The total number of cases has increased to 5,19,860 in Tamil Nadu.
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Chennai: Tamil Nadu registered 5,652 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to the state's heath department. The total number of cases has increased to 5,19,860 in TN. The state has been seeing a slight decrease in the new number of Covid infections everyday.
The state saw 57 Covid fatalities today. The overall death toll has increased to 8,559.
Chennai city recorded 983 fresh cases, while other districts reported 4,669 new infections.
The matter came to light on Wednesday at SPS Government Hospital, Rishikesh where a doctor was doing this for money, officials at the hospital said requesting anonymity.
The probe will seek to find out for how long the racket was going on at the hospital.
Rishikesh:
A government hospital in Uttarakhand allegedly issued OPD slips to people certifying that they have no symptoms of COVID-19, without conducting an RT-PCR test, prompting the administration to launch an inquiry into the matter.
Mostly such fake certificates were issued in violation of ICMR guidelines to migrant workers who wanted to go to other districts in search of work.
The matter came to light on Wednesday at SPS Government Hospital, Rishikesh where a doctor was doing this for money, officials at the hospital said requesting anonymity.
They also produced a sample of one such OPD slip issued by the doctor bearing his signature and the stamp of the hospital as a proof.
When contacted Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Om Prakash on Wednesday said a detailed enquiry is being ordered into the matter.
The probe will seek to find out for how long the racket was going on at the hospital and how many doctors were involved in it, he said.
Chief Medical Superintendent NS Tomar said as per the guidelines of the Centre and the Indian Council of Medical Research an RT-PCR test alone can certify whether or not a person is suffering from COVID-19.
IPL 2020 KKR Squad: Kolkta Knight Riders Full Player List
The KKR is gearing up in full swing to take on the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League. This is the list of Indian and overseas players in the squad
The IPL 2020 will be taking place in the UAE starting from September 19th till November 10th.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is an Indian Premier League team. They will be playing their first match against Mumbai Indians on September 23rd.
The Kolkata Knight Riders won their first IPL trophy in the year 2012 by defeating the Chennai Super Kings in the final match. KKR again lifted the trophy in 2014 by defeating the Kings XI Punjab in the 2014 IPL finals.
The New Zealand star Brendon McCullum will be playing the role of the head coach for the KKR team. Dinesh Karthik will be leading the team as the Captain to try and win the IPL trophy for the 3rd time.
The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta. KKR’s official theme, Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re, became quite popular among IPL lovers because of the screen presence of the Bollywood star Shah rukh Khan.
This season, Harry Gurney, the left-arm medium fast bowler from England will not be playing for KKR because of a shoulder injury. However, the team has not yet named a replacement for him.This would have been his second IPL if he continued to play on field.
IPL 2020 will be played adhering to strict COVID-19 guidelines provided by the government and the cricket authorities. All the 8 teams had to undergo a mandatory quarantine period for one week before they were allowed to take a hit in the nets.
Seedings For Champions League Draw Confirmed By UEFA
Bayern Munich celebrating their Champions League triumph. (Photo Credit: Reuters)
Bayern Munich, Sevilla, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Zenit St. Petersburg and Porto are placed in Pot 1 for the Champions League draw.
Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 8:13 PM IST
Three Italian clubs were put in the pot of third-seeded teams on Wednesday for next month’s Champions League draw.
The third- and fourth-seeded pots will be completed when the final six places in the 32-team group stage are decided in qualifying rounds by Sept. 30.
Current rankings ensure the third-seeded teams include Inter Milan, Lazio and Atalanta, who have rarely qualified for the Champions League in recent seasons. Atalanta was minutes away from reaching the semifinals last season as a fourth-seeded team in its debut appearance in the competition.
The top-seeded pot includes the winners of the Champions League and Europa League Bayern Munich and Sevilla and the champions of the six highest-ranked national leagues, excluding Germany because Bayern won the Bundesliga. The other league champions are Real Madrid, Liverpool, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Zenit St. Petersburg and Porto.
Teams are allocated to the other three pots according to their UEFA ranking based on Champions League and Europa League results over the past five years.
The second-seeded pot includes Barcelona, Atltico Madrid, Manchester City, Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea and Ajax.
Borussia Moenchengladbach and Rennes will be seeded fourth.
In the draw on Oct. 1, groups cannot include two teams from the same country. Games will tart on Oct. 20.
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Former IAAF President Lamine Diack Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Corruption
Former IAAF President Lamine Diack Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Corruption
Lamine Diack was found guilty of corruption charges and of breach of trust. The guilty verdict represented a spectacular fall from grace for the 87-year-old, who was the head of the IAAF from 1999-2015
September 16, 2020 00:00 ISTFormer IAAF President Lamine Diack Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Corruption
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Former track federation president Lamine Diack was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for his role in a scheme that allowed Russian athletes who paid hush money to keep competing when they should have been suspended for doping. (More Cricket News)
The guilty verdict in a Paris court represented a spectacular fall from grace for the 87-year-old Diack, who was the powerful head of the IAAF from 1999-2015.
The court also sentenced Diack to another two years of suspended jail time and fined him 500,000 euros (USD 590,000).
Diack was found guilty of multiple corruption charges and of breach of trust but acquitted of a money laundering charge.
At Diack's trial in June, prosecutors requested a four-year jail term and a fine of 500,000 euros (USD 590,000).
Diack, wearing a white robe, sat impassive in front of the chief judge as she read out the guilty verdict and sentence.
The judge, Rose-Marie Hunault, detailed his role in the payoff scheme, dubbed "full protection," that squeezed Russian athletes suspected of doping of about 3.2 million euros (USD 3.74 million) in hush money.
"The money was paid in exchange for a program of 'full protection,'" she said, adding the scheme allowed athletes who should have been suspended "purely and simply to escape sanctions."
The court also handed guilty verdicts to five other people, including Diack's son, Papa Massata Diack, who worked as an IAAF marketing consultant. The judge said USD 15 million was funneled to the younger Diack's companies, including commissions and money creamed off contracts and the sale of TV rights and other transactions while his father was in charge at the IAAF.
The younger Diack lives in Senegal, which has refused to extradite him. He was not in court for the verdict and did not attend the six-day hearing in June. The court sentenced him in his absence to five years in prison and a fine of 1 million euros (USD 1.17 million).
(AP)
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IPL 2020 CSK Full Squad: Chennai Super Kings Full Player List
The Indian Premier League will kick start with a face-off between the defending champions Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings.
The Indian Premier League 2020 is all set to commence from September 19. The 53 days-long tournament will be held in United Arab Emirates at three venues – Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. The final match of the league will be played on November 10.
This year, a total of eight teams are part of the IPL, including Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals.
The division of matches is such that 24 matches will be held in Dubai, 20 in Abu Dhabi and 12 in Sharjah. All the first matches of the day will commence from 3:30PM IST and all evening matches will begin from 7:30PM IST.
The Indian Premier League will kick start with a face-off between the defending champions Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings.
The squad of the Chennai Super Kings includes some of the famous names of the season. However, Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh have stepped out of the league citing personal reasons.
Take a look at the expertise of the Chennai Super Kings squad:
Wicketkeepers
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Jagadeesan N
Batsmen
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Francois Du Plessis
Ambati Rayudu
Murali Vijay
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Jagadeesan N
All-Rounders
Dwayne Bravo
Ravindra Jadeja
Shane Watson
Piyush Chawla
Kedar Jadhav
Karn Sharma
Mitchell Santner
Sam Curran
Bowlers
Imran Tahir
Deepak Chahar
Shardul Thakur
Lungisani Ngidi
Josh Hazlewood
KM Asif
Monu Kumar
R Sai Kishore
Take a look at the international players who are the part of the squad for the Indian Premier League 2020:
Josh Hazlewood (Bowler)
Sam Curran (All-rounder)
Mitchell Santer (All-rounder)
Lungisani Ngidi (Bowler)
Imran Tahir (Bowler)
Shane Watson (All Rounder)
Francois Du Plessis (Batsman)
Dwayne Bravo (All-rounder)
The captain of the Chennai Super Kings team for Indian Premier League 2020 will be Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
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Samsung really wants its flagship phone to stand out. Given the industry’s constraints, it can’t do that with internal hardware, but what it can do is innovate on design. To its credit, Samsung has been at it for three years now and it this is the closest it has come to perfection. You know what they say though? Perfection doesn’t exist. So, despite the Samsung Galaxy S8’s impressive design, there are gaping holes too.
SEO and trends dictate that we review the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ separately, but frankly speaking, they’re the same smartphones. The differences are minor, so for this review, I’ll simply point out the stuff that differs. You can read the rest in the Galaxy S8+ review.
Build and Design
Smaller, lighter, but just as curved and slippery as the Galaxy S8+. That’s the best way to describe the Galaxy S8. We had the midnight black variant of this one too, and yes, it does have a certain affinity to fingerprints. To be absolutely frank, I personally don’t mind this, because it still feels excellent to hold and as premium as it gets.
That said, I can’t get over the fact that there’s a lot to break on this phone. Gorilla Glass 5 is tough, but it’s still glass that can be broken. Considering you have glass on both sides, using a case is warranted. That, though means you’ll lose the excellent design language and ergonomics.
Speaking of ergonomics, I recommend you risk it and take advantage of them. The Galaxy S8’s back is slippery, but it’s tall and narrow body provides excellent grip. Not once did I feel like the phone would slip out of my hands, even when I woke up all sleepy eyed in the morning and turned off my alarms.
The buttons
I said in the Galaxy S8+ review that button placement was awkward on that phone, and it’s exactly the opposite here. Depending on which hand you’re holding it in, the power on/off button falls right below your thumb/index finger. The volume rocker and Bixby button are also easy to reach without shifting your grip.
The on-screen home, back and recents button work as they should and the phone is narrower than the Galaxy S8, meaning your finger reaches across the screen without a hassle. Apps like Asphalt 8 will use the full 18.5:9 aspect ratio, so you’ll be using the pressure sensitive home button more often. To explain: the Galaxy S8 has a pressure sensitive home button right below the on-screen version appears. You can press down here at any time to return home.
The fingerprint scanner and other biometrics
You’ll find the fingerprint sensor on the back, next to the camera. It’s a new but awkward place to put it on and I do wish Samsung had at least used an indented or raised design here, but this still works on the Galaxy S8, due to its smaller size. It took about a day to get used to, but it’s fast once you’re done.
The Iris Scanner and Face Unlock features also worked on the Galaxy S8. Although, like the bigger phone, they aren’t really dependable here either. You can’t keep both of these features turned on at the same time, and I do recommend using the Iris Scanner over the face unlock. It’s a better solution for low light conditions and faster. Once again though, neither of these are as dependable or seamless as the fingerprint scanner.
I could go on about the design of this smartphone, but everything else you need to know will be found in the Galaxy S8+ review linked above.
Display
It’s hard to believe that this is a 5.8 inch display panel. Univisium aspect ratio makes it taller, but watching content on the Galaxy S8 is much simpler than its elder brother. You still get pillarboxing effects, but only on the two sides and none on the Edge panels. Colour reproduction, saturation and touch sensitivity and feel remain just as good, underscored by excellent black levels and contrast ratio. It achieves nearly luminance readings of nearly 800 Lux, making it one of the brightest displays out there.
Battery
You make a slight compromise with the battery on this device and frankly speaking, a 3000 mAh battery is small by today’s standards. In the Galaxy S8’s case, size does matter and the battery lasts about two-three hours less than the bigger variant. On the PC Mark test, the Galaxy S8 lasted 8 hours 57 minutes on the PC Mark Work 2.0 Battery test.
On regular usage, the phone gets you by about 10 hours during the day. I got the same with some camera usage, about 10 phones calls and just over an hour of gaming. Brightness was set on auto throughout the day, and I spent about two hours in the sun, pushing screen brightness to above medium levels.
It’s the industry standard when it comes to flagships today, but really, it’s about time companies focus on this aspect too. Samsung’s competitors, including Apple, may not be doing much either but for a company looking to have its phone stand out, a bigger battery would have been a better idea.
Performance, Camera, Audio Quality and UI
All of these are mostly the same on the Galaxy S8 and S8+. So, you can simply head over to that review to learn about them.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 is noticeably smaller than the S8+, but its screen size differs by only 0.2 inches. Hence, graphics performance and other performance elements are the same too. As always, Samsung also chose the Exynos 8895 SoC for this one instead of the Snapdragon 835.
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Bottomline
If I had to pick between the two Samsung flagships this year, I would definitely go with the Galaxy S8. That’s because I’m a stickler for compact devices. However, its 5.8 inch display allows enough screen real estate for big phones lovers too. The Galaxy S8, like its cousin, is an incremental update in terms of performance and camera. However, unless Apple, LG, HTC or anyone else can come up with a better design, this is the best looking smartphone this year.
I recommend this to anyone looking for a phone you can show off, but I do have to warn you too. Just like last year, the Galaxy S8 is also prone to slowing down because it runs on Android.
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Twitter reportedly took action after it was questioned for the three-year-old tweet
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Twitter has flagged the tweet saying it violated its rules
T Raja Singh was recently banned by Facebook for hate speech
Twitter has not taken any action up until now
Twitter has removed a tweet by BJP politician T Raja Singh that was posted in September 2017. In the tweet carrying a video, the BJP Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Telangana urged Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and citizens of the country to deport Rohingya Muslim immigrants. The 42-year-old politician also used a hashtag #DeportRohingyaMuslims. He posted a similar message on Facebook that eventually pushed the social media giant to ban him permanently from the platform.
The tweet posted on September 12, 2017 by Singh is no longer available for access and is shown with a message saying it violated the Twitter rules. TechCrunch reports that the social network took the action after it was questioned about the three-year-old tweet.
“Twitter has zero-tolerance policies in place to address threats of violence, abuse and harassment, and hateful conduct. If we identify accounts that violate these rules, we'll take enforcement action. Upon investigation, the referenced Tweet was actioned for violating our policies,” a Twitter spokesperson told Gadgets 360.
Twitter added that under its Hateful Conduct Policy, it does not tolerate the abuse or harassment of people on the basis of religion, age, caste, disability or disease and take down content that is in violation of our Twitter Rules including dehumanising language. It recorded a 47 percent increase in the number of accounts actioned, as compared to the last reporting period, Twitter noted in its latest transparency report.
Singh was seen in the tweet encouraging his followers to share the message so that every “Hindu and [other] Indians” would see it. This was, however, not the first time when the politician made a questionable comment on social media. For a similar post, Facebook earlier this month had decided to ban him from its platform and Instagram.
“We have banned Raja Singh from Facebook for violating our policy prohibiting those that promote or engage in violence and hate from having a presence on our platform,” a Facebook spokesperson had said, while announcing the move against the controversial BJP leader.
However, Singh claimed on Twitter that he had not been using Facebook since April 2019 and thus the banning didn't make any difference.
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Australia Pushes Trade With India As Row With China Exposes Dependence
Australia Pushes Trade With India As Row With China Exposes Dependence
New enrollments of international students from India expanded 32% in 2019 from a year earlier and it's the fastest growing major market for Australian services.
Australia's services exports have been experiencing a quiet tectonic shift over the past 18 months.
Australia's escalating tensions with Beijing have shown up its reliance on China trade and propelled a push to increase links with Asia's other giant economy, India.
New enrollments of international students from India expanded 32% in 2019 from a year earlier and it's the fastest growing major market for Australian services. India has overtaken China as the largest source of net migration to Australia, and its diaspora is the third largest Down Under, just behind China and the U.K.
India's swelling population -- set to overtake China's in 2027 -- suggests ongoing opportunities for Australia to diversify a trade portfolio that currently makes it the developed world's most China-dependent economy. The need to switch things up has accelerated as ties sank to their lowest ebb in 30 years after Canberra's calls for an international inquiry into Covid-19's origins was taken by Beijing as a political attack, with China imposing barriers on barley, beef and wine from Down Under.
This has Australia looking to its democratic, cricket-loving ally to fill the void. Prime Minister Scott Morrison held a virtual summit with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in June and the two signed a defense agreement and upgraded ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The trade ministers of Japan, India and Australia recently agreed to work toward achieving supply chain resilience in the Indo-Pacific region.
"We can sell India education, health care, and there's potential in science and technology," said Ian Hall, a professor of international relations at Griffith University in Queensland. "It's much more the consumer market of India's growing middle class than goods."
Yet trade with India has its own challenges. Its government is wedded to economic nationalism, as showcased last year when it pulled out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership designed to free up trade.
Delhi wants to send lots of people to Australia on work visas and doesn't want to reduce tariffs, according to former Australian Trade Minister Craig Emerson, who initiated the Australia-India free trade negotiations in 2011, resulting in a two-way trade around just one tenth of China-Australia shipments.
"India is highly concerned about its trade deficit," said Lai-Ha Chan, a political scientist at the University of Technology in Sydney, who notes that after signing free trade agreements with South Korea and Japan, India's trade deficit with those nations ballooned. "It would be very worried about Australian farm products, like dairy, harming Indian farmers."
Australia's most valuable export -- iron ore -- hasn't been caught in China's cross hairs yet, perhaps due to a lack of alternative suppliers. Yet Beijing appears to be giving itself greater flexibility, with Emerson noting that China is buying ore carriers that improve the economics of long-distance shipping from Brazil and purchasing Guinea mines.
"It's entirely possible China, once it gets all three mineral provinces in a row -- Guinea, Brazil and Australia -- will play one off against the other to get a better price," he said. "If you're China, you'd say 'where's our vulnerability? Iron ore. So let's diversify, let's fix that.' They may never need to activate it, but it's there, it's available."
Australia's services exports have been experiencing a quiet tectonic shift over the past 18 months. In education, growth in Indian enrollments has seen the number of Indian student visa holders eclipse Chinese students. While China's dominance of Australia's goods exports reflects commodities demand, in the employment-intensive services sector China's importance has been challenged by a doubling of services exports to India over the past two years.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Premier League games continue to be played behind closed doors
The English Football League will continue to stage pilots with up to 1,000 fans at matches this weekend, following approval from the government.
Championship, League One and League Two clubs were asked to put in requests by Tuesday in order for their plans to be signed off in time.
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden will meet sports bodies on Wednesday.
However, a decision is unlikely to be reached this week on the planned return of spectators to sport from 1 October.
The English Football League (EFL) said the pilots were an "important step" for fans' safe return.
Those in local lockdown areas were told they would not receive permission to take part in the test events.
In a letter to clubs on Tuesday, the EFL's head of policy John Nagle said: "We cannot guarantee at this stage that all clubs that would like to stage a pilot will be given permission to do so, as only a limited number will be approved.
"We are still in discussions with regard to pilot matches on other dates."
Nagle said that "the next 48 hours are likely to be critical in terms of determining the direction of travel" regarding the potential return of supporters.
He asked clubs to lobby local MPs, urging them to "make representations on behalf of you, their local club, to government" and added that football was facing "an impending financial crisis as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic".
Nagle also said key messages clubs should highlight to MPs were that: "Football now wishes to see the government give the green light to the return of crowds from the beginning of October as originally planned, as will be the case in many other European countries including Belgium, Germany, France, Denmark, Austria, Poland and Switzerland.
"Failure to do so, or to at least provide any credible roadmap back to the return of fans in the near future, could have catastrophic consequences for many football clubs and the communities they represent."
He apologised for the "late notice and short timescales" but said: "We are very much in the government's hands on this one."
An EFL spokesman said it remained "in discussions with the government about the pilot programme which may include a limited number of further pilot matches during September with capacity limited to 1,000".
"The League is clear in its view that social distancing can be applied safely in football stadia and that having crowds at matches is an absolutely essential part of helping to protect club finances, which remain under extreme pressure," they added.
"Therefore, the successful delivery of further pilots will be an important step towards getting larger numbers of fans into grounds safely."
Last week, the government restricted pilot events to 1,000 spectators after a rise in coronavirus cases, and said plans for grounds to be up to a third full from 1 October would be reviewed.
The Premier League has already written to the government over pilot plans and says around £100m per month will be lost by clubs across the leagues while matches continue behind closed doors.
It is one of a number of sports bodies to have voiced concerns at the financial impact of an extended period with empty venues.
Nigel Huddleston, Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage, has written to former sports minister Tracey Crouch MP to state that despite changes to Covid-19 restrictions, the UK government is hopeful fans can attend events under socially distanced conditions from 1 October.
National League chairman Brian Barwick has warned that clubs risk suffering "severe economic hardship" and players will go unpaid unless the government allows fans into its stadiums next month.
Barwick has written to Dowden to express his concern.
"Unlike the upper echelons of English professional football, the National League restart depends upon crowds being allowed back in stadiums as live attendance is by far the largest source of income," he said.
"If a decision is made to delay or to cancel the return of fans, it is feared many players and staff may go unpaid due to the shortfall in match day income and the furlough scheme being discontinued.
"Furthermore, in the absence of a credible pathway for the return of spectators, it is feared that clubs could suffer severe economic hardship, and that community assets may fall out of use."
'We wouldn't last the season'
On Monday, the second pilot fixture in rugby union's Premiership took place as 1,000 spectators attended Gloucester's match with Harlequins.
Meanwhile, a report in the Times on Tuesday claims attendances could be restricted to between 1,000 and 2,500 from 1 October, depending on the coronavirus infection rate.
Gloucester chief executive Lance Bradley told BBC Radio 4 that level of restriction would be "a disaster" if put in place for the remainder of the season.
"We simply have to get fans back in reasonable numbers as soon as possible to ensure the game survives," said Bradley. "We can't keep going losing money with 1,000 or 2,000 fans.
"In the end, that would be a disaster. There are clubs in a worse position than us but we would find it very difficult.
"We wouldn't be able to make it through the season if we were only allowed crowds of 2,500."
'The consequences could be very serious for Silverstone'
Silverstone managing director Stuart Pringle said the track needs to get a full crowd back for next summer's British Grand Prix as a reduced capacity is not sustainable for its business.
"If we had no fans here next year - and in fact if we are required to run with a reduced number of fans here next year - the consequences could be very, very serious for Silverstone," he told BBC Sport.
"We have had a truly dreadful 2020. We are burning through cash at an alarming rate. You cannot run a 550 acre site with no revenue coming in or very, very reduced revenue.
"If we are not hitting a level that is very, very far above 50%, then we are not even breaking even. I don't want to run with a reduced audience next year because it will simply make us lose more money, quicker - and we cannot sustain that.
"If we are not there, Silverstone will be in a dire place."
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No Central Data on Death, Injury to People During Lockdown Enforcement: Govt in Rajya Sabha
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Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy's written reply in Rajya Sabha came in response to Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge's question in this regard.
Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 2:25 PM IST
The Centre on Wednesday said it has no data on death or injury caused to people in enforcing the countrywide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy's written reply in Rajya Sabha came in response to Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge's question in this regard.
"Data pertaining to complaints and cases registered, First Information Report (FIR) regarding harassment, injury, death of individuals in enforcing the COVID-19 lockdown across the country is not maintained centrally," Reddy said.
The minister also said police and public order are State subjects as per 7th schedule of the Constitution of India. Hence, the actions are taken by the respective State governments, he said. Kharge had asked whether there has been any instance of excessive police measures leading to harassment, injury, death of individuals in enforcing the COVID-19 lockdown across the country and if so, the details.
Kangana Ranaut vs Jaya Bachchan: Netizens share old video of Shweta Bachchan
Updated : Sep 16, 2020, 17:26 IST
After her ugly spat with Shiv Sena, Bollywood’s firebrand actress Kangana Ranaut war of words with veteran actress and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan has grabbed the headlines. After Jaya Bachchan indirectly slammed Kangana for calling the industry a 'gutter', the ‘Panga’ actress took to her social media handle and dragged Shweta Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan in her argument. Now, netizens are sharing an old video of Shweta Bachchan alleging that she is in an inebriated state. Check out the video for more details.
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Rajnath Singh Expected To Take Questions On China After Opposition Outcry
Rajnath Singh Expected To Take Questions On China After Opposition Outcry
The Congress had walked out of parliament on Tuesday after the government refused a discussion in the Lok Sabha on face-off with China.
Rajnath Singh spoke in the Lok Sabha on the India-China standoff on Tuesday. (File)
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Questions by the opposition in parliament on the India-China tension in Ladakh are expected to be answered by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, with the government finally agreeing to give clarifications in a session that has seen uproar over shrinking opportunities for discussions.
Mr Singh is expected to speak in the upper house Rajya Sabha around noon on what the government calls China's provocation along the de-facto border between the two countries called the Line of Actual Control or LAC and India's response.
The Defence Minister spoke on the subject in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, saying India is "very serious about issues of sovereignty" and the country is prepared for "all contingencies" to ensure that it is maintained.
Detailing a key meeting between him and his Chinese counterpart at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet hosted by Russia, Mr Singh said he made it clear that India wants to resolve this issue in a peaceful manner and "want the Chinese side to work with us". But "there should also be no doubt about our determination to protect India's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Mr Singh told parliament as it resumed after more than five months.
The repeated Congress attacks on the issue made it a prime subject for a government statement as parliament resumed for monsoon session on Monday.
However, the government's refusal to a discussion after the minister's statement, in view of the "sensitivity" of the matter, led to a Congress walkout.
The party, which had repeatedly demanded that the government explain the "real situation" in Ladakh, on Tuesday carried placards that read, "We want a discussion on China and PM must answer".
As the Speaker refused to allow the party's leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Chowdhury to speak, the Congress members staged a walkout to register their protest.
The face-off with China had rapidly escalated and on June 15, 20 Indian soldiers were killed in the line of duty - a first in more than four decades. Even after that, there have been repeated attempts by the Chinese troops to recapture the heights occupied by the Indian soldiers.
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Micromax Canvas 6 detailed review
Micromax has come a long way. From being a quintessential budget smartphone maker, to a company that truly takes on global brands. Micromax, though, has run into a lot of roadblocks recently, especially from Chinese manufacturers. The company went for a complete brand revamp, led by the Micromax Canvas 6, the company’s first metallic smartphone. Did it get back in competition? Here’s what I found over a week of using this phone.
Build and Design
The Micromax Canvas 6 shared similar ergonomics as the OnePlus One, although it’s made of metal rather than Sandstone. Further, unlike most other phones (especially from Micromax) in the sub-15k price bracket, the Canvas 6 has a much bolder design. The edges are not curved or rounded, there is a nice chamfer along the edges and the rear camera sits in a glass encasing at the back. There are no rough edges, even the two physical buttons and sandblasted back of the phones, feel quite premium.
It feels like a mid-ranged flagship. However, in one week of usage, I felt that the physical buttons are a little tough to presses. Also, the power key didn’t respond to presses for days at a time. During this time, the fingerprint scanner was the only way to unlock the phone. The power button started to respond after three days.
Display and UI
While the Canvas 6 has a good display, it is not without its shortcomings. It has good colour reproduction, but is slightly warm. The viewing angles are also good, but the display is quite reflective, causing issues under sunlight. Sunlight visibility in general isn’t great either, and there’s no Gorilla Glass protection here.
As for UI, there aren't any major changes from what we have usually seen from Micromax. The only exception is the Around service, which is now being integrated in Micromax devices as well. With this, you can order food, buy products, call cabs, books flights and more. It is available from the extreme-left panel of the home screen, placed where multiple other companies put curated content and news feeds. It has an easy, intuitive interface, and is easy to navigate. Overall, it is a nice addition to have. The rest of the UI is quite familiar, and offer only subtle changes over the stock Android interface. Familiarity with interface is a good thing to have, and Micromax scores well here.
Before we move further, there is one mentionable feature: Turbo Download. According to Micromax, this feature provides better download speeds for larger files by combining both WLAN and 3G/4G data. However, in my tests with the feature ON, the device either downloaded on WLAN or on mobile data, and never on both. It is theoretically a good feature, and maybe this was an isolated issue, but this calls for wider tests to be undertaken.
Performance
The MediaTek Helio X10-powered Micromax Canvas 6 may not be the fastest phone around, but is definitely the most powerful smartphone that Micromax has made till date. This previous generation SoC, combined with 3GB of RAM, manages to provide decent performance for everyday usage. The last time we saw the Helio X10 on a budget smartphone, it was the LeEco Le 1s and it came out to be a very good performer, thanks to good optimisation by the Chinese OEM. However, compared to the Le 1s, the Canvas 6 is unable to offer that level of performance. To be quite precise, the Micromax Canvas 6 is only 70 percent as powerful as the LeEco Le 1s, and definitely miles behind the likes of LeEco Le 2 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, our presently reigning budget smartphones. It works if you are not a power user, and your work day includes apps like messages, Facebook, YouTube or music streaming apps like Gaana. Less demanding games such as Alto’s Adventure and Mekorama also worked quite smoothly, without any major lags. However, heavy games such as Asphalt 8 lagged constantly and consistently, from the moment I started playing.
Heating is another issue with this phone. With 4G enabled, the Canvas 6 remains warm at almost all the time, and becomes uncomfortably hot (crossing 45 degrees centigrades) after only a minute of calling. This may also be a software issue, which can be resolved via an update. If not, this is a major issue.
Battery
As far as our previous encounters with MediaTek Helio X10-powered smartphones fare, it hasn't been very battery-friendly. Previous smartphones offering a similar hardware setup like the LeEco Le 1s offered about 7 hours of battery life. The Micromax Canvas 6 is no better and offers similar battery life, especially with a 4G-enabled SIM. Processor-intensive tasks such as gaming or video streaming burn through the battery at a higher rate. An average day with about half an hour of gaming, half a dozen calls, streaming videos on YouTube and music for more than two hours lead to charging the device about twice each day.
Camera
The Micromax Canvas 6 has a 13MP rear camera. Photographs taken by the rear camera, even in amply lit environment, offer average detail. However, the focussing is really slow, and the camera is often unable to lock focus properly. Colour accuracy is off the mark, and photographs have a cool hue that often ruins most photographs. Under low light conditions, there is a lot of noise that renders photographs unimpressive. Overall, the image quality of the Micromax Canvas 6’s camera is average. The front-facing camera is rather poor, as photographs come out blurry and overexposed at times.
The camera app on the Canvas 6 is nothing different, and like the UI, looks and behaves exactly the same as we have seen on previous Micromax smartphones. The shutter response is acceptable, and the UI is functional. They are not blazing fast, but neither do they stutter.
Bottomline
The Micromax Canvas 6 might be the flagship smartphone that Micromax is putting its hopes on, but in reality, it is barely average. The build quality is underwhelming, and although the design is decent and the UI remains intuitive, they are not enough to redeem the sub-par camera, battery life and performance, three key aspects that rule smartphones. In the sub-15k category, you can have far better options such as the LeEco Le 2 or the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.
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Parliament monsoon session: 478.1 Acres Needed For Ayodhya Airport Phase 1: Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
478.1 Acres Needed For Ayodhya Airport Phase 1: Civil Aviation Minister
Timeline for start and completion of Ayodhya airport project depends on factors such as land acquisition, clearances, financial closure, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri told the parliament.
The Uttar Pradesh government has set aside Rs 525.92 crore for Ayodhya airport land. (Representational)
New Delhi:
The Airports Authority of India, AAI, has said it requires 478.1 acres land for phase 1 of the Ayodhya airport, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
The state government has informed that they have earmarked Rs 525.92 crore for acquiring the land so far, he said, adding that the requirement is based on an assessment of the existing Ayodhya airport by AAI's multi-disciplinary team which visited the city in December last year.
"The pre-feasibilty study was done so the airport can handle wide-bodied aircrafts. The airport is suitable for development in two phases, with the expected rise in passenger traffic in Ayodhya," Mr Puri said, adding that the timeline for start and completion of the project depends on factors such as land acquisition, clearances, financial closure.
Last week, in an e-meeting with Mr Puri Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had extended his "full support" to all airport-related development work.
It is targeted that the Ayodhya Ram Temple, whose groundbreaking ceremony was done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 5, can be completed by 2024.
The temple is likely to elevate Ayodhya as an international religious destination, and the Yogi Adityanath government plans to capitalize on this to generate employment by creating supporting infrastructure, including a new railway station and upgrading the national highway.
Despite dominating politics in north India for decades, Ayodhya had been a sleepy little town. As of now, it has one airstrip for use by VIPs.
Odd placement of the Quick Launcher and power button
Verdict
The BlackBerry DTEK 50 has a good display and very smooth overall performance, but lags behind the competition when it comes to the camera, battery life and built-in storage. It's just not the perfect smartphone to buy.
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Once upon a time, when the iPhone wasn’t a reality, there was BlackBerry. BlackBerry phones possessed three very important features – an awesome keyboard, good battery life and push mail, combined with BBM, which made it the ultimate communication device. Then the iPhone launched and the rest as they say is history.
We have seen BlackBerry try to launch smartphones like the Priv and the DTEK 60 that try to address one key issue – security. They do pack in the bells and whistles expected from a flagship device, but for some reason the additional security wasn’t enough to sway customers back towards the BlackBerry camp.
Today we have with us the BlackBerry DTEK 50. The smartphone looks a lot like the Alcatel Idol 4 and is priced at Rs. 21,990. However, the sub 25k price point is packed with devices that offer users a bang for their buck. Does the Blackberry DTEK50 have enough to sway customers in its favour?
Build and Design
The Blackberry DTEK 50 is a well built device. It has a textured back and the camera, along with a dual-tone LED flash, that sits snug in a corner. You have the standard BlackBerry Logo on the center of the back. The textured finish ensures a very good grip, and the the form factor is perfect for single handed use.
The front of the Blackberry DTEK 50 has a prominent forehead and chin. The forehead houses a front facing camera and ambient light sensor. Above and below the display, we have the front firing speakers. They aren’t the loudest, but the fact that they are front firing, does help. They also produce a stereo effect. The audio is quite clear from these speakers.
The bottom of the device has a micro-USB port. That's an interesting choice from BlackBerry, given that the world is moving towards an USB-C future. Nonetheless, it's handy for those upgrading from a smartphone with micro-USB connectivity. I’m pretty sure you have a microUSB cable lying in a drawer/car somewhere.
The top houses the headphone jack, while the left of the phone has the power button. This position would have been fine if BlackBerry didn’t have this prominent round button on the right that rests under the volume rocker. This is a “shortcut” button and can be mapped to launch an app you use frequently. It is very confusing and throughout my review process, I kept pressing it to wake the device. It's a problem when you're already used to a power button.
Overall, Blackberry has nailed the design of a functional compact phone. The textured back ensures a good grip and the 5.2-inch form factor makes it easy for single-handed use. The device may be simple looking, but the amount of functionality in this simple build is extremely good. Just like a business suit.
Display and UI
The DTEK 50 has a 5.2-inch IPS LCD display, with a resolution of 1920x1080 and a pixel density of 424 ppi. The display is bright and produces neutral colours. Watch trailers like Spider-Man Homecoming, Kubo and the Two Strings or the Secret Lives of Pets and you will see how vibrant it looks. However, sunlight visibility isn’t the best.
The display has maximum luminance of 595 Lux, which is about the average for this price range. It is however a good display for everyday activities like YouTube videos, typing, social media, etc.
BlackBerry has used a predominantly stock Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with some BlackBerry tweaks.
One tweak that I really love is the keyboard. It's an absolute pleasure to type on and predicts words you may use by simply swiping up on the predicted word.
Coming to other additions, there is a menu that can be launched by swiping from the edge of the display. You have access to shortcuts like calendar, messages, to do and contacts. The slider is just like the edge display on the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge – it has very little utility. You will forget about it easily, especially if you are used to having a lot of widgets on the home screens.
The device comes preloaded with BBM and DTEK security.
DTEK security is a good app to have if you are finicky about security, and will show you what apps are accessing the camera, microphone, etc. There are a bunch of third party apps available on Google Play that do the same.
Overall, the display has good colour reproduction but average brightness, and the UI is close to stock, which is good and the keyboard is nice. The security additions will appeal to some and the added slider doesn’t add utility. If the extra button on the right of the device could be used to unlock the device, then it would help but I forgot about that too after the initial novelty wore off.
Performance
As an everyday device, I didn’t face any issues with the performance of the BlackBerry DTEK 50. The phone ran all the apps quite well, including apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, Threes, Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc. From opening apps to switching between them, there wasn’t any significant issue. Sure, there were times when you notice a stutter while switching between apps frequently, but it wasn't significant enough to be detrimental.
If there is one thing that really annoys me about the BlackBerry DTEK 50, it’s the mere 16GB built-in storage. Thankfully you can expand the storage via a micro-SD card, but we would have preferred at least 32GB built-in storage. Come on BlackBerry, even Apple has accepted 32GB as base storage now!
The benchmark scores were however not up to mark and that is a problem we have seen with other Snapdragon 617 powered smartphones.
Gaming
I played a lot of Asphalt 8 on the BlackBerry DTEK50. Apart from a little stutter when booting the game for the first time, the experience was smooth. The game ran extremely well on the device and we think credit for that goes to the Adreno 405 GPU. Simpler games like Threes, Pool, etc. are smooth.
Camera
On the back, the BlackBerry DTEK 50 has a 13MP camera. It is average when compared to what the competition has to offer. Colours look oversaturated at times, so reds will look too red and so on. Images also have a lot of noise and the white balance seems off, often. Filters and other forms of post production can help, though. If the camera is of the utmost importance to you then you have the likes of the much cheaper Nubia Z11 Mini, or the similarly priced Zenfone 3 that have better rear cameras than the BlackBerry DTEK 50. If you can increase your budget by a few thousand more, the OnePlus 3 is a much better option as far as the camera is concerned.
On the PC Mark Work 2.0 Battery Test, the device lasts for a little over 5 hours, which is sub-par. A heavy user will have to resort to a charger half-way through the day. The BlackBerry DTEK50 supports Quick Charge 2.0 through the microUSB port, but it takes a little over two hours to reach 100%, which again, is a bummer. You lose between 20 to 25% of battery with about an hour of Netflix, watching and a little under 20% while gaming for about 15 minutes.
Bottomline
Overall, I think the Blackberry DTEK 50 is a decent phone, but it has some striking shortcomings that can’t be ignored. It has a great display and decent front facing speakers, but the battery life of the smartphone is disappointing. The UI is smooth; games run well, even though benchmark scores are low. The keyboard is fantastic, but the battery life is bad. Add to that the fact that 16GB storage will make you cringe, and we have a phone that could have been a whole lot more with minor improvements. If the keyboard is important to you and you don’t want to play games or load heavy apps on the phone, then sure, this is the device for you. However as far as multimedia is concerned (camera and gaming to be specific), you're better off looking at one of the many alternatives.
Sameer Mitha lives for gaming and technology is his muse. When he isn’t busy playing with gadgets or video games he delves into the world of fantasy novels.
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American technology giant Apple Inc is hosting a virtual event on Tuesday where it is expected to announce upgrades to its products and services. Historically, the company’s September keynote event has been about its iPhone and Watch series line-ups. This year, however, the company is likely to bring upgrades to two of its vital hardware lines — the Watch Series and iPad — beyond the iPhones. That said, let’s take a look at what should be expected at the Apple event:
At the event, the Cupertino, California-based technology company is expected to upgrade its Watch Series line-up, likely to be called the Apple Watch Series 6. The smartwatch could bring improvements with regard to performance and functionality. It might be powered by a faster processor for performance gains and improved user interface (WatchOS). As for features, the Watch is expected to get a sensor to monitor blood oxygen saturation, commonly referred to as SpO2. The Watch is likely to come in two sizes (40 mm and 44 mm) and two connectivity variants (WiFi and WiFi + LTE). Besides the Watch Series 6, the company could also unveil its first affordable Watch, likely to be named the Watch SE.
Apple is also expected to upgrade its midrange tablet, the iPad Air, with seasonal upgrades. The upgraded iPad Air would still remain cheaper than the iPad Pro but bring some of the latter’s more premium features. The iPad Air is expected to feature a bigger screen than the current one. Moreover, Apple might add second-generation Apple Pencil support.
Apple One
On the services side, Apple is expected to debut a single-subscription-based bundle service, which might include the Apple TV+, News+, Arcade and Music. Details of the Apple One service are thin right now, but the product is expected to be similar to the Amazon Prime subscription that gives customers access to all Amazon services at a fixed subscription cost.
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks to his office in Downing Street after a cabinet meeting in London, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Work on a major new nuclear power station in Britain will stop after Japanese company Hitachi pulled out of the project.
Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 3:45 PM IST
LONDON: Work on a major new nuclear power station in Britain will stop after Japanese company Hitachi pulled out of the project.
Hitachi halted work on the Horizon Project, located in Wylfa, on the Welsh island of Anglesey. It will also end work on another site located in England after it had been unable to agree on financing with the U.K. government.
The company had been in talks with the British government for years about how it might support the project financially, including through stock and debt investments. It suspended operations last year when a deal couldnt be reached, and said the COVID-19 pandemic made financing difficult.
Hitachi made this decision given that 20 months have passed since the suspension, and the investment environment has become increasingly severe due to the impact of COVID-19,” the company said in a statement.
The suspension was seen as a blow to a British government facing Brexit at the end of the year. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government wants to show it is open to business deals with companies and countries beyond the European Union.
Horizon will now take steps for the orderly closing down of all its current development activities, but will keep the lines of communication open with government and other key stakeholders regarding future options at both our sites, Horizon nuclear power said in a statement.
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CarryMinati Is Not Be A Part Of Bigg Boss 14 Youtuber Bhuvan Bam Gives Epic Reply - CarryMinati बोले, नहीं जा रहा Bigg Boss में - भुवन बाम ने दिया ग़ज़ब का रिएक्शन
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खबर आई कि यूट्यूबर कैरी मिनाटी (CarryMinati) भी बिग बॉस के इस सीजन (Bigg Boss 14) का हिस्सा होंगे. लेकिन अजय नागर (कैरी मिनाटी) ने इन खबरों को खारिज कर दिया है. जिस पर पॉपुलर यूट्यूबर भुवन बाम (Bhuvam Bam) का भी रिएक्शन आया है.
CarryMinati बोले, 'नहीं जा रहा Bigg Boss में', भुवन बाम बोले- 'तू जाएगा...'
सबसे पॉपुलर रिएलिटी शो 'बिग बॉस' (Bigg Boss) जल्दी की शुरू होने जा रहा है. लोगों के मन में अभी भी यही सवाल है कि इस बार बिग बॉस (Bigg Boss-14) के घर में कौन-कौन प्रतियोगी बनकर जाएंगी. हाल ही में खबर आई कि यूट्यूबर कैरी मिनाटी (CarryMinati) भी बिग बॉस के इस सीजन (Bigg Boss 14) का हिस्सा होंगे. वो भी कंटेस्टेंट के तौर पर घर में दाखिल होंगे. खबर तो यहां तक आ गई थी कि उनको शो से पहले मुंबई में क्वारेंटाइन में रखा गया है. लेकिन अजय नागर (कैरी मिनाटी) ने इन खबरों को खारिज कर दिया है. जिस पर पॉपुलर यूट्यूबर भुवन बाम (Bhuvam Bam) का भी रिएक्शन आया है.
यह भी पढ़ें
कैरी मिनाटी आज सुबह से टॉप ट्रेंड कर रहे थे. वो ट्रेंड इसलिए कर रहे थे, क्योंकि उनके बिग-बॉस में जाने की खबर फैल चुकी थी. कैरी मिनाटी ने ट्वीट करते हुए खबर को खारिज कर दिया. उन्होंने ट्विटर पर पोस्ट करते हुए लिखा, 'मैं बिग-बॉस में नहीं जा रहा हूं. आप जो भी पढ़ें, उस पर विश्वास न करें.'
I am not going in Bigg Boss!
Don't believe in everything you read.
बता दें, कैरी मिनाटी ने टिकटॉक पर रोस्ट किया था, जिसके बाद वो भारत में फेमस हो गए थे. उनके वीडियो को खूब पसंद किया गया था. आमिर सिद्दीकी (Amir Siddiqui) नाम के फेमस टिकटॉकर ने यूट्यूबर्स पर वीडियो बनाया तो कैरी मिनाटी ने उनको ही रोस्ट कर दिया था. बाद में यूट्यूब ने इस वीडियो को डिलीट कर दिया था, ट्विटर पर काफी बवाल मचा. फिर कैरी मिनाटी ने एक और वीडियो बनाया और कई टिकटॉकर्स को रोस्ट किया था.
बता दें, बिग बॉस के 14वें सीजन का ग्रैंड प्रीमियर 3 अक्टूबर को होगा. हाल ही में 'बिग बॉस 14' का नया प्रोमो वीडियो भी रिलीज हुआ था, जिसमें सलमान खान (Salman Khan) जंजीरों में जकड़े नजर आ रहे थे. वीडियो को शेयर करते हुए कलर्स टीवी ने बताया था कि बिग बॉस 14 का ग्रैंड प्रीमियर 3 अक्टूबर को होगा.
Horizon Nuclear Power signs at Wylfa Newydd (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (Image: Getty Images)
Hitachi has officially announced it is withdrawing from Wylfa Newydd.
The Anglesey nuclear plant was tipped to bring hundreds of skilled long term jobs to Anglesey but was placed on hold by the Japanese company in January 2019.
Planning for the site continued with hopes it could be restarted but yesterday North Wales Live revealed Hitachi was preparing to walk away from the site.
Hitachi today confirmed that it will "end business operations on the nuclear power plant construction project in the United Kingdom".
They said: "Hitachi made this decision given that 20 months have passed since the suspension, and the investment environment has become increasingly severe due to the impact of COVID-19.
"The Horizon Project is a proposal by Horizon Nuclear Power Limited, which Hitachi acquired in November 2012, to develop nuclear power stations comprising of two units of UK ABWR (2) at Wylfa Newydd in Anglesey, North-West Wales, with the intention to develop Hitachi's nuclear business in the UK and contribute to the energy policy of the UK government, as well as maintaining the business foundation that supports the nuclear industry in Japan.
Wylfa Newydd, latest CGI image of planned nuclear site (Image: Horizon Nuclear Power)
"Hitachi decided to suspend the Project in January 2019, from the viewpoint of Hitachi's economic rationality as a private company because it was clear that further time was needed to decide on a financing structure for the project and the conditions for building and operating the nuclear power stations.
"As a result of this decision to end business operations on the Horizon Project, Hitachi will coordinate with the UK government and relevant organizations regarding its cooperation as the owner of ABWR licence (3) and the handling of the planned construction sites and other matters."
They added: "Hitachi expresses its deepest gratitude to the UK government, the Wales government and residents, the Japanese government and other stakeholders for their continued support and cooperation.
"Hitachi will continue to contribute to improve social, environmental and economic value and people's quality of life through its Social Innovation Business, including the energy business."
This comes ahead of the Development Consent Order(DCO) decision which was due to be announced by Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy(BEIS) Alok Sharma by the end of September.
The development of the two-reactor nuclear site had been expected to be a major source of employment on Anglesey and a boost to the region’s economy.
Hitachi's UK nuclear vehicle Horizon Nuclear Power said it will now take steps for the orderly closing down of all its current development activities, but will keep the lines of communication open with Government and other key stakeholders regarding future options at both our sites.
Chief Executive Duncan Hawthorne said: “I understand this announcement will be disappointing for our many supporters who had hoped to see our project through to completion and I would personally like to thank you for your support throughout our time on this project.
“In particular I would like to thank our lead host community of Anglesey in Wales, represented by the Isle of Anglesey County Council and Welsh Government, and the key representatives around Oldbury.
“I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to the many international, UK and Welsh stakeholders who have supported us in the development of our projects.
“Nuclear power has a critical role to play in helping tackle our energy needs, meeting our climate change targets and levelling up the economy through green growth and job creation.
“Wylfa Newydd on Anglesey and Oldbury on Severn are highly desirable sites for new nuclear build. We will do our utmost to facilitate the prospects for development which will bring the major local, national and environmental benefits that nuclear can uniquely deliver as we push to transition to a net zero carbon economy by 2050.”
Virginia Crosbie, MP for Ynys Môn, said: "Over the past few months I have been working hard with key stakeholders locally and nationally to promote and support this project.
(Image: Handout Photo)
"I know that many people on Ynys Môn will feel disillusioned if there is yet another setback in the plans for Wylfa.
"However, I remain committed to my manifesto pledge to bring quality jobs, skilled employment and investment to Ynys Môn.
"I still believe that the Wylfa site offers great opportunities for the UK Government to deliver both its levelling-up agenda and net-zero carbon objectives.
"It is a prime location for a nuclear energy plant and if Hitachi does withdraw then I will continue to work on the island and in Westminster to seek alternative approaches for the site."
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