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From Bachchan to Bhandarkar, Bollywood remembers 26/11 Mumbai attack

Mumbai terror attack

It has been 10 years since the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack happened, the dark memories of shooting and killing of innocent people by terrorists still flicker alive. The Hindi film fraternity on Monday paid tribute to those who sacrificed their lives.

Producer Ronnie Screwvala and makers of upcoming film “Uri”, based on the Uri attack of September 2016, showed their respect to all those martyred on that day by observing silence across 300 radio stations all over India on Monday morning.

As many as 164 people were killed and over 300 injured after an attack masterminded by the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba was orchestrated in Mumbai on November 26, 2008.

On the tenth anniversary of the attack, Bollywood celebrities like Abhishek Bachchan and Varun Dhawan paid tribute to the victims and martyrs and said it’s a day that can’t be forgotten.

Here’s how celebrities remembered the day via Twitter:

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Wedding to reception: Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh’s not-to-miss photos

The wedding ceremonies of Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh took place in Italy’s scenic Lake Como but the couple kept things fiercely private leaving the celebrity media breathlessly waiting for any information at all.

The couple got hitched in Konkani-South Indian style wedding followed by the Sindhi rituals.

In the Sindhi wedding, the couple twinned in red and gold outfits. Deepika’s dupatta has the blessing ‘Sada Saubhagyavati bhavah’ inscribed in golden letters

In the South Indian style wedding, Ranveer Singh  can be seen wearing a cream-white kurta-dhoti, while DeepikaweedsRanveer looked gorgeous in what appears to be a maroon Kanjeevaram sari

Ranveer shared the first look of their reception with the fans on social media. He looked dapper in a Rohit Bal outfit, a black sherwani with golden embroidery, which complemented Deepika’s liquid-gold Sabyasachi saree.

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Fuel price update: Petrol, diesel rates slashed further on Monday

Fuel price update: Petrol, diesel rates slashed further on Monday

Fuel prices once again witnessed a decline on Monday in New Delhi and Mumbai.

In New Delhi, petrol is being sold at Rs 76.52 per litre after a decrease of 19 paise, and diesel at Rs 71.39 per litre after a decrease of 17 paise.

Meanwhile, in Mumbai petrol price is retailing 19 paise lower at Rs 82.04 per litre and diesel at Rs 74.79 after a decrease of 18 paise.

The rates of fuel across India are witnessing a continuous decline due to a fall in the prices of crude oil.

The United States recently softened its stand on Iran’s sanctions and gave its nod to eight countries to continue importing oil from Iran temporarily. The list of countries includes India, China, South Korea, Japan, Turkey, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, and Taiwan.

Source :- BS

Now, Android 9 Pie will be available in Motorola’s ‘One Power’ smartphone

Motorola One Power

Lenovo-owned Chinese smartphone company Motorola on Friday announced that it has started rolling out the Android 9 Pie software over-the-air (OTA) update to its “One Power” smartphone, replacing Android Oreo.

Android 9 Pie was officially released in August and was initially made available on Google Pixel and OnePlus 6 devices.

Android 9 Pie update is bringing “Motorola One Power” users longer and improved battery life, an entirely new user interface (UI) with redesigned “Quick Settings” and a revamped split-screen option, the company said in a statement.

The update comes with intuitive navigation, simplified volume controls, improved “Do Not Disturb” mode and an easier mechanism to manage notifications along with support for dual SIM dual VoLTE and better low-light imaging.

Motorola’s online-exclusive “One Power” smartphone was launched in September and released in October as the company’s first Android One device in India. It is available on Flipkart for Rs 15,999.

Source :- BS

Down under, ‘King’ Kohli is thunder: Why Aussies are going gaga over Virat

Virat Kohli

The Australians are doing the unthinkable. They are actually lionising the Indian cricket captain, calling him ‘King’ Kohli and using the footage around his exploits with the bat to ask if he will be the first ever Indian Test captain to win a series in Australia. Fox Sports, the official Australian broadcaster for the forthcoming tour of India Down Under, has been running a promo film over the past few days celebrating the success of Virat Kohli, and portraying what a visual delight he is to watch as a batsman.

The accompanying digital campaign centres around ‘Will @imVkohli reign supreme in Australia! #FoxCricket’. But it is the TV commercial that is more effusive. A collage of spectator shots interspersed with Kohli’s batting footage has supers that say, ‘The King is coming’, ‘The World’s Best Batsman Is on Fire’, ‘Fastest ever to 10,000 ODI runs’, ‘2018 ODI Average 133.5’, ‘The first India Test Captain To Win a Series in Australia?’, ‘See every Ball of Kohli this Summer’, ‘Only on FOX Cricket’, ‘King Kohli Australia’, ‘T20 Series begins Wednesday Nov 21’.

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PM Jan Arogya Yojana a game-changer, but it will face these huge challenges

Modicare, Healthcare

There is no doubt that the Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) is the biggest effort ever by any government anywhere in the world to provide health cover. To begin with, the scheme provides assurance up to Rs 500,000 to more than 500 million beneficiaries in the country. There is no limitation of family size. This goes well beyond the cover of Rs 30,000 and family size limited to five under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) launched in 2007.

The government has also put in place an extremely competent team to implement the scheme that has the potential of transforming health care in the country. The traditionalists who have lived with and promoted unadulterated supply-side management of health care would question this approach, but we know what this obsession with supply-side management has done to health care in India. Hence, there is a need to put the money (read entitlement) in the hands of the consumer and allow him to choose between public and private players providing health care. The benefits are portable and the beneficiary can avail of them from any empanelled hospital anywhere in the country. The scheme has started with a bang, with beneficiary numbers rising to 7,000 in a day — quite remarkable indeed!

The scheme will, however, face the real test now as the demands on the health infrastructure as well as the software backbone (borrowed from Andhra’s Arogyashree) will increase. True success will be determined by the ability of the scheme to bring down out-of-pocket expenditure. Let us look at some of the challenges that the scheme is likely to face.

Source :- BS

Royal Enfield launches Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650 in India

Technical specifications

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Both the new bikes are retro styled models. While the Continental GT 650 is a cafe racer — almost identical to the now phased out single-cylinder Continental GT 535 — the Interceptor 650 is a modern classic roadster that derives inspiration from the 60’s Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 Price.

DESIGN

Both RE 650 motorcycles have telescopic front forks and twin spring gas-charged suspension system at the rear. Braking system has 320mm disc at the front and 240mm disc at the rear. Both motorcycles come with Bosch dual-channel ABS (Anti-Lock Braking System), which is offered as standard.

ENGINE

Powering both the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650 is a new 649 cc, air and oil cooled, parallel-twin engine that churns out 47 bhp at 7250 rpm and develops 52 Nm of peak torque at 5250 rpm.. About 80 per cent of the torque is available from 2500 rpm and a flat torque curve results in ample power all the way till about 6000 rpm. Sending power to the rear wheels is a 6-speed gearbox that comes with a slipper clutch, for a lighter lever operation. The bikes are capable of speeds in excess of 160 kmph

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Rafale price can be discussed only if facts on deal can be made public: SC

Rafale jet deal

The Supreme Court Wednesday said any discussion on pricing of the Rafale fighter jets can only take place if the facts on the deal are allowed to come in the public domain.

“The decision we need to take is whether to bring the fact on pricing in public domain or not,” a bench headed by the Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said.

The bench, also comprising justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph, told Attorney General K K Venugopal that without bringing the facts in public domain, there was no question of any debate on pricing.

However, the bench clarified to the attorney general that any discussion on price will be considered if it thinks that it should come in the public domain.

The top court also sought the assistance of any Air Force officer on the issue of procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.

“We are dealing with requirements of the Air Force and would like to ask an Air Force officer on the Rafale jet. We want to hear from an Air force officer and not the official of the Defence Ministry on the issue,” the bench said when Venugopal commenced his arguments on behalf of the Centre.

Venugopal told the bench that an Air Force officer would be reaching within a few minutes.

The attorney general in his arguments defended the secrecy clause related to the pricing of Rafale jets saying,”Our adversaries may get advantages if the entire details on the pricing is disclosed.”

Refusing to divulge details on the pricing aspect, Venugopal said he would not be able to assist the court further on the pricing issue.

“I decided not to peruse it myself as in a case of any leak, my office would be held responsible,” he said.

Source :- BS

Children’s Day 2018: Google doodle inspires children to explore space

Childrens day, google doodle

Google on Wednesday celebrated Children’s Day in India with a doodle inspiring children to explore space. This year, the search engine’s theme for the day’s doodle was “What Inspires You”.

A student from Mumbai, who won the 2018 Doodle 4 Google competition showed her fascination with space exploration. The doodle shows a child looking at a sky dotted with stars with a telescope.

Pingla Rahul created galaxies, planets and spacecraft to represent the vastness of things in space — carefully arranged to form letters in the Google logo.

There were four more group winners that Google chose: a doodle on farmers, animals, wise monkeys and a study desk, the Google blogpost said.

The winners were chosen by Arun Iyer, famous artist and YouTube Kids Creator Harun Robert, India’s leading YouTube Creator Sejal Kumar and the Google Doodles team lead Ryan Germick. Rahul received 300,000 votes from people.

India celebrates Children’s Day November 14 as a tribute to her first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who was born on the day in 1889.

Source :- BS

OnePlus 6T review: Blurring lines between midrange and premium smartphones

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Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus has in the past few years emerged as one of the most successful premium mobile phone brands. Known for its flagship devices with top-of-the-line specifications at competitive pricing, the smartphone maker seems to have lived up to the name with the recent launch of the OnePlus 6T.

A successor to the OnePlus 6T review, launched earlier this year, the T-edition has got several upgrades. Most of the newer changes – a higher battery capacity, a new screen format and an in-display fingerprint sensor – are useful. However, the phone might have cut corners on a few flagship features, such as ingress protection (IP) rating for water and dust resistance, stereo speakers, HDR display and wireless charging. The OnePlus 6T has also done away with the 3.5mm audio output jack which might not go well with users accustomed to wired headsets.

Design

The OnePlus 6T might look almost identical to its predecessor, but it has a bigger screen, no fingerprint sensor on the back, and no 3.5mm audio jack at the bottom. These three are the most noticeable differences between the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T. Though the latter has a bigger 6.4-inch screen – compared with the predecessor’s 6.28-inch – the dimension and overall form factor change is incremental, thanks to the new format display stretching from edge to edge, leaving no bezels except a thin one at the bottom chin. The removal of the fingerprint sensor from the back for an in-display fingerprint sensor makes the back uniform. The bottom, without a 3.5 audio jack, now has five-holes grilles on either side of the USB type-C data transfer, charging and audio output port.

The newer phone otherwise looks and feels similar to the older one. It continues with a glass-metal-glass design language, which is slick but premium nonetheless.

Display and fingerprint sensor

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