in India last year as 'Girl in White Cotton' and for its UK release in July.

The rest of the shortlist includes Diane Cook for "The New Wilderness", Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Dangarembga for the third novel in her trilogy - 'This Mournable Body', Maaza Mengiste for "The Shadow King", Douglas Stuart for "Shuggie Bain'' and Brandon Taylor for "Real Life''.

Literary heavyweight and former double Booker winner Hilary Mantel, in the running for her final installment in her series set in King Henry VIII''s 16th century England ''The Mirror and the Light'', failed to make the shortlist cut.

"The shortlist of six came together unexpectedly, voices and characters resonating with us all even when very different. We are delighted to help disseminate these chronicles of creative humanity to a global audience," said Margaret Busby, literary critic and chair of the 2020 judges.

"As judges, we read 162 books, many of them conveying important, sometimes uncannily similar and prescient messages," she said.

"The best novels often prepare our societies for valuable conversations, and not just about the inequities and dilemmas of the world - whether in connection with climate change, forgotten communities, old age, racism, or revolution when necessary - but also about how magnificent the interior life of the mind, imagination and spirit is, in spite of circumstance," she said.

The organisers said that readers of the chosen books will travel to India to unpick an unsettling mother-daughter relationship redefined by dementia with Avni Doshi's entry; explore the tender story of a mother's battle to save her daughter in a dystopian city made inhospitable by the climate crisis; witness a woman confronting the realities of life and morality in Zimbabwe as she descends into poverty.

They will uncover the extraordinary tales of the African women who went to war during Italy's 1935 invasion of Ethiopia; find humanity and humour in the harsh realities experienced by a marginalised family in 1980s Glasgow; and question what 'real-life'' is in a fresh take on the campus novel, which offers a nuanced account of racism and homophobia.

Gaby Wood, Literary Director of the Booker Prize Foundation, said: "Every year, judging the Booker Prize is an act of discovery. What's out there, how can we widen the net, how do these books seem when compared to one another, how do they fare when re-read? These are questions judges always ask themselves, and each other.

"This year there has perhaps been more discovery than usual, both in the sense that debut novels are in the majority and due to the fact that the judges themselves were surprised to find that was the case. Why were they surprised? They were focussing on the books," she said.

"No one wins the Booker Prize because of who they are. A book wins because of what it does. What has transpired is a testament to the judges'' faith in - among other things - first fictions: they have found these writers to have much to say, and found them to have said it in a way that became even richer on second reading."

The Booker Prize for Fiction is open to writers of any nationality, writing in English and published in the UK or Ireland. The shortlist of six books will be announced on September 15, with each shortlisted authors receiving 2,500 pounds and a specially bound edition of their book at the prize ceremony scheduled for November.

The 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction was won jointly by "The Testaments'' by Margaret Atwood and 'Girl, Woman, Other' by Bernardine Evaristo. First awarded in 1969, the Booker Prize is recognised as the leading prize for literary fiction written in English.

The rules of the prize were changed at the end of 2013 to embrace the English language "in all its vigour, its vitality, its versatility and its glory", opening it up to writers beyond the UK and Commonwealth, providing they were writing novels in English and published in the UK.

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पिछले विधान सभा चुनाव में समीकरण अलग थे. नीतीश कुमार ने लालू यादव और कांग्रेस के साथ मिलकर चुनाव लड़ा था, जबकि लोजपा, हम और रालोसपा ने बीजेपी के साथ मिलकर चुनाव लड़ा था. लोजपा ने कुल 42 सीटों पर कैंडिडेट उतारे थे. इनमें से दो पर ही जीत हुई।

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बिहार विधान सभा की दो दर्जन सीटों पर जेडीयू और एलजेपी में है रार

नई दिल्ली:

लोक जनशक्ति पार्टी (Lok Janshakti Party) के अध्यक्ष चिराग पासवान (Chirag Paswan) बिहार चुनावों से पहले अलग-अलग अंदाज में नजर आ रहे हैं. कभी वो नीतीश कुमार पर नरम तो कभी गरम रुख़ अख्तियार कर ले रहे हैं. दरअसल, राज्य की करीब दो दर्जन असेंबली सीटें ऐसी हैं, जिनपर दोनों पार्टियों के बीच टकराव की स्थिति है. आंकड़ों पर गौर करें तो 2015 के विधान सभा चुनाव में इन सीटों पर जेडीयू की जीत हुई थी, जबकि चिराग पासवान की पार्टी नंबर दो पर रही थी.

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पिछले विधान सभा चुनाव में समीकरण अलग थे. नीतीश कुमार ने लालू यादव और कांग्रेस के साथ मिलकर चुनाव लड़ा था, जबकि लोजपा, हम और रालोसपा ने बीजेपी के साथ मिलकर चुनाव लड़ा था. लोजपा ने कुल 42 सीटों पर कैंडिडेट उतारे थे. इनमें से दो पर ही जीत हुई। बाकी 40 सीटों पर उसे हार का स्वाद चखना पड़ा था। हारी हुई सीटों में से 50 फीसदी पर उसका मुकाबला जेडीयू से रहा. इनमें सभी पर लोजपा नंबर दो पार्टी रही, जबकि सिर्फ एक सीट (लालगंज) पर लोजपा ने जेडीयू उम्मीदवार को पटखनी दी थी.

किन-किन सीटों पर है रार?
कोशी-सीमांचल के अधिकांश सीटों यानी- बेलसंड, बाबू बरही, त्रिवेणीगंज, ठाकुरगंज, आलमनगर, सोनबरसा, सिमरी बख्तियारपुर, कुशेश्वर स्थान, गौरा बौरांव विधानसभा क्षेत्र में जेडीयू ने लोजपा उम्मीदवारों को हरा दिया. इसी तरह कल्याणपुर, वारिसनगर, चेरिया बरियारपुर, बेलदौर, नाथनगर, जमालपुर, अस्थावां, हरनौत और रफीगंज असेंबली सीटों पर भी लोजपा को जेडीयू के हाथों मुंह की खानी पड़ी थी. इसके अलावा छपरा के परसा विधानसभा सीट पर राजद के चंद्रिका राय ने लोजपा उम्मीदवार को हराया था. चंद्रिका राय अब जेडीयू में शामिल हो चुके हैं. लिहाजा इस सीट पर भी अब जेडीयू अपना दावा ठोक रहा है.

चिराग की चाहत- बीजेपी पाए बराबरी का दर्जा

चिराग पासवान इन सीटों पर भी दावा कर रहे हैं, जबकि जेडीयू सीटिंग सीट होने के नाते स्वभाविक तौर पर उसकी दावेदार है. इस वजह से दोनों दलों में करीब तीन-चार महीनों से सियासी नूरा-कुश्ती जारी है. बीजेपी-जेडीयू के बीच सीट बंटवारे पर बनी सहमति से भी लोजपा असहज है। लोजपा चाहती है कि राज्य में बीजेपी-जेडीयू बराबर-बराबर सीटों पर लड़े, जबकि बीजेपी पहले ही नीतीश कुमार को बड़ा भाई घोषित कर चुकी है और एक सीट ज्यादा दे चुकी है.

चिराग ने बुलाई अहम बैठक

बीजेपी अध्यक्ष जे पी नड्डा के बिहार दौरे पर बातचीत के बाद चिराग ने नरमी के संकेत दिए थे लेकिन फिर से उनके तेवर तल्ख हो चुके हैं। उनकी पार्टी राज्य के 243 विधान सभा सीटों में से 143 पर चुनाव लड़ने की बात कह चुकी है। इस पर चर्चा के लिए नई दिल्ली में आज केंद्रीय संसदीय दल की बैठक बुलाई गई है। उम्मीद है कि इस बैठक में एलजेपी अपना स्टैंड लेगी और 143 सीटों पर चुनाव लड़ने पर अंतिम फैसला लेगी। अगर चिराग 143 सीटों पर चुनाव लड़ने का फैसला करते हैं तो इससे एनडीए पर संकट आ सकता है. साथ ही जेडीयू की जीत पर भी संशय के बादल मंडरा सकते हैं.

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Rahul Gandhi hits Centre: ਕਾਂਗਰਸ ਨੇਤਾ ਰਾਹੁਲ ਗਾਂਧੀ ਨੇ ਬੁੱਧਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਮੋਦੀ ਸਰਕਾਰ ‘ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰ ਫਿਰ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨਾ ਸਾਧਿਆ ਹੈ। ਸਾਬਕਾ ਕਾਂਗਰਸ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਨੇ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਇਸ ਸੰਕਟ ਕਾਲ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਵੀ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੇ ਇੱਕ ਤੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਖਿਆਲੀ ਪੁਲਾਵ ਪਕਾਏ ਹਨ, ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਸਿਰਫ ਇੱਕ ਹੀ ਸੱਚ ਨਿਕਲਿਆ ਹੈ।

ਰਾਹੁਲ ਗਾਂਧੀ ਨੇ ਟਵੀਟ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਕੋਰੋਨਾ ਯੁੱਗ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਭਾਜਪਾ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੇ ਇੱਕ ਤੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਖਿਆਲੀ ਪੁਲਾਵ ਪਕਾਏ । ਰਾਹੁਲ ਨੇ ਇਸ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਕਿ 21 ਦਿਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹ ਕੋਰੋਨਾ ਨੂੰ ਹਰਾ ਦੇਣਗੇ, ਅਰੋਗਿਆ ਸੇਤੂ ਐਪ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰੇਗਾ, 20 ਲੱਖ ਕਰੋੜ ਦਾ ਪੈਕੇਜ, ਸਵੈ-ਨਿਰਭਰ ਬਣੇਗਾ, ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਸਰਹੱਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਾਖਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਇਆ, ਸਥਿਤੀ ਸੁਧਾਰੀ ਗਈ ਪਰ ਇੱਕ ਸੱਚਾਈ ਵੀ ਸੀ … ਤਬਾਹੀ ਵਿਚ ‘ਅਵਸਰ’ #PMCares .

कोरोना काल में भाजपा सरकार ने एक से एक ख़याली पुलाव पकाए:

▪️21 दिन में कोरोना को हरायेंगे
▪️आरोग्य सेतु ऐप सुरक्षा करेगा
▪️20 लाख करोड़ का पैकेज
▪️आत्मनिर्भर बनो
▪️सीमा में कोई नहीं घुसा
▪️स्थिति संभली हुई है

लेकिन एक सच भी था:
आपदा में ‘अवसर’ #PMCares
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 16, 2020

ਗੌਰਤਲਬ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਰਾਹੁਲ ਗਾਂਧੀ ਮੋਦੀ ਸਰਕਾਰ ‘ਤੇ ਹਮਲੇ ਕਰਦੇ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ । ਰਾਹੁਲ ਨੇ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਲਾਗੂ ਤਾਲਾਬੰਦੀ ਨੂੰ ਗਲਤ ਕਰਾਰ ਦਿੰਦਿਆਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਕੋਰੋਨਾ ਨਾਲ ਬਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਰਣਨੀਤੀ ਦੇ ਨਜਿੱਠਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ, ਜਿਸ ਕਾਰਨ ਇੱਥੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਮਾਮਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਮੌਤਾਂ ਹੋ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਹਨ । ਇਸ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਰਾਹੁਲ ਨੇ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਸੀ ਮਜ਼ਦੂਰਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਆਰਥਿਕਤਾ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਦੇ ‘ਤੇ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਗਲਤ ਨੀਤੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨੇ ‘ਤੇ ਲਿਆ।

ਦੱਸ ਦੇਈਏ ਕਿ ਰਾਹੁਲ ਗਾਂਧੀ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਆਰਥਿਕਤਾ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ‘ਤੇ ਟਵੀਟ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹ ਆਪਣੀ ਰਾਏ ਦੇ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ । ਜੇ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਕੇਅਰਜ਼ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਕਰੀਏ ਤਾਂ ਕਾਂਗਰਸ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਇਲਜ਼ਾਮ ਲਗਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੇ ਸੱਚ ਨੂੰ ਲੁਕਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕੀਤੀ ਹੈ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਇਸ ਦੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਂਝਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।

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Urmila Matondkar Attacks kangana ranaut After drug allegation on entire bollywood - कंगना रनौत को लेकर उर्मिला मातोंडकर का बयान, बोलीं- निजी खुन्नस की वजह से पूरी इंडस्ट्री को बदनाम करना गलत है

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उर्मिला मातोंडकर (Urmila Matondkar) ने कंगना रनौत (kangana Ranaut) के हालिया बयानों पर जमकर निशाना साधा.

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नई दिल्ली:

सुशांत सिंह राजपूत (Sushant Singh Rajput) की मौत के बाद शुरू हुआ नेपो़टिज्म (Nepotism) का मुद्दा अब ड्रग्स के चारों तरफ घुमता हुआ दिख रहा है. एक तरफ रिया चक्रवर्ती ड्रग्स केस में हिरासत में है तो वहीं बॉलीवुड एक्ट्रेस कंगना रनौत ने हाल ही में एक बयान दिया था कि फिल्म इंडस्ट्री में ज्यादातर लोग ड्रग्स लेते हैं. जिसपर बॉलीवुड एक्ट्रेस और समाजवादी पार्टी से राज्यसभा सांसद जया बच्चन (Jaya Bachchan) ने संसद में पुरजोर तरीके से जवाब दिया. अब इसी मुद्दे पर जया बच्चन का साथ देते हुए एक्ट्रेस उर्मिला मातोंडकर (Urmila Matondkar) ने NDTV से खास बातचीत की है. उर्मिला ने कहा कि कंगना का यह बयान पूरी तरह से गलत है और इसे स्वीकार नहीं किया जा सकता है. कुछ लोगों से अपनी निजी खुन्नस की वजह से इस तरह से पूरी फिल्म इंडस्ट्री को बदनाम करना बिल्कुल गलत है. उर्मिला आगे कहती हैं कि मैं कंगना से पूछना चाहती हूं कि उन्हें इस पूरे सफर में एक भी अच्छा इंसान नहीं मिला? उन लोगों की इज्जत करें जिन्होंने कभी न कभी तुम्हारी किसी भी रूप में सहायता की है.

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उर्मिला मातोंडकर (Urmila Matondkar) ने कहा कि राजकपूर साहब, दिलीप कुमार ने ऐसी फिल्में बनाई है जिसे आज भी याद किया जाता है. इस इंडस्ट्री ने भारत में ही नहीं पूरी दुनिया में अपनी अलग पहचान बनाई है. आज उसी इंडस्ट्री को 'नशेड़ी इंडस्ट्री' कहा जा रहा है. हाल ही में हमारे देश के प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी इसी नशेड़ी इंडस्ट्री के लोगों से मिले थे. और कहा था कि आप हमारा साथ दीजिए. आज इसी इंडस्ट्री की इस तरह धज्जियां उड़ाई जा रही है, यह कहां तक ठीक बात है.

उर्मिला मातोंडकर (Urmila Matondkar) ने कहा ड्रग्स को लेकर कोई सबूत है तो उनको सामने लेकर आए. कंगना रनौत के ऑफिस के साथ जो हुआ वह गलत था. लेकिन एक पूरी संस्कृति पर सवाल उठाना गलत है. कंगना जब ड्रग्स मुक्त भारत बनाना चाहती है तो सिर्फ फिल्म इंडस्ट्री नहीं बल्कि पूरे भारत के लिए काम करें और नारकोटिक्स डिपार्टमेंट से मिलना चाहिए. बल्कि निजी खुन्नस नहीं निकालना चाहिए. लेकिन कंगना इन सब को लेकर कोई बात नहीं कर रही हैं. और भारत की जनता को इस पर सोचना चाहिए.

कंगना रनौत को लेकर उर्मिला मातोंडकर का बयान, बोलीं- निजी खुन्नस की वजह से पूरी इंडस्ट्री को बदनाम करना गलत है

उर्मिला मातोंडकर (Urmila Matondkar) ने बॉलीवुड और ड्रग्स पर बातचीत करते हुए कहा, "बॉलीवुड अगर इतनी नशेड़ियों की इंडस्ट्री है तो इतने लंबे समय तक कैसे टिक पाई है. हमारे माननीय प्रधानमंत्री ने इसी नशेड़ी इंडस्ट्री को बुलाया था और उनसे एक तरह का साथ चाहा था, महात्मा गांधी के विचारों को लोगों तक पहुंचाने के लिए. अगर कंगना के पास वाकई बॉलीवुड और ड्रग्स से जुड़ी कोई जानकारी है तो वह बाहर आकर बोलें. मैं कहूंगी कि जो लोग इसमें शामिल हैं उन्हें बुलाना चाहिए और सख्त से सख्त कार्रवाई करनी चाहिए." इसके साथ ही एक्ट्रेस ने कहा कि बॉलीवुड के लोग हमेशा से सॉफ्ट टार्गेट रहे हैं.

भारत की जनता को एक व्यक्ति से आगे आकर सोचना चाहिए. किसान आंदोलन के ऊपर कोई बात नहीं कर रहा है, जीडीपी को लेकर कोई बात नहीं, कोरोना के बढ़ते हुए आंकड़े को लेकर बातचीत नहीं. बस एक व्यक्ति विशेष को लेकर बात हो रही है. हर मुद्दे के तरफ से लोगों का ध्यान भटकाया जा रहा है.

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Last Updated at September 16, 2020 07:58 IST

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A broker monitors share prices while trading at a brokerage firm in Mumbai. (File photo: Reuters)

The Indian markets are likely to open lower today amid mixed trend in the Asian markets with investors awaiting the Federal Reserve's view on the economy at the end of its policy meeting later today.

Back home, market participants will eye these global cues but are likely to primarily focus on individual stocks. They will also track RBI Governor's address to Ficci members today at 11 AM. Besides, Covid-19 trends, and newsflow on the India-China front will be keenly monitored.

Besides, the new margin penalty system will be implemented from today according to which stock brokers will have to collect margins from investors upfront for any purchase of sale of shares and failure to do so will attract penalty.

Aurobindo Pharma is set to trade actively today after the company announced its collaboration with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research to develop vaccines to protect against Covid-19.

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Australian S&P/ASX 200 index gained half a per cent in early trading, but Japan’s Nikkei and Hong Kong's Hang Seng were flat.. Overall, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan closed 0.65% higher on Tuesday.

In the overnight trade, US stocks ended off their session highs. The Nasdaq added 1.2 per cent, the S&P500 index gained half a per cent, while the Dow Jones closed little changed.

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ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦਿੰਦਿਆਂ 92 ਸਾਲਾ ਬਜ਼ੁਰਗ ਦਲੀਪ ਕੌਰ ਨੇ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਉਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਤਿੰਨ ਧੀਆਂ ਵੀ ਹਨ, ਜਿੰਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਦੀ ਮੌਤ ਹੋ ਚੁੱਕੀ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਉਕਤ ਸੁਖਰਾਜ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਲੋਂ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਭੈਣਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਘਰ ਆਉਣ ਤੋਂ ਰੋਕ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ। ਘਰੋਂ ਬੇ ਘਰ ਹੋਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਮਾਤਾ ਕਦੇ ਵੱਡੀ ਬੇਟੀ ਅਤੇ ਕਦੇ ਛੋਟੀ ਬੇਟੀ ਦੇ ਘਰ ਰਹਿਣ ਲਈ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਰ ਹੈ। ਅਖੀਰ ਮਾਤਾ ਨੇ ਇਨਸਾਫ਼ ਦੀ ਗੁਹਾਰ ਲਗਾਉਂਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਆਪਣੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਸੁਖਰਾਜ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੇ ਖਿਲਾਫ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਪੁਲਸ ਮੁਖੀ ਨੂੰ ਇਕ ਦਰਖਾਸਤ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਦਰਖਾਸਤ ਵਿਚ ਮਾਤਾ ਨੇ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਹੈ ਕਿ 1992 ਵਿਚ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਪਤੀ ਦਾ ਕਤਲ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ, ਜਿਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਮੇਰੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਘਰੋਂ ਕੱਢ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਇਸੇ ਲਈ ਬਜ਼ੁਰਗ ਮਾਤਾ ਨੇ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਸਨ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਸਾਫ ਦੀ ਗੁਹਾਰ ਲਗਾਈ ਹੈ।

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NDTV की खबर के बाद हरकत में शिवराज सरकार, कांग्रेसी नेता के घर छापा डालकर किया दावा- 50 करोड़ का हुआ राशन घोटाला

मध्यप्रदेश में सार्वजनिक वितरण प्रणाली के तहत आदिवासी बहुल बालाघाट, मंडला जैसे जिलों में जो चावल बांटा जा रहा है वो भेड़-बकरियों के खाने लायक है.

NDTV की खबर के बाद प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय ने राज्य सरकार से रिपोर्ट मांगी

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मध्यप्रदेश में सार्वजनिक वितरण प्रणाली के तहत आदिवासी बहुल बालाघाट, मंडला जैसे जिलों में जो चावल बांटा जा रहा है वो भेड़-बकरियों के खाने लायक है. NDTV की इस खबर के बाद प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय ने राज्य सरकार से रिपोर्ट मांगी, जिसके बाद सरकार हरकत में आई कार्रवाई शुरू हुई- महू में एक कांग्रेस नेता और कारोबारी पर छापा मारकर दावा किया गया कि 50 करोड़ का राशन घोटाला हुआ है, लेकिन वहीं अनूपपुर जहां 2253 क्विंटल चावल एक गोदाम से "गायब" हो गया, वहां साल भर बाद भी सरकारी अनुशंसा के बावजूद एफआईआर नहीं लिखी गई है. अनूपपुर खाद्य और नागरिक आपूर्ति मंत्री बिसाहूलाल सिंह का निर्वाचन क्षेत्र है.

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महू में मोहित अग्रवाल के स्वामित्व वाले हर्षित ट्रेडर्स के गोदाम पर छापा मारा गया, जिनके पिता मोहनलाल अग्रवाल महू जिला कांग्रेस के कार्यकारी अध्यक्ष हैं और राज्य में नागरिक आपूर्ति निगम के एक पंजीकृत ट्रांसपोर्टर रहे हैं. जांच में पता लगा कि परिवहन कर्ता की हैसियत से मोहन अग्रवाल जहां राशन की दुकानों में अनाज पहुंचाता था वहीं हर बार 8-10 क्विंटल वापस ले लेता था और फिर अपने बेटे मोहित अग्रवाल की फर्म पर फर्जी बिल बनवाकर उसे खपाता था। इसमें उसकी मदद उसके रिश्तेदार जो स्थानीय व्यापारी भी हैं वे भी करते थे.

इंदौर के जिला कलेक्टर मनीष सिंह के अनुसार, प्राथमिक जांच के निष्कर्षों से पता चलता है कि चुराया हुआ पीडीएस खाद्यान्न और मिट्टी का तेल लगभग 50 करोड़ रुपये हो सकता है। लेकिन मोहनलाल अग्रवाल 15-20 साल से टीपीडीएस के तहत एक पंजीकृत ट्रांसपोर्टर हैं, इसलिए वास्तविक मात्रा वास्तव में बहुत अधिक हो सकती है। सिंह ने कहा, "राज्य नागरिक आपूर्ति निगम के कर्मचारी की संलिप्तता भी जांच के दौरान सामने आई है, जिनके खिलाफ पुलिस ने अन्य लोगों के साथ मामला दर्ज किया है." मामले में कांग्रेस के नेता और पूर्व पार्षद मोहन लाल अग्रवाल और उनके बेटे मोहित अग्रवाल, तरुण अग्रवाल सहित सहित कुल 5लोगों पर एफआईआर फिलहाल दर्ज की गई है.

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हालांकि इतनी फुर्ति अनूपपुर में नहीं दिखाई गई. मध्यप्रदेश सरकार में खाद्य एवं नागरिक आपूर्ति मंत्री बिसाहूलाल सिंह के जिले अनूपपुर में एक सरकारी गोदाम से स्टॉक में 22573 क्विंटल चावल गायब मिला, साल भर पहले नागरिक आपूर्ति निगम के प्रबंध संचालक अभिजीत अग्रवाल ने क्षेत्रीय प्रबंधक रवि सिंह को खत लिखकर दोषियों के खिलाफ एफआईआर कराने और चावल की राशि वसूल करने के निर्देश दिए। लेकिन लगभग एक साल बीत जाने के बाद भी एफआईआर दर्ज नहीं हुई. सूत्रों के मुताबिक जिले में सरकारी राशन वितरण से जुड़े लोग मंत्रीजी के करीबी हैं, अनूपपुर उन 27 सीटों में से एक है जहां उपचुनाव होना है. एनडीटीवी ने बताया था कि कैसे इस साल 30 जुलाई से 2 अगस्त तक बालाघाट और मंडला में 32 सैंपल एकत्र किए गये —31 डिपो से, और एक राशन की दुकान से - CGAL लैब में परीक्षण के बाद पाया गये कि सारे नमूने ना सिर्फ मानकों से खराब थे, बल्कि वो फीड-1 की श्रेणी में हैं जो बकरी, घोड़े, भेड़ और मुर्गे जैसे पशुधन के लिए उपयुक्त है. एनडीटीवी की खबर के बाद 3 सितंबर को सीएम शिवराज सिंह चौहान ने पूरे मामले की जांच आर्थिक अपराध शाखा को सौंप दी थी.

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Lenovo Ideapad S145 Review

Vignesh Giridharan | 01 Nov 2019

DIGIT RATING

62 _/100

design
56
performance
62
value for money
67
features
61

PROS
Plenty of USB-A ports
Simplified charging kit
Screen gets Full HD resolution

CONS
Woefully underpowered
Screen lacks colour
Non-precision touchpad

Verdict

The Lenovo IdeaPad S145 offers decent value in most areas but begs to be upgraded with double the RAM and a solid-state drive right at the time of purchase.

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Lenovo Ideapad S145 detailed review

Last year, Lenovo's line-up of IdeaPad laptops was spread across the price band quite evenly but the naming was a touch confusing. In the budget and mid-range segments, we had the IdeaPad 330 and IdeaPad 330S, two very similar-sounding model names but different in construction, quality, and performance. In the upper mid-range segment was the IdeaPad 530S, which we noted in our review had noteworthy performance combined with classy design. What about this year?

In this year's ‘40’ series of IdeaPad ‘S’ models, we have the IdeaPad S540, which is, in a manner of speaking, a successor to the IdeaPad 530S. Sitting just below it is the IdeaPad S340, which, surprisingly, comes with features like a privacy shutter for the webcam. On the bottom rung, we have the IdeaPad S145: a proper 15.6-inch budget model that starts at Rs 26,990, with either an Intel or AMD chip fitted to it. Let's take a closer look.

Performance

Though the new IdeaPad S145 is offered with up to an AMD Ryzen 5 3000-series processor on Lenovo's official website, our review unit came with an Intel Core i3-8145U CPU (the Whiskey Lake refresh from last year) with 4GB of RAM. Storage was taken care of by a WD Blue 1TB hard drive spinning at 5,400rpm. Needless to say, there was no discrete graphics card on board; only the Intel UHD Graphics 620 integrated GPU. According to the hardware maintenance manual published by Lenovo, the 4GB of onboard memory can be expanded up to a maximum of 12GB by adding an 8GB DDR4 RAM chip.

Intel 8th Gen Core i3 CPU paired with a platry 4GB RAM and slow hard drive

The review unit fared decently on our CPU and GPU benchmarks. At least its scores were better than those of the IdeaPad 330 and IdeaPad 330S from last year. On PCMark 8’s Conventional Creative test, the review unit bagged 2805 points, which is nearly three times over the IdeaPad 330’s score and nearly 300 points more than the IdeaPad 330S’ on the same test. The scores were similar on PCMark 8’s Conventional Home and Work tests. On 3DMark’s Fire Strike and Sky Diver, the review unit picked up 796 and 3385 points respectively.

Everyday performance of the IdeaPad S145 review unit was woefully bad, but I can confidently chalk that up to the low RAM and sluggish hard drive inside. The laptop took well over two minutes to cold-boot to the Windows 10 desktop and be fully ready for use. The Start menu took over six seconds to pop up on an average. There were constant stutters and window freezes while using everyday applications like Chrome, File Explorer, and OneNote one at a time. Maximising a window would sometimes take up to five seconds to happen, and the contents inside would get stretched and distorted in the process. Even a single YouTube video in the foreground would often stutter and stammer.

In summary, the IdeaPad S145 is an unbearably sluggish device if you use it with the bundled 4GB RAM and hard drive. I highly recommend you purchase a variant with 8GB RAM minimum and a solid-state drive if you plan to use your laptop for everyday work. If you’ve already bought it in the same configuration as our review unit, consider upping the RAM to 8GB and replacing the hard drive with a SATA III solid-state drive. A 256GB unit shouldn’t cost you over Rs 5,000. These two upgrades will go a long way in improving the everyday performance of this laptop.

Battery

On our standard battery benchmark test, the IdeaPad S145 review unit scored 3 hours, 16 minutes, which is approximately a forty-minute advantage over the scores bagged by the IdeaPad 330 and IdeaPad 330S from last year. On everyday tests, where the screen is set to 70 percent brightness and Bluetooth + Wi-Fi are enabled, the laptop lost 42 percent of its charge in roughly two hours. Charging from 36 percent to about 95 took roughly one and a half hours. During the tests, multiple instances of Chrome, OneNote, File Explorer were open alongside WhatsApp for PC. In summary, the 35Wh dual-cell lithium-ion polymer battery inside the IdeaPad S145 appears to be an ideal companion for fairly long stretches of continuous operation away from the wall socket. Expect up to three and a half hours of continuous use on this laptop.

Display, Audio, and IO

The IdeaPad S145 features a 15.6-inch non-touchscreen display with Full HD resolution and 220 nits of maximum brightness. According to Lenovo, the screen is capable of covering 45 percent of an unspecified colour space (though we think its sRGB). In reality, colours on the screen appear totally washed out, leaving the white of the backlight to burn through brightly. In addition, the matte finish on the screen creates a grainy effect on the screen, thereby making the viewing experience worse. Tilting the display down by even a few degrees renders text on the screen unreadable. In summary, the IdeaPad S145’s display isn’t a great one for image/video-focussed work. That said, it’ll do the job for the occasional spreadsheet or document.

Full HD display but colours are weak

The IdeaPad S145 sports two tiny speakers on its lower front lip, which deliver flat, uninspiring sound despite the Dolby badging (and the bundled Dolby Audio app). The maximum volume is insufficient even for the occasional two-minute YouTube watch and the sound is mostly flat across lows, mids, and highs, leaving the pair best used for Windows error sounds and message notifications. You’re better off investing in a pair of headphones or portable wired speakers if you want clear audio.

Weak sound as well

The IdeaPad S145 has most of its ports on the left side of its body, which should prove convenient for right-handed mouse users. On the left, there’s a proprietary round-pin power port for charging, a full-size HDMI port, a USB-A 2.0 port, and a couple of USB-A 3.1 ports. On the right side, all we see are a full-size SD Card reader and a 3.5mm audio jack for headsets. Being a budget model, the laptop skips the increasingly ubiquitous USB-C port. It also does not have a fingerprint scanner. Images from the VGA webcam are understandably grainy and pixelated.

Ports on the left...

...and ports on the right...

Keyboard and Touchpad

The IdeaPad S145’s keyboard is not particularly comfortable—but it’s not particularly uncomfortable either. The entire keyboard island and individual keycaps are mildly convex in shape in that they bulge upwards at the centre. This is the exact opposite of what laptop manufacturers usually do to offer a more comfortable typing experience, i.e., create a cupped design (for easier key identification). In the IdeaPad S145’s case, this is done presumably to maintain rigidity across the keyboard island. On the plus side, the numpad section includes dedicated keys for media playback, i.e., play/pause, next track, and previous track. If anything, I wish the keys were backlit but that’s a bit much to ask for from a laptop of this price range.

Dedicated media playback keys above numpad

Because it’s not a Windows 10-recognised precision unit, the touchpad is sluggish and uneven in tracking the movement of the pointer across the screen. The acceleration of the pointer too varies with the direction of the fingertip movement, making for an unpleasant touchpad experience. A triple-tap opens up Windows Search by default and Windows Settings only lets you adjust the sensitivity of the touchpad unit. Surprisingly, the click buttons under the touchpad’s plain plastic surface have great feel. All things considered, you’re better off getting yourself a wired or wireless USB mouse.

Touchpad is non-precision unit but click works well

Build and Design

The IdeaPad S145 uses plastic in its construction in a manner that’s similar to last year’s IdeaPad 330. The laptop’s top cover and keyboard island have a glossy plasticky finish with a mild brushed design in plain silver. Not only does this lend the device a toyish look, but it also makes it less grippy in the user’s hands, especially while taking it out of a backpack in a hurry. Luckily, the keycaps, hinges, base panel, and screen bezels use a darker shade for some contrast and thus improved visual appeal.

Glossy plastic top cover could do with a matte finish for more class and grip

The Lenovo badge on the top cover of the IdeaPad S145 is a refreshed single-sticker unit that sits flush with the lid's surface. Opening and closing the lid from one side reveals quite a bit of flex on the lid's surface. The same is observed on the keyboard island when the keys are tapped on hard. On the plus side, the laptop's lid opens out to a maximum of 180 degrees (like the more expensive ThinkPad range). What's more, the laptop's power brick is now integrated with the wall plug, making the entire charging kit more portable and appealing. All things considered, the IdeaPad S145 looks and feels decent for a laptop of its price range although a matte finish all around would have been better appreciated for reasons of grip and overall appearance.

Display folds all the way back

Bottom Line

The Lenovo IdeaPad S145, in its current configuration of an Intel 8th Gen Core i3 CPU, 4GB RAM, and a 1TB hard drive, is not terrible value for its Amazon.in-listed price of Rs 32,990. But you still shouldn't buy it unless you intend to use it for extremely basic computing (like checking email occasionally or watching offline videos). It's unfit for multitasking and serious web use. We recommend you upgrade the RAM to 8GB and replace its sluggish hard drive with a solid-state drive before using it for serious work. Alternatively, pick a variant of the Lenovo IdeaPad S145 with those upgrades at the time of purchase.

Lenovo Ideapad S145 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:	Rs. 36490
Release Date:	15 Jul 2019
Variant:	None
Market Status:	Launched

Key Specs

OS
Windows 10 Home
Display
15.6" (1920 X 1080)
Processor
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 | 1.8
Memory
1TB HDD/4GB DDR4

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Tatas to build new Parliament building at the expense of Rs 861.90 crore - टाटा करेगा संसद की नई बिल्डिंग का निर्माण, 861.90 करोड़ रुपये में कांट्रेक्‍ट हासिल किया | India News in Hindi

टाटा करेगा संसद की नई बिल्डिंग का निर्माण, 861.90 करोड़ रुपये में कांट्रेक्‍ट हासिल किया

सीपीडब्‍ल्‍यूडी ने नए संसद भवन के निर्माण में 940 करोड़ रुपये की लागत आने का अनुमान जताया था. नई बिल्डिंग को त्रिकोणाकार में डिजाइन किया जाएगा. मौजूदा संसद की बिल्डिंग का निर्माण ब्रिटिशकाल में किया गया था और यह वृत्‍ताकार है.

प्रोजेक्‍ट के एक वर्ष में पूरे होने की संभावना है

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ब्रिटिश काल में हुआ था मौजूदा संसद बिल्डिंग का निर्माण

नई दिल्ली:

संसद की नई बिल्डिंग (New Parliament Puilding)का निर्माण टाटा प्रोजेक्‍ट्स (Tata Projects)द्वारा 861.90 करोड़ रुपये की लागत से किया जाएगा. टाटा ने निर्माण के लिए लगाई गई बोली में लार्सन एंड टुब्रो (Larsen and Toubro)को पछाड़ा जिसने 865 करोड़ रुपये की बोली लगाई थी. केंद्रीय लोक निर्माण विभाग (CPWD) ने नए संसद भवन के निर्माण के लिए आई बोलियों को आज खोला जिसमें फैसला टाटा के पक्ष में आया. प्रोजेक्‍ट के एक वर्ष में पूरे होने की संभावना है. सीपीडब्‍ल्‍यूडी ने नए संसद भवन के निर्माण में 940 करोड़ रुपये की लागत आने का अनुमान जताया था.

जानकारी के अनुसार नई बिल्डिंग को त्रिकोणाकार में डिजाइन किया जाएगा. मौजूदा संसद की बिल्डिंग का निर्माण ब्रिटिशकाल में किया गया था और यह वृत्‍ताकार है.देश को आजाद हुए 75 साल होने वाले हैं और देश का संसद भवन (Parliament Building) अब काफी पुराना हो चुका है. उसमें अलग-अलग तरह की समस्याएं सामने आ रही हैं. मोदी सरकार का इरादा है कि जब देश 15 अगस्त 2022 को अपनी आजादी की 75 की वर्षगांठ मना रहा हो तब सांसद नए संसद भवन में बैठें. पूर्व लोकसभा अध्यक्ष सुमित्रा महाजन, मौजूदा लोकसभा अध्यक्ष ओम बिरला और उपराष्ट्रपति वेंकैया नायडू नए संसद भवन की जरूरत को लेकर वकालत कर चुके हैं. जानकारी के अनुसार, मोदी सरकार (Modi Government) ने इस पर अपना एक ड्रीम प्लान तैयार कर लिया है. जिस पर अब वह तेजी से आगे बढ़ने की मंशा रखती है. इस प्लान के तहत केवल संसद नहीं बल्कि केंद्र दरकार के सारे मंत्रालय और दफ़्तर भी शामिल हैं.

गौरतलब है कि मौजूदा संसद भवन 1911 में बनना शुरू हुआ था. तब अंग्रेजों के शासन के दौर में दिल्ली राजधानी बनी थी. सन 1927 में संसद भवन का उद्घाटन हुआ था. लेकिन आज के समय के हिसाब से संसद भवन में काफी समस्याएं देखी जाने लगी हैं. सबसे बड़ी समस्या है कि संसद में मंत्रियों के बैठने के लिए तो चैम्बर हैं लेकिन सांसदों के लिए नहीं हैं. साथ ही बिजली सप्लाई का सिस्टम भी पुराना है, जिसके चलते शॉर्ट सर्किट की समस्या होती रहती है.

देश को मिलेगा नया संसद भवन, यह है मोदी सरकार का 'ड्रीम प्लान'

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'Lovecraft Country' Episode 6 spoilers: What happens in 'Meet Me in Daegu'

Next Sunday's episode of "Lovecraft Country" brings viewers back to Atticus' time in the war.

September 16, 2020 13:54 BST

"Lovecraft Country" Episode 6 will reveal a backstory on Atticus' time in the war in South Korea where he met the mysterious Ji-ah.

Next Sunday's episode of the HBO series will bring viewers to Daegu, a city in North Gyeongsang Province. As revealed by the title, "Meet Me in Daegu," the story will reveal what happened to Atticus during the war and how his relationship with Ji-ah (Jamie Chung) developed.

The teaser trailer for "Lovecraft Country" Episode 6 showed that Atticus and Ji-ah, a nurse, met at an infirmary where he is being treated for his battle wounds. He asked her to read from the pages of the book "The Count of Monte Cristo" and it seems their relationship blossomed from there.

The scene flashes back to the time they spent together just being happy with each other. But then the events take a tragic turn when the soldiers decide to punish the South Korean women for reasons still unknown. Ji-Ah is among those taken away but she survived while the others died.

"After years of oppression, unfair oppression, sweet revenge," Atticus' voice plays in the background as the scene focuses on Ji-ah seemingly plotting her revenge against the soldiers. She blows up a theatre and appears with bloodied hands.

The teaser trailer for "Lovecraft Country" Episode 6 ends with Ji-ah lying down with a worm-like creature creeping in her ear. Could this be the same wriggly creature that came out of a cow's birth canal as seen in Episode 1?

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The next episode will answer why Atticus looked alarmed after he deciphered the code about his name which spelled "Die." Ji-ah had warned him about going back home to Chicago. Episode 5 ended with a frantic Atticus calling her overseas so he could ask her how she knew about what would happen to him.

"Lovecraft Country" just gets weirder and scarier yet fun and interesting at the same time. As the series progresses, more secrets come out including that unsettling revelation in Episode 5 that William and Christina are one and the same. She used the same magic potion that Ruby took to look like a white woman named Hillary Davenport. Episode 6 will also answer how Ruby handles this knowledge.

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Gov’t preparing team to inspect sinking Nabarima vessel

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MINISTER of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Dr Amery Browne said TT is preparing an inspection team to visit the vessel Nabarima to confirm if the sinking ship poses any threat. The sinking tanker, which is permanently docked between Venezuela and TT has nearly 1.1 million barrels of crude oil stored in it.

Reports from international media outlets said the extent of the damage vessel is uncertain. On Tuesday, Browne told Newsday that the government has been in constant communication with the Venezuelan authorities who have indicated that the vessel is secured.

He said, “At present the TT government has accepted an offer from Venezuela to send an inspection team and we are working on the details of that, so that we can be satisfied with the representations made by Venezuela that the vessel has been properly repaired and poses no danger to the environment.”

Browne was unable to indicate when the TT inspection team will be ready to go to Venezuela. But, fear and anxiety looms over the heads of fishermen from Carli Bay to Cedros who claimed they were yet to receive an update from the government on the status of the sinking Nabarima vessel in the Gulf of Paria.

Cedros councillor Shankar Teelucksingh who spoke on behalf of the fishermen told Newsday on Tuesday that the issue was raise several week ago, but the authorities seemed unconcerned.

He said, “Our hands are tied but the Prime Minister and the Ministers of National Security and Energy have very close links and cordial relationships with the Maduro government. And well, if the Maduro government is telling them they have it under control, then okay.

“But we do not trust that. All of TT should be concerned because it is an environment hazard that threatens livelihoods, in an already tough economic situation.”

Teelucksingh believed it was environmental disaster waiting to happen and has accused the government of dragging their feet on the matter. He explained that it was out of his MP’s hands at this point because of the involvement of international territories.

He said, “We are not hearing anything from the authorities who are our watchdogs. Their lips are sealed, and they are being irresponsible.

“We are voicing our concerns to save our communities, but the PM and the minister of national security tend to bump their gums and not address the recommendations.”

Teelucksingh said the fishermen were not surprised by the lack of interest by the authorities, since they suffered an oil spill last month and were yet to receive and redress.

“We are still awaiting the fingerprint on that oil spill which usually takes about seven days, but here we are today with no communication on the matter. That spill has cause 38 vessels to dock and left 38 families struggling to meet their needs in an already hard economy,” he noted.

Activist group Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) has been lobbying for intervention through co-operation from international organisations. FFOS general secretary Gary Aboud said he wrote to the local authorities, the US Ambassador and the European Union for help, but to date his letters have gone unanswered.

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Amarinder Singh Meets Governor To Stop Controversial Agri Bills, Akalis Meet JP Nadda

Amarinder Singh Meets Governor To Stop Agri Bills, Akalis Meet BJP Chief

Amarinder Singh submitted a memorandum to the Governor, seeking his intervention to stop the laws, which farmers say will hurt their interests.

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The row over the three Central agriculture bills in Punjab got intense today with both ruling Congress and the opposition Akali Dal trying to placate the angry farmers. While Chief Minister Amarinder Singh met Governor VP Singh Badnore, the Akalis made a beeline for BJP chief JP Nadda.

Amarinder Singh submitted a memorandum to the Governor, seeking his intervention to stop the laws, which farmers say will hurt their interests.

Mr Singh told the Governor that any move to tinker with the current procurement system amid the coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis, may increase the unrest among the farmers. He also said it "may not be conducive for the peace and development of the region, which faces serious challenges of public order due to a live international border".

He also termed the Shiromani Akali Dal's sudden U-turn over the laws, calling it a "farce". In face of the wrath of farmers, the Akalis claimed yesterday that they had not been consulted about the ordinances and the corresponding bills.

Farmers across Punjab and Haryana have been on the warpath against the ordinances brought on June 5 -- The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020; The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020; and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020.

On Tuesday, the Lok Sabha passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which seeks to deregulate food items, including cereals, pulses and onion.

The farmers have warned that any MP from the state who support these bills will not be allowed to enter the villages.