Google Chrome has a new horizontal tab switcher being tested
Google is testing a new feature in Chrome mobile for Android right now that changes the tab switcher from a vertical layout to a horizontal one.
When you open the list of all tabs in Google Chrome mobile right now on Android, you get the list of open tabs and the sites loaded in those tabs. The sites are stacked vertically with one site displayed fully and others in front or behind the active tab.
Touch controls are provided to scroll though the list of open tabs and to load any tab that is open using the tab switcher.
Experimental features may come and go unannounced. While many make it into the stable version of Chrome eventually, the past has shown that some are removed again without being implemented at all.
The most recent version of Google Chrome Canary for Android includes an experimental feature that changes the tab switching interface of the mobile browser.
Here is what you need to do right now to enable the new horizontal tab switcher in the Chrome Canary:
Make sure you have the most recent version of Chrome Canary for Android installed on your device. You can run the browser next to the stable version of Chrome or any other browser.
Start Google Chrome Canary on the device.
Load chrome://flags in the browser’s address bar.
Search for enable horizontal tab switcher, or go to chrome://flags/#enable-horizontal-tab-switcher to jump directly to it.
Flip the preference from “default” to “enabled”.
Restart the mobile browser with a tap on the relaunch now button.
You will notice that the display of open tabs changed when you open the list of open tabs after the restart.
Shane Watson cracked a stupendous century and along with Suresh Raina whipped the Sunrisers Hyderabad attack to record an emphatic eight wicket win and help Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lift the Indian Premier League Cup (IPL) for a third time.
Only Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma had lifted this Cup thrice before in the 11-year-old history of the IPL. Watson’s second ton of this season came after a slow start and he went on to remain unbeaten on 117 runs off 57 balls with 11 boundaries and eight sixes. Partnering Raina, Watson put on 117 runs off 9.3 overs for the second wicket.
Chennai are Super Kings. A fairytale comeback as @ChennaiIPL beat #SRH by 8 wickets to seal their third #VIVOIPL Trophy ???. This is their moment to cherish, a moment to savour. pic.twitter.com/ABMnOGiEkg
Raina scored 32 off 24 balls with three boundaries and a six.
Earlier, Sunrisers, put in to bat, posted 178 for 6 riding on their skipper Kane Williamson’s 47 off 36 balls with five boundaries and two sixes and Yusuf Pathan’s unbeaten 45 off 25 balls with four boundaries and two sixes.
Chasing the total, Chennai got off to a slow start with Watson taking 11 balls to pick his first run. The pressure set by Watson resulted in his partner Faf Du Plessis going for a big shot but landed up being caught bowled by Sandeep Sharma for 10.
In the first five overs, Chennai could get only 20 runs. Watson started off by hitting Sharma for a six in the sixth over. He also hit Siddarth Kaul for a six over square leg. Raina who joined Watson too began to stroke fluently.
Watson and Raina punished Kaul for 17 runs in one over and took 16 runs in another over from him. The played Hyderabad’s strike bowler and second qualifier hero Rashid Khan cautiously.
In the last ten overs, Chennai Super Kings needed 99 runs and Watson raced to his half century in 33 balls. Though Raina fell in the 14th over caught behind off Carlos Brathwaite, Watson and Ambati Rayudi steered Chennai safely to the target with nine balls to spare.
IPL Fan Park Nagpur: The Nagpurians will feel the excitement of watching the Indian Premier League games live on a mega screen as BCCI’s IPL Fan Park in Nagpur on sunday. The fans will get to watch final match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The winners-take-all T20 final, in front of a capacity crowd at the Wankhede Stadium, will see Chennai Super Kings, who are gunning for their third IPL crown, take on 2016 winners Sunrisers Hyderabad five days after their first play-off game at the same neutral venue.
IPL Fan Park in Nagpur
Nagpur didn’t get any match this time because of the water shortage in Vidarbha region. The cricket fans in Nagpur can rejoice by watching the IPL final on the giant screen at Bishop Cotton High School Ground located at Sadar, Civil Lines and this is for the IPL final on 27th May.
To add to the excitement, those visiting the IPL Fan Park Nagpur will be eligible for a lucky prize which will include exclusive IPL merchandise and a cool smartphone from VIVO.
Overall, it could be another edge-of-the-seat match on a Super Sunday for fans when the two best teams of this year’s league square-off for one final time.
Teams (From):
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayadu, Deepak Chahar, K M Asif, Kanish Seth, Lungi Ngidi, Dhruv Shorey, Murali Vijay, Sam Billings, Mark Wood, Kshtiz Sharma, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, N Jagadeesan, David Willy.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (C ), Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Wriddhiman Saha, Siddharth Kaul, Deepak Hooda, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Shreevats Goswami, Ricky Bhui, Basil Thampi, T Natarajan, Sachin Baby, Bipul Sharma, Mehdi Hasan, Tanmay Agarwal, Alex Hales, Carlos Brathwaite, Rashid Khan, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi and Chris Jordan.
After waiting for her kids for over a year, veteran actress Geeta Kapoor passed away today at 9 am in SRV Hospital, Mumbai.
Producer Ashoke Pandit told, “Geeta ji finally passed away, we tried our level best to care for her, but she finally gave up. She kept waiting for her children for last one full year, but no one came to meet her. Only last Saturday we had arranged a grand breakfast to cheer her up, she was okay too, but she was not happy from inside, as she wanted to see her children one last time. She had a natural death as she was not keeping well because of her age, she passed away today, around 9.00 AM.”
After reports of being abandoned last year, Pakeezah actress Geeta Kapoor passes away https://t.co/azpZ6Rnfhx
He also tweeted about the actress’ demise and wrote, “Standing besides the dead body of Actress #GeetaKapoor 57 who was abandoned by her kids in #SRVHospital a year back breathed her last at a suburban Old age home today morning. We tried our best to keep her healthy but her wait for her Son&daughter made her weaker day by day. #RIP”. Pandit and producer Ramesh Taurani helped the actress out last year, even paid her hospital bills and took care of her.
Standing besides the dead body of Actress #GeetaKapoor 57 who was abandoned by her kids in #SRVHospital a year back breathed her last at a suburban Old age home today morning. We tried our best to keep her healthy but her wait for her Son&daughter made her weaker day by day. #RIPpic.twitter.com/yCChdzeSEt
#LateActressGeetaKapoor’s friends at the Old Age Home bidding her final Good bye. They all were in tears and under shock. Better than her own kids who abandoned her. An unforgettable & heart wrenching experience of mine. ? #RIP. pic.twitter.com/Spi14ikJBk
Khasdar Krida Mahotsav Season 5 in Nagpur from Jan 8 to 22
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar will felicitate and reward city’s best sportspersons and teams that emerged winners in various sports events in last 20 days during the Khasdar Krida Mahotsav.
Nagpur has always been a special venue for me. Can’t wait to see you all for the closing ceremony of the Khasdar Krida Mahotsav. A fantastic initiative, providing sportspersons and athletes with a platform to showcase their talent. #KheloNagpurKhelo#SportsPLAYINGNation
The grand concluding ceremony will be held at Yeshwant Stadium on Saturday at 5 pm. Cash prize worth Rs 62,82,200 for the 20-day-20-game will be given to the best teams and sportspersons of Nagpur.
On the occasion, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Mayor Nanda Jichkar will share the dais as the guests of honour.
The concluding ceremony will begin with an hour long entertaining band performance followed by the felicitation of around 120 Shiv Chhatrapati awardees by Mayor Nanda Jichkar, Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Rajya Sabha MP Vikas Mahatme, former MP Ajay Sancheti and Deputy Mayor Deeparaj Pardikar.
Felicitation of Presidents and Secretaries of respective district associations of the 20 sports disciplines that were part of the first Khasdar Krida Mahotsav will also be done at the hands of the guests and at the hands of MLA Sudhakar Deshmukh.
A short film on Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar will be screened at the venue before the arrival of the star cricketer. A 15-minute cultural programme will be performed by local city artists. The cultural event will be followed by the award function of 20 sports personalities of the 20 games by Sachin Tendulkar.
Tendulkar will also felicitate Ranji champion Vidarbha team and then will felicitate Atal Bahadur Singh with Nagpur Krida Maharashi award. Atal will be receiving Rs 5 lakh for his yeomen service in the field of sports. A five-minute laser show will be displayed during the concluding ceremony.
After introducing Sonam Kapoor in one the posters of Sanju on Friday, the makers of the Sanjay Dutt biopic have now introduced another sensitice chapter from the biopic.
This time, it’s Paresh Rawal who shares the Sanju poster with Ranbir Kapoor, playing the part of Sanjay Dutt’s late father Sunil Dutt.
The latest poster speaks volumes about the way Rajkumar Hirani has handled the father-son relationship in the film.
The poster has a scared and vulnerable Ranbir Kapoor who plays Sanjay Dutt in the film, in the arms of his father who’s trying to console him. Rajkumar Hirani shared the poster writing, “#sanju is a father-son story. Meet the father today – Paresh Rawal. Had fun working with him.”
Not many are aware of the fact that Hirani initially wanted Aamir Khan to play Sunil Dutt’s part in the film. Hirani had even narrated the scripts to Aamir, who was completely in love with the story.
While interacting with a group of mediapersons on the occasion of completing 30 years in Indian cinema, Aamir confirmed that he was approached to play Sunil Dutt’s part in Sanju, but on hearing the script, he loved the part of Sanjay Dutt so much, that he told Hirani, “I told Raju, Sanjay Dutt’s role is so great that it has won my heart. So in this film, I can’t do any other role but that of Sanjay Dutt, which I can’t do as Ranbir Kapoor is doing it. So, don’t offer me any other role as I won’t be able to do it. I can’t come to the sets thinking these should have been my lines.
Earlier this week, Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani has announced that he will be introducing the fans to the various characters of the film until the trailer launch on May 30. “Time for #Sanju trailer to be unveiled. 30th May it is. Before that will introduce you to rest of the cast. Will post new posters everyday from tomorrow. #RanbirKapoor #RajkumarHiraniFilms @VVCFilms @foxstarhindi,” he tweeted. Sanju is scheduled to hit the screens on June 29, 2018.
Rashid Khan ‘Best Spinner In The World’ : Sachin Tendulkar
Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan starred with bat and ball to help Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) fix a date with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Sunday’s final after beating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 13 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Qualifier 2 at the Eden Gardens on Friday.
Rashid first smashed a whirlwind 10-ball 34 to pull Sunrisers out of a hole and propel them to 174/7 before returning spectacular figures of 3/19 in four overs as the Kane Williamson-led franchise made their second IPL final.
After this brilliant match-winning performance, Rashid was hailed by many cricketers and one of them is all-time great Sachin Tendulkar, who claimed the Afghanistani spinner as best in the world.
Rashid Khan has impressed one and all with his skills in Indian Premier League 2018 (IPL 2018).
His performances on the cricket field has now earned the highest praise for batting legend Sachin Tendulkar who said that the Afghan spinner is the best in the world in Twenty20s.
“Always felt @rashidkhan_19 was a good spinner but now I wouldn’t hesitate in saying he is the best spinner in the world in this format. Mind you, he’s got some batting skills as well. Great guy,” tweeted Tendulkar.
Always felt @rashidkhan_19 was a good spinner but now I wouldn’t hesitate in saying he is the best spinner in the world in this format. Mind you, he’s got some batting skills as well. Great guy.
Rashid gave away just three runs in the first over and accounted for Robin Uthappa (2) in the very first ball of his second over. The 19-year old then trapped KKR’s highest scorer Chris Lynn (48; 31b; 6×4, 2×6) in front to reduce the purple brigade to 108/5 from 93/2 in 10 overs.
In his last over, Rashid outfoxed Andre Russell (3) with a superb googly which the batsman tried to cut but ended up giving Shikhar Dhawan an easy catch at slip.
German city Karlsruhe will collaborate with orange city Nagpur for sustainable development. Nagpur Municipal Corporation and International Urban Cooperation programme of European Union has signed an agreement for this partnership.
The partnership agreement has been signed broadly to identify and extend areas for cooperation between the two cities. It is in line with EU–India global partnership, which identifies and intends to address various issues relevant to sustainable urban development.
Under this programme, Nagpur and Karlsruhe will prepare a joint local action plan specifically addressing the needs of sustainable urban development and smart cities mission of Government of India. Mayor Nanda Jichkar and municipal commissioner Virendra Singh signed the agreement on behalf of NMC while Pier Roberto Remitti, Director of IUC-India, represented IUC.
Before signing the agreement, a brief introduction about the project was given by Ashish Verma, sustainable development expert from IUC, India. He broadly presented the objective, implementation process and the support available to cities under the programme.
Ramnath Sonawane, chief executive officer of Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development Corporation Limited (NSSCDCL), gave a brief overview about Nagpur, opportunities and challenges that the city faced and how the IUC programme could support Nagpur in terms of knowledge exchange and implementation of smart city plans.
He highlighted the smart cities plans
priority to integrate urban development and municipal services
low carbon development and urban innovation, and
sustainable mobility.
Nagpur and Karlsruhe will be working together on specific topics including urban mobility, low carbon development and urban innovation as well as integration of urban development and municipal services. Karlsruhe has been a leader in using smart technologies and its mobility models are very encouraging.
Jichkar said the adverse impact of climate change was no longer a global problem and it had started affecting the lives of people now.
Sanju New Poster: Sonam Kapoor joins Ranbir Kapoor in Sanju new poster.
With five days left for the official trailer of Sanju to be unveiled, filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani is giving a sneak-peek into the life of Bollywood’s original bad boy with each passing day. From his 90s look to his stint in jail, Hirani has been introducing different phases of Sanjay Dutt’s life with each of the poster.
After now, the director has revealed a page from Sanjay’s crazy romantic life with a new poster featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor.
Buzz had it that Sonam essays the role of a Bollywood actress whom Sanjay dated in the 80s and 90s. There were reports that Sonam’s character is loosely based on Madhuri Dixit, however, Sonam has rubbished the rumours.
Talking about her role in Sanju, Sonam had earlier told DNA, “I have a small but important part in the movie. It’s not what everyone is thinking. I am not playing an actress. I am not allowed to say anything about it. But it has been wonderful working with Rajkumar Hirani. He is one of the biggest reasons why I said yes to this film.”
After their 2007 film Saawariya, Sonam and Ranbir have reunited on the big screen for Sanju.
Sanju which also stars Manisha Koirala, Dia Mirza, Vicky Kaushal, Anushka Sharma, will hit the screens on June 29.
Aren’t you just sick and tired of hearing about all the mid-air scuffles between flyers and cabin crew or even between pilots in the cockpit? Well, we definitely are! But what finally comes as a breath of fresh air is this moment when an Indore man got down on one knee in an IndiGo aircraft and proposed to his girlfriend.
In a video that has now gone viral, the man, identified as Narendra Anandani, is seen talking on the flight intercom just as his girlfriend reaches her seat and proposing to her. Anandani is said to have come to Indore from Nagpur, just to propose to his girlfriend traveling to Goa.
The girl was reportedly surprised to hear Anandani’s voice on the intercom and slowly made her way to the front of the aircraft. Anandani then went down on his knee and popped the question.
“The girl had no idea that her lover would be at the Indore airport. She boarded her flight as usual,” the Times of India quoted Indore airport director Aryama Sanyal as saying.
While it might have been a nerve-racking moment for the man, his girl replied with a “yes” clearly making his day.
Meanwhile, the airline staff also were a part of the fancy proposal and were seen holding placards with the question: “Will you marry me?”
Though this is something that the couple will definitely remember and discuss for years to come, it might be in violation of the DGCA regulation, according to which the aircraft intercom the public address system “are tools for relaying safety information,” and must not be used otherwise.
But Sanyal has clarified that Anandani used the intercom before the plane took-off and that no safety rules were flouted. She also congratulated the team for granting permission and helping the couple make the day special. “Indigo airlines staff sprang to action and helped him propose in corridor of aero-bridge and inside aircraft,” Sanyal added.
It’s not just you. Inboxes everywhere are experiencing a flash flood of emails with the arrival of privacy policy updates and requests to opt-in to various forms of data collection.
This is happening because companies have until May 25 to be compliant with a new law called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is only in effect in the European Union. However, the internet doesn’t have easily recognizable borders. So, it’s having an impact in the United States as well. If a company collects the personal data of EU citizens, even if the company is not based in the EU, it must adhere to the new stipulations. Additionally, some companies like Microsoft are explicitly granting the protections the GDPR offers to users around the globe.
What is the GDPR? It’s complicated. Companies were given two years to become compliant after the EU adopted the regulation in 2016. Of course, as highlighted by The Verge, there are going to be a lot of companies unprepared for Friday’s deadline.
To grossly simplify it, the GDPR is about the management of digital privacy. The law has been called one of the world’s strongest protections for digital privacy rights. It’s also been called “staggeringly complex.” Without wading into the muck, there are two tenets of the law that are the primary cause of those emails you’re getting. They were neatly summarized in a report by The New York Times: “The first is that companies need your consent to collect your data… The second is that you should be required to share only data that is necessary to make their services work.”
The second point could be a little confusing, but the Times quotes Electronic Frontier Foundation director Danny O’Brien to make it easier to understand. “A birthday cake company needs your name to put on the birthday cake,” he said. “If it isn’t essential information, you can deny them consent to use that data and you still have to get the service.”
Companies are sending out these emails to share the policy changes with users and, in most cases, to request users accept the terms and opt-in to the company’s data collection policies. Companies that aren’t compliant with the regulations could be fined up to 4% of their global revenue. (Though, it remains to be seen how strictly fines and regulations will be enforced.)
Part of the reason it’s a good thing for US consumers to get peripheral benefits from these regulations is there seemed to be a security breach every week in 2017. Uber lost data on 57 million users and covered it up, Yahoo’s data breach affected a billion accounts and wasn’t announced for years, and more than 140 million people had their data hacked in the Equifax breach. People also had their data compromised in hacks of LinkedIn, Whole Foods, Chipotle, Pizza Hut, Sonic, Panera, and many more. In many cases, customers weren’t notified for an extended period of time. Under the GDPR, companies need to notify regulators of a data breach within 72 hours. The law also allows people to access the private data a company has gathered about them and offers consumers the “right to be forgotten.”
Why you should be paying attention
The bit about you only needing to share data required to make the service work is important. It’s worth slogging through that deluge of emails even though the impulse to delete them is strong. It’s abundantly clear many companies want as much of your data as possible. They’re going to make it easy for you to consent to give away your data and very difficult for you to tell them you want to withhold data that isn’t absolutely required.
In fact, some companies will take you deleting the email as consent. In Etsy’s email about the GDPR update it writes, “By continuing to use our services on or after May 23, 2018, you acknowledge our updated Privacy Policy and agree to the rest of the updated House Rules.”
Terms and Conditions, wherever they appear, aren’t read often enough, especially when you’re flooded with many requests all at once. It’s worth paying attention to find out when you can withhold your data. There isn’t a protection this strong in the US, but that doesn’t mean you can’t reap the rewards of new EU regulations.
Realme 1, the new smartphone from Oppo’s sub-brand Realme will go on its first sale today. The smartphone will be available for purchase exclusively on Amazon India at 12:00PM. The smartphone is being targeted at young online buyers and comes with a design that is unique to the segment.
Oppo is the third-largest smartphone brand in India and the new product is the first device being offered exclusively to the online retail segment. The smartphone ditches the generic design in favor of a design that is found on company’s premium device like the Oppo F7. During the first sale, the smartphone will be offered with 5 percent cash back for those using SBI credit or debit card. Realme 1 buyers will also be eligible for cashback up to Rs 5,000 from Reliance Jio and Prime deliveries.
Realme 1 price in India and variants
Realme 1 comes in two storage variants with the base model offering 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. It is priced at Rs 8,990. There is also a higher-end model with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, which is priced at Rs 13,990. The smartphone will be available in Diamond Black and Solar Red color.
Realme 1 specifications and features
Oppo Realme 1‘s most distinctive feature is its design, which seems highly premium for its budget price tag. The smartphone features metal unibody design with a diamond black finish that seems similar to reflective glass surface. The smartphone features a 6-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels and 18:9 aspect ratio.
Under the hood, there is a MediaTek Helio P60 chipset based on 12nm process coupled with Mali-G72 MP3 graphics processor. The smartphone is available with either 3GB or 6GB of RAM and 32GB or 128GB of internal storage. Realme says it will also add a variant with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage at a later stage.
On the camera front, the Realme 1 features a 13-megapixel main camera with f/2.2 aperture, phase detection autofocus, 1080p video recording and LED flash. At the front, it gets an 8-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.2 aperture and support for Oppo’s AI algorithm. The Realme 1 skips out on fingerprint sensor but uses facial unlock. The Realme 1 includes connectivity features like WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and 4G LTE. It runs Android 8.1 Oreo-based on ColorOS 5.0 and is backed by a 3,410mAh battery.
Maharashtra received proposals involving investments Rs 10,000 crore to make electric vehicles
Maharashtra has received three proposals involving investments worth more than Rs 10,000 crore to make electric vehicles and related infrastructure under its policy to push cleaner transport, a senior state official told BloombergQuint requesting anonymity.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Tata Motors Ltd. and JSW Energy Ltd. have shown interest in setting up manufacturing units in the state, the official said. The government is working on finalising the proposals, he said.
The state aims to support manufacturing of around five lakh battery-powered vehicles in five years. It will initially cover six cities in the first leg: Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, and Nagpur.
Maharashtra accounted for over 12 percent of more than 21 crore vehicles in India as of March 2015, according to data by the Ministry of Statistical and Programme Implementation. To move to cleaner transport, it will refund taxes to companies making battery-powered vehicles and setting up charging infrastructure, besides offering subsidy on the buying price to consumers.
Pawan Goenka, managing director at M&M, had announced a proposal to invest Rs 500 crore at the Magnetic Maharashtra event. That’s being finalised, the official quoted above said. The company manufactures the Verito electric sedan.
Tata Motors, a leading bus maker, is still finalising land and is looking at an investment of around Rs 500-600 crore, according to the official. JSW Energy has the largest investment planned so far, he said. It proposes an investment worth Rs 10,000 crore to make electric vehicles and charging equipment.
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked lawmakers and central and state officials for making Gram Swaraj Abhiyan a success.The Prime Minister took to Twitter and wrote, “Gram Swaraj Abhiyan was a success due to the active participation of Ministers, MPs, MLAs, representatives of various local bodies, officials of the state governments, topmost officers of the Central government, civil society members and Self Help Groups. I thank them all.”
Prime Minister’s tweet came two days after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah held a press conference in this regard and released various figures related to the campaign.
Prime Minister Modi said the aim of the Abhiyan was to take the fruits of development to the poorest of the poor in 16,850 villages from April 14 to May 5 as a tribute to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Sharing the key details of the campaign, he wrote on Twitter, “During 21 days of Gram Swaraj Abhiyan: 7.53 lakh Ujjwala connections distributed. 5,02,434 households electrified under Saubhagya Yojana. 25.03 lakh LED bulbs distributed across 16,682 villages. Immunisation of 1,64,398 children and 42,762 women under Mission Indradhanush.”
“From 14th April to 5th May 2018: 20,53,599 Jan Dhan beneficiaries were added. 16,14,388 Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana beneficiaries were added. 26,10,506 beneficiaries were added under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana,” he added.
Gram Swaraj Abhiyan was a success due to the active participation of Ministers, MPs, MLAs, representatives of various local bodies, officials of the state governments, topmost officers of the Central government, civil society members and Self Help Groups. I thank them all.
The Prime Minister further emphasised that the movement is a great example of effective service delivery at the doorstep and furthering ease of living.
He wrote, “As a part of the Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, various teams ventured across the villages and ensured complete coverage of 7 leading Central Government schemes. This movement is a great example of effective service delivery at the doorstep and furthering ease of living. ”
With the campaign, the Centre seeks to “promote social harmony, spread awareness about pro-poor initiatives of government reach out to poor households to enroll them as also to obtain their feedback on various welfare programmes”.
As part of the campaign, the Centre seeks to enroll eligible beneficiaries in 21,058 identified villages across 530 districts under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Saubhagya, Ujala scheme, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and Mission Indradhanush.
The iconic movie ‘Hera Pheri’ had us laughing till our cheeks hurt! Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal tickled our funny bone and made ‘Hera Pheri’ one of the best comedy movies of all times. Hera Pheri part 2 titled ‘Phir Hera Pheri’ released in the year 2006 but the magic of the original movie was missing. As per a report in Mumbai Mirror, Hera Pheri 3 is on-board and will hit the theatres next year! The best part? Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal have joined forces again for the film!
A source told Mumbai Mirror- “The project was locked last month after the three actors gave their dates. It will be shot in a start-to-finish schedule between December 2018 and February 2019 and will release in the second half of next year.”
Filmmaker Indra Kumar took to Twitter to share the news. From his tweet, it looks like he will direct the film.
Indra wrote- “This is going to be a fun project with a stellar star cast @akshaykumar @SunielVShetty @SirPareshRawal Looking forward to #HeraPheri3”
Hera Pheri starred Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal and Tabu in lead roles whereas in part II (Phir Hera Pheri) Bipasha Basu and Rimi Sen joined the terrific trio.
The audience has been waiting patiently for the film for quite some time now. With this latest piece of news, the excitement level for the film will surely go up!
Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), the nodal agency, opened the financial bids submitted by qualified contractors for the work of construction of 13 packages of 700.65 kms long Nagpur-Mumbai Communication Super Expressway or ‘Samruddhi Mahamarg’. With this development, MSRDC now expects to start the construction work of the project ‘within next two weeks’.
The construction for ‘Samruddhi Mahamarg’ has been divided into 16 packages and the bid process for the remaining three packages is under progress. After opening the bids, 18 bidders were found eligible. These include Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Ltd, NCC Ltd, TPL CENGIZ JV, L&T Ltd, Sadbhav Engineering Ltd, Reliance Infrastructure, PNC Infratech Ltd, Afcons Infrastructure Ltd, BSCPL GVPR J/V, Navyuga Engineering Company Ltd, APCO Infratech Pvt Ltd, ILFS Transpiration Network Ltd, KNR Constructions Ltd, Dilip Buildcon Ltd, Montecalro Ltd, Iron Tingle Ltd, Ashoka Buildcon Ltd, Gayatri Projects Ltd, and Oriental Structural Engineering Pvt Ltd.
Radheshyam Mopalwar, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of MSRDC, stated in a release on Wednesday, “With the opening of financial bids, we have achieved a milestone in the implementation process of the project. We are now very close to the historic moment of inauguration. We shall soon undertake an evaluation of the eligible bids before issuing the work orders. We are expecting beginning of the construction work for ‘Samruddhi Mahamarg’ within next two weeks.”
The project with an estimated cost of Rs 46,000 crore will connect 10 districts, 26 talukas and 392 villages in Maharashtra. Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister, treats it as his dream project. He has been reiterating that the project will help Maharashtra prosper through a holistic process that integrates road connectivity with sustainable rural development through agri-business ecosystem and multi-dimensional sub-projects.
The greenfield project will have access control. Its design and alignment is prepared as per International Road Congress (IRC) standards. ‘Samruddhi Mahamarg’ will not only connect Nagpur and Mumbai but also reduce current travel time between the two cities from 18 hours to eight hours, officials said.
So far, the Government has acquired 80.25 per cent of private and Government lands required for the project, and has paid a total compensation of Rs 4,788 crore.
AB de Villiers has announced his retirement from international cricket
Star South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has announced his decision to retire from international cricket with immediate effect, stating, via a video message, that he had “run out of gas.”
The 34-year-old batsman said ‘the time is right’ for him to hang up his boots, bringing a close to a sterling 14-year career.
The middle order batsman announced his retirement on Twitter.
“I have made a big decision today,” de Villiers posted on Twitter along with the video where he talks about his decision.
“I have decided to retire from all international cricket with immediate effect,” de Villiers said on Wednesday (May 23). “After 114 Test matches, 228 ODIs and 78 T20 Internationals, it is time for others to take over. I have had my turn, and to be honest, I am tired,” de Villiers said.
De Villiers finishes his career with a staggering 20,014 international runs (8765 in Tests, 9577 in ODIs and 1672 in T20Is) and averages over 50 in both Tests and ODIs. It was widely expected that de Villiers would play on for South Africa, at least in the limited-overs formats, until next year’s World Cup given his constant proclamations of wanting to win a major title with the national team. He has since had a change of heart.
De Villiers made his first class debut in 2003 for the Northerns against a Western Province side and made a mark almost immediately by scoring half-centuries in each innings of that game while opening the batting. In a little over a year’s time, he was fast-tracked into the Test side and opened the batting alongside Graeme Smith in the Port Elizabeth Test against England.
IPL 2018 : CSK have reached the final seven times in their 9 IPL seasons
Faf du Plessis (67 not out) scored a match-winning half-century to help Chennai Super Kings reach their seventh Indian Premier League(IPL) final on Tuesday. The two-time champions defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by two wickets in a low-scoring thriller at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
CSK will now play the summit clash on Sunday, whereas Sunrisers have to face the winners of the Eliminator between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 for the second shot at the final on Friday.
Du Plessis completed the run chase with a six as CSK chased down the 140-run target in 19.1 overs. The South African remained unbeaten on 67 off 42 balls, which included four sixes and five fours, and added 27 runs off 8 balls with Shardul Thakur (15* off 5 balls).
Defending a modest total, Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave Sunrisers an early breakthrough by removing Shane Watson (0) in the first over. Suresh Raina though came out all guns blazing as he smacked three consecutive fours off Sandeep Sharma’s first three balls in the second over.
But the introduction of Siddarth Kaul in the fourth over changed the scenario upside down as the pacer clean bowled Raina and in-form Ambati Rayudu (0) in consecutive balls to reduce CSK to 24/3 in 3.4 overs. Raina scored 22 off 13 balls with the help of four boundaries.
The situation worsened for CSK when they lost skipper MS Dhoni (9), who missed a wrong ‘un from Rashid Khan, in the 8th over with just 39 runs on the board. CSK reached 50/4 at the halfway mark and needed 90 more off the final 10 overs.
Rashid then removed Dwayne Bravo (7) in the 12th over, before Sandeep dismissed Ravindra Jadeja in the next over to leave CSK at 62/6 in 12.3 overs.
Du Plessis though kept CSK in the hunt from the other end as he stitched a valuable 30-run stand in 2.3 overs with Deepak Chahar (10) to take the score to 92/7 in 15 overs.
Du Plessis then completed his fifty off 37 balls with the help of three sixes and three fours, while clobbering 20 off Brathwaite in the 18th over and changed the equation to 23 off 12 balls.
Shardul scored three fours off Siddarth Kaul as 17 came from the penultimate over to make the equation a comfortable six off the final over, which du Plessis did in just one ball.
Earlier, the CSK bowling attack utilised the lively pitch to the fullest as they restricted Sunrisers to a modest 139/7.
Carlos Brathwaite (43* off 29 balls), skipper Kane Willamson (24) and Yusuf Pathan (24) were the useful contributors for Sunrisers on a track that offered good bounce.
CSK pegged back Sunrisers at 47/3 after six Powerplay overs with both Williamson and opener Shikhar Dhawan (0) back in the dugout.
Dhawan played on off Deepak Chahar in the very first delivery of the match. Williamson, in red-hot form in the season, then produced three hits to the fence off the last three balls in the same over.
From the other end, Lungi Ngidi packed off the other opener Shreevats Goswami (12) by accepting a smart return catch, when the batsman tried to pull.
At 34/2, Sunrisers slipped further when Williamson feathered a catch down leg-side ball off Shardul Thakur to rival captain Dhoni to leave Hyderabad reeling at 36/3 in 4.2 overs.
CSK, attempting to make it to their seventh final in nine seasons that they have been part of IPL, struck another blow just past the Powerplay period.
Shakib Al Hasan (12) also fell to a leg-side catch by Dhoni off Dwayne Bravo (2/25) and it left Sunrisers at 50/4. After 10 overs, the score was a modest 64/4.
A late flurry from West Indian Brathwaite, who slammed Thakur for four huge sixes and a four in death overs, boosted the total significantly.
Diljit Dosanjh who will be next seen in Soorma a biopic made on the legend Sandeep Singh unveiled the new poster of the movie at his UK concert.
The actor has left no stone unturned in portraying India’s ex-captain and hockey ace, Sandeep Singh, in the upcoming biopic ‘Soorma’.
He unveiled the poster at a sold-out show at Birmingham Arena. He became the first Indian to sell so many tickets for the venue. Diljit is an international icon and has undergone intense physical training and diet changes to prep for the role and for this. He was trained by the legend Sandeep Singh himself.
The poster shows two different sides from Sandeep’s life, the time he was on the wheelchair and his picture form the hockey ground. Diljit spent a lot of time with Sandeep to understand him and the game better from his point of view and he in-depth spoke about it on the show.
Soorma is a biopic made on Sandeep Singh who is a hockey legend and the ex-Captain of the Indian National Hockey Team. Sandeep, regarded as one of the world’s most dangerous drag-flickers, has given many a golden moment to Indian hockey.
The makers of the film are all ready to bring his story to the big screen which would be yet another story of an underdog. Sandeep’s story is so inspirational that a Bollywood biopic is being made named Soorma on his life where his role is portrayed by actor/singer Diljit Dosanjh.
Sandeep is regarded as the most dangerous drag-flickers of all time with drag speeds of over 145 km/hr which led to his nickname, ‘Flicker Singh’. The drag-flickers journey – of wins, losses, life, and death – will soon be seen on-screen in Soorma, a Shaad Ali directorial, starring Diljit Dosanjh and Taapsee Pannu.
Soorma is produced by Sony Pictures Networks Productions, Chitrangda Singh, and Deepak Singh which will release on 13th July 2018.
Maharashtra to get 1,000 MW solar energy from six producers
Maharashtra will now procure 1,000 MW of its total energy requirement from six solar energy producers across the country. After receiving a lukewarm response from private parties to a tender regarding procurement of 1 GW of solar energy, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has finally received offers at lower rates.
The state-owned discom has received offers in the range of Rs 2.71 per unit and Rs 2.72 per unit, which was lower than the bids in other states, said an official from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. Eight developers participated in the auction and the discom received offers for a total of 1,450 MW.
The power will be supplied to agriculture pumps during the day. It will also help the MSEDCL attain the Renewable Purchase Obligation mandated by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) under the Electricity Act-2003 to purchase a minimum level of renewable energy out of its total consumption.
During peak seasons, the power consumption recorded by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd exceeds 23,000 MW.
In a bid to switch to renewable sources of energy, the discom had on December 21, 2017, issued a tender for the purchase of 1 GW solar energy but did not receive any responses. The tender was reissued with relaxed norms on April 9, 2018. While the last date for bid submission was April 27, it was extended further as the responses were few, said sources.
After Priyanka Chopra and Disha Patani, veteran actor Tabu is all set to join Salman Khan in his upcoming period drama titled Bharat. Helmed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Bharat is an official adaptation of the 2014 South Korean film Ode to My Father which looked at modern Korean history from the 1950s to the present day through the life of an ordinary man.
Ali Abbas Zafar took to Twitter to announce the news, “Finally it’s happening , so excited to work with you 🙂 lots of love @tublb 🙂 @Bharat_TheFilm @BeingSalmanKhan @priyankachopra @DishPatani
It was earlier revealed that actor Disha Patani will play a trapeze artist in the film. Her sequence is said to be shot as a tribute to legendary Hindi film actor Raj Kapoor. Booked for an Eid 2019 release, Bharat will be shot across locations in Abu Dhabi and Spain, besides Punjab and Delhi in India.
Tabu and Salman Khan had last shared screen space in the 2014 Sohail Khan film Jai Ho. The duo has also done films like Hum Saath Saath Hain, Jeet and others together. As for Tabu and Priyanka, this will mark their first outing together.
Though little is known about Tabu’s role in the film, Bharat will supposedly chronicle the struggles of an ordinary man right from the point of India’s Independence in 1947.
Ali Abbas Zafar also announced that the first song for Bharat had begun recording. While popular duo Vishal-Shekhar composed the song, the lyrics were penned by Irshad Kamil. Bharat marks the third collaboration between Vishal-Shekhar, Kamil and Zafar after Sultan and Tiger Zinda Hai.
The film is slated to release during Eid next year.
Even as the deadly Nipah virus that killed 10 people in Kerala has left the people aghast and panic across the nation, Maharashtra too is no exception. Though there has been no trace or case of Nipah virus in the state, the people are already in the anxiety mode. Taking the note of the situation, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday clarified that there was no need to panic as there were no Nipah virus-affected patients in the state.
But an advisory will be issued to local bodies, state public health minister Deepak Sawant said. He appealed to people from Maharashtra not to travel to Kerala’s Kozhikode and other places affected by the virus as a precautionary measure. He said, “Nipah is not a new virus, it’s like other viruses.
It was found in West Bengal and parts of Siliguri in 1999-2000. People should take preventive measures and not panic.” People should avoid eating fruits fallen from trees in fields, jungles or other places, and isolate the patient. The state also said that if any symptoms are observed, patients should be rushed to BMC’s Kasturba hospital.
Private and government hospitals have also been alerted and instructions have been issued to Kasturba and all major government hospitals to start isolation wards, said Sawant.
The minister held a highlevel meeting on Tuesday at the state secretariat to discuss measures to be taken.
The meeting was attended by Dr Pradip Vyas, principal secretary, public health department, Dr Samjeev Kumar, commissioner of National Health Mission, Dr Samjeev Kamble, director, health, Dr Sanjiv Kamble, Dr Om Shrivastava, member of infectious diseases controlling committee, additional campaign director Dr Satish Pawar and others.
The likely symptoms are fever, bodyache, headache, drowsiness, mental confusion and unconsciousness. The virus is transmitted mainly from animals.
The natural hosts of this virus are fruit bats, which may infect an intermediary that could be a plant, or an animal, consumption of which spreads the disease among humans.
Sources close to the development informed that eighteen highway builders, who participated for the technical financial bid for the 700-kilometre project, have qualified. Sources added, with this selection, bids for 13 out of the 16 packages of the project has been completed.
The corporation has divided the civil construction of the expressway into 16 packages. A condition mentioned in the bid process, suggests that a company can be provided with maximum two packages. This means at least eight companies can get a chance to participate in the project.
According to the sources, “the largest part is of 78 kilometres, while the smallest will be of 28 kilometres”. Sources also provided the name of the qualified companies projects.
Some of these companies are the L&T, Reliance Infra, NCC, Gayatri Projects, Sadbhav Engineering, PNC Infratech, Oriental Structures, Navyuga Engineering, Modern Road Builders, Tata Projects, Afcons, Megha Engineering, Montecarlo EPC and APCO among others.
The complete project will be completed at an estimated expenditure of Rs 50,000 crore of which Rs 30,000 crore will be used in construction work and the remaining Rs 20,000 will be used for land acquisition.
Reports suggest, that a total of the 33 companies have bid for the Nagpur-Mumbai expressway project. The bids were made in response to the second call issued by Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) for the request for qualification (RFQ). Out of these 33 companies, 17 have bid singly while the remaining have organised themselves into 10 groups. Of the single bidders, 10 companies were from India, three were from China and one each from Singapore and Kuwait.
JET Airways, looking at the growth in passenger traffic, is going to introduce three new flights from Nagpur.
“There will be direct flights from Nagpur to Allahabad, Indore and Hyderabad. The Nagpur to Hyderabad flight will be starting from June 1 whereas the Nagpur-Allahabad and Indore flights will be starting from June 6”, said Jatinder Nakade, former Chairman of Travel Agents Association of India and Director of Travel Links.”
Jet Airways has planned to start the Nagpur-Hyderabad flight on a daily basis whereas the Nagpur-Allahabad and Nagpur-Indore flights would be for three days in a week, i.e. on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Passengers can ascertain the timings of the flights by logging on to the Jet Airways website or contacting the air travel agent.
These three new flights will be in addition to destinations like Mumbai and New Delhi. The Nagpur-Hyderabad route is witnessing a surge in demand as Hyderabad is an established Information Technology (IT) hub.
Other than Jet Airways, Indigo Airlines already has its presence on the Nagpur-Hyderabad route and operates two flights on a daily basis. With the growth in air passenger traffic shooting up by 20 per cent to 25 per cent per annum, the domestic aviation sector was witnessing a boom. The bookings to these three new sectors had started and were getting a good response at the Travel Links office, said Nakade.
“Initially, Jet Airways has introduced fares at nominal rates with special early bird incentives. The air fares were being quoted on Nagpur-Allahabad sector from Rs 2,634 (including taxes), Nagpur-Indore from Rs 2,818 and Nagpur-Hyderabad from Rs 3,503 as on May 21”, said Nakade. The air fares would change as per the demand and supply, he added. Jet Airways had purchased a large number of 45-seater aircraft and wanted to press them into service to increase their presence by starting flights on new sectors.
IPL 2018 : Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings qualifier 1 today
MUMBAI: Not for nothing is Mahendra Singh Dhoni revered by the Chennai Super Kings faithful. Amid the tumultuous existence of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise over the past 11 years, the former India captain has been a constant source of inspiration for the team that has enjoyed remarkable consistency in the tournament.
Dhoni, who has been at the helm of CSK ever since the inauguration of the tournament in 2008, has helped them triumph twice and finish runners-up on four other occasions. He was also the captain of the Rising Pune Supergiant in 2016 when CSK were suspended from the league for a couple of years and was an able ally to skipper Steve Smith when they reached the final in 2017.
Given this enviable track-record, CSK’s loyalists would already be looking forward to another summit clash as their side prepares to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 1 at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday evening. And, they have reasons to justify their confidence: CSK have beaten the Hyderabad outfit on both occasions that they have met in the league stage this season and have an overall advantage of 6-2 in eight clashes.
While CSK escaped to a four-run win, defending 182/3, when the two teams met in Hyderabad on April 22, Dhoni and Co. romped to a comprehensive eight-wicket victory, chasing 180, when the duo clashed in Pune on May 13. To complicate matters, SRH have lost their last three clashes.
As astute a leader as Dhoni is, he is up against a counterpart who has been mighty impressive, having taken over the reins from Australia’s David Warner, who is currently undergoing suspension for his misdemeanours in South Africa. Kane Williamson is one of the finest batsmen today, but few expected the New Zealander to lead the 2016 IPL champions with such conviction this year. He is the only foreign skipper this season, yet he is easily among the most competent.
What’s more, the batsman, who is known for classical stroke-play has left many an observer surprised with the quality of his shot-making in the shortest version of the game. Williamson has amassed 661 runs @ 60.09 in 14 games and notched up as many as eight half-centuries. He has also marshalled his bowling resources magnificently, and his leadership skills came to fore especially on the four occasions when his side defended modest totals.
Dhoni, too, has struck a purple patch, notching up 446 runs at a mighty impressive average of 89.2. The 36-yearold has time and again proved why he has been considered the game’s best finisher for a better part of the past decade. In the process, Dhoni has also ensured that the efforts of Ambati Rayudu (586 runs @ 45.07) and Suresh Raina (391 runs @39.1) have had a strong impact in the final analysis.
Rayudu, in particular, was in terrific form in both the games against SRH hammering 79 and an unbeaten 100. Having been part of the Mumbai Indians squad previously, he knows the Wankhede track well and could prove dangerous if he gets going again. The Aussie veteran Shane Watson too has rediscovered his touch and has contributed 438 runs @ 33.69, batting at the top of the order.Both teams are brilliant. Super stars n team gang. Let”s have fun. Sainath KalpathyPace bowler Shardul Thakur (14 wickets) and all-rounder Dwayne Bravo (11 wkts) have been CSK’s leading wicket takers. Another paceman, Deepak Chahar, enjoyed fruitful outings against SRH in both their meetings taking 3/15 and 1/16, so he will be a difficult customer to contend with SRH.
Vivo X21 is set to launch as the company’s latest smartphone in India on May 29. The smartphone will be exclusively available via Flipkart, according to a dedicated page set up by the e-commerce brand.
It mentions “a revolution in fingerprint sensor technology,” which clearly alludes to the under-display fingerprint sensor that the top-end variant of the Vivo X21 offers. After launching the smartphone in China in March, Vivo had introduced the X21 smartphone in international markets for the first time earlier this month.
The key feature of the handset is that a special 128GB variant of the X21 is the mobile maker’s second handset to sport an under display fingerprint sensor, last seen on the Vivo X20 Plus UD launched earlier this year. It means that there is no physical home button or fingerprint sensor and users simply need to touch a circular on-screen fingerprint prompt to unlock their smartphone. However, rest of the models have a regular fingerprint sensor placed on the back.
Notably, it is one of the first few smartphones for which Google has released the Android P Beta update.
As mentioned, the Vivo X21 UD is the company’s second smartphone after the X20 Plus UD to pack an on-screen fingerprint sensor. The Vivo X20 Plus UD was showcased at CES 2018 and then launched in China in January, but never made it to India. However, the company has sent out invites for the launch event of the Vivo X21 in India, and has been alluding to the under-display fingerprint sensor on social media, as well as, in the press invite. The company had earlier hinted at the upcoming launch as well. Currently, there is no information on the pricing and availability of the smartphone in the country. It is expected to compete with the likes of Honor 10 and OnePlus 6 that have launched in India recently.
Vivo X21 UD price, specifications
The Vivo X21 is a mid-range handset. During its China launch, the smartphone was priced at CNY 2,898 (roughly Rs. 29,900) for the regular 64GB variant and CNY 3,198 (roughly Rs. 33,000) for the regular 128GB variant. On the other hand, the special under display fingerprint sensor-equipped 128GB variant — the Vivo X21 UD — was priced at CNY 3,598 (roughly Rs. 37,100). Also, the price of the Vivo X21 in Singapore was set at SGD 799 (roughly Rs. 39,900).
Coming to the specifications, the dual-SIM Vivo X21 runs FunTouch OS 4.0 on top of Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box. It sports a 6.28-inch full-HD+ (1080×2280 pixels) Super AMOLED display with a 19:9 aspect ratio. The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC, coupled with an Adreno 512 GPU, 6GB of RAM and 64GB/ 128GB inbuilt storage options.
In terms of optics, the Vivo X21 bears a vertical rear dual camera setup with a 12-megapixel primary sensor (f/1.8 aperture) and a 5-megapixel secondary sensor (f/2.4 aperture) with LED flash. On the front is an iPhone X-like notch that houses the 12-megapixel front camera which has features such as a f/2.0 aperture, IR fill light, 3D mapping, and Face Wake facial recognition. There is a 3200mAh battery, with fast charging support, under the hood.
Connectivity options on the Vivo X21 include 4G LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, USB 2.0 with OTG support, and GPS. Sensors on the phone include regular fingerprint sensor/ under display fingerprint sensor, gravity sensor. Also proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, and gyroscope. Dimensions of the phone are 154.5×74.8×7.4mm and weight is 156.2 grams.
Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi starrer Munna Bhai is definitely one of the most loved films. And now, the Munna Bhai-Circuit jodi is all set to return in the next Munna Bhai. Yes, in a recent interview director Rajkumar Hirani has confirmed that the third Munna Bhai film is definitely on the cards.
Rajkumar Hirani is busy with the promotions of his Sanjay Dutt biopic, Sanju. In an interview to Outlook, the filmmaker, who made his debut with 2003 film Munna Bhai MBBS, said that fans may see Sanjay Dutt again as the Bhai and Arshad Warsi as his trusted sidekick.
The two Munna Bhai films – Munna Bhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munna Bhai – still have a strong hold on people’s hearts.
In the interview, when asked if the franchise will return, the filmmaker said, “We wanted to do the third Munna Bhai film and even wrote a lot of it, but we were not able to match the script with the first two. Now, I have found something, though we still have to write it.” As per the report, Hirani and his co-author Abhijat Joshi have penned all Munna Bhai films together.
Talking about the success of the two films, Hirani added, “We were all new and naive at the time. While we were filming Munna Bhai MBBS, we didn’t think we were doing some kind of mainstream cinema. I only knew that I was doing a different kind of cinema. More than its commercial success, it fetched us a lot of love and affection from people. I was happy that my family and friends saw it. That joy itself was enough. Never in my life had I thought of anything like this.”
The Sanjay Dutt-Arshad Warsi starrer Munna Bhai series had received immence love by the audience and thus writer Abhijat Joshi had also shared in an earlier report that the team is excited to bring the third part at the earliest.
Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, Munna Bhai MBBS was released in 2003, followed by its sequel, Lage Raho Munna Bhai in 2006. The film features Sanjay Dutt as an affable Munna Bhai and Arshad as his sidekick, Circuit.
In an earlier interview with PTI, Joshi has talked about the third part of the series. “The toughest thing is to match up to what we did in Lage Raho Munna Bhai. We are looking at something that will match the standards of ‘Lage Raho…’. We have an idea in place.
India on Monday tested the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Odisha coast to validate some features based on new technologies.
BrahMos is the world’s fastest supersonic missile, which can fly at almost three times the speed of sound. The guided cruise missile is being developed jointly by India and Russia, and is named after two rivers – India’s Brahmaputra and Russia’s Moskva.
The missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near Balasore at 10.40 am, Defence Research and Development Organisation officials said.
The trial was conducted to validate the “life extension technologies developed for the first time in India”, the Ministry of Defence said. The successful test will help save huge replacement costs of missiles held in the inventory of the Indian Armed Forces, it added.
The successful test of the ‘life extension’ technology indicates that the Indian Armed Forces would be able to make huge savings in the replacement costs of missiles currently in the inventory of the armed forces.
Variants of the supersonic missile can be launched from land, air, sea and underwater, out of which the land and naval variants of the missiles are already in service.
Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated Team Brahmos and DRDO for the successful launch.
“Smt Nirmala Sitharaman congratulates Team Brahmos and DRDOa for successful flight test carried out at 1040 hrs on 21 May 2018 from ITR, Balasore to validate BRAHMOS missile life extension technologies developed for the first time in India,” the Ministry of Defence said in a tweet.
Smt @nsitharaman congratulates Team Brahmos & @DRDO_India for successful flight test carried out at 1040 hrs on 21 May 2018 from ITR, Balasore to validate BRAHMOS missile life extension technologies developed for the first time in India. 1/2
The Kerala health department was put on high alert on Monday morning after the death of three members of a family in Kozhikode due to Nipah virus.
At least nine people have died in Kerala’s Kozhikode district due to Nipah virus, an infection which has high fatality rate and spreads mainly through bats, pigs and other animals, state health officials said.
What is Nipah virus (NiV)?
NiV infection can occur in humans or animals. Fruit bats from the Pteropodidae Family are thought to be the natural carriers of the disease.
The first major outbreak of NiV in 1998 that left more than 100 people dead in Malaysia supposedly saw domesticated pigs as the hosts, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2001, the first outbreak occured in India in the state of West Bengal and was attributed solely to fruit bats.
In 2001, many in Bangaladesh fell ill after consuming palm sap which had been contaminated by the fruit bat. WHO also stated that human to human transmission is also seeing a steady rise.
Nipah virus signs and symptoms:
1. Infection with Nipah virus is associated with encephalitis (inflammation of the brain).
2. Respiratory illness during the early part of the infection can also be noticed.
3. 3-14 days of persistent fever and headache, drowsiness, disorientation and mental confusion.
4. These signs and symptoms can lead to coma within 24-48 hours.
5. Many even show severe neurological signs like convulsions and pulmonary signs.
The symptoms are often mistaken with Japanese Encephalitis. During the outbreak in Malaysia, up to 50 per cent of clinically apparent human cases died.
Nipah virus precautions:
Since the virus can be transmitted easily, precautions are important for hospital workers in charge of taking care of the infected patients. Precautions should also be taken when submitting and handling laboratory samples, as well as in slaughterhouses.
Nipah virus treatment:
Treatment is limited to supportive care. There is no specific treatment of the Nipah virus encephalitis, no vaccine either.
Talkspaced Events is back on tour with Just Stand Up, this time in the vibrant city of Nagpur with Atul Khatri and Sahil Shah! Witness some prime time alternative, quality comedy, with the finest we have to offer!
Atul Khatri :
Can businessmen be funny? Yes. Meet Atul Khatri, a middle-aged businessman-turned-comedian who now makes a living making people laugh harder than they ever have. A former member of one of the country’s leading comedy collectives, East India Comedy, Atul has often been spotted on their YouTube series like EIC Outrage, and specials such as EIC vs Bollywood. Bringing his 40+-year-old perspective with every show, he performs regularly at comedy clubs and does private shows in India and abroad.
Atul khatri
The comedian has showcased his skills at the prestigious Utrecht International Comedy Festival in the Netherlands and Belgium, and at the 8th Annual Hong Kong International Comedy Festival in 2014. CNN-IBN recently rated him as one of the Top 20 Comedians in India to Watch Out For, post winning the competition CEOs Got Talent.
Sahil Shah :
A child stuck in man’s body, Sahil Shah lets his inner ‘problem child’ out with his comedy (best sampled with his special, Childish Behaviour, with which he toured in 2017). One of the founding members of East India Comedy, he has performed over 900 shows and counting, including performances in New York, London, Singapore and Dubai.
Sahil shah
The versatile comedian is a regular at the Comedy Store and other leading venues in cities like Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Kolkatta, Chennai, Bangalore, Coimbatore and Hyderabad. Apart from comedy clubs and sold out auditoriums, Sahil has also given a TedX talk, has been featured on shows such as Channel V UR Fired and The Front Row on Star World, and has written articles in MTV Noise Factory, one of India’s leading humour magazines. Sahil is also known for his YouTube show The Ad Show.
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