Now, app-based cabs to operate from Nagpur Railway Station hassle free
Nagpur : In a great relief to passengers, 10 App-based cabs are being run from Nagpur Railway Station officially. Now passengers alighting at Nagpur Station can go to their destinations in city hassle free as they will be able to hire app-based tax service on both sides of Station.
The running of App-based taxis will spare the passengers of arrogant auto drivers and hefty hire charges as well.
Auto drivers shooed away cabs:
City is now-a-days is witnessing run of App-based taxis. Everyone is booking the easy-to-get and km based taxis. Most needed at Nagpur Railway Station but the arrogant auto drivers used to disallow entry of these taxis for absurd reasons. In this tricky situation, passengers had to come out of station premises, sometimes up to Kasturchand Park, to hire the taxis.
But now the situation has changed. After the fruitful talks between the App-based taxi companies and Railway authorities, permission was granted to operate app-based taxis from Nagpur Railway Station. Now, 10 taxis can be parked at drop-&-go lane. A space has been allotted to the concerned taxi company. Things would be easier with the change.
Making cab services available was a long-pending demand of passengers. Cab drivers’ attempts to enter railway station premises were foiled by auto drivers who often damaged cabs and even attacked the drivers.
Google to ban all cryptocurrency related advertising
Google is banning advertisements for cryptocurrency related content. The ban includes trading advice on cryptocurrencies and also initial coin offerings.
According to the notice made by the company, the changes will come into effect in June this year.
Google say that the policy will apply globally.
Google’s director of sustainable ads, Scott Spencer said: “We don’t have a crystal ball to know where the future is going to go with cryptocurrencies, but we’ve seen enough consumer harm or potential for customer harm that it’s an area we want to approach.
It comes after Facebook decided to ban cryptocurrency ads on its platform in January.
On its business page, a post from the social network said: “We’ve created a new policy that prohibits ads that promote financial products and services that are frequently associated with misleading or deceptive promotional practices, such as binary options, initial coin offerings and cryptocurrency.”
It added that there are many companies advertising cryptocurrencies that are currently not operating in good faith. Facebook said its policy would be reassessed in the future “as our signals improve.”
In January, the Financial Conduct authority waned that investors are being targeted by fraudsters on social media and persuading them to sign up to invest in cryptocurrencies. It found that young people were the most at risk from online scams.
In the recent Trust and Ad report, Google revealed that it removed on average 100 bad ads per second in 2017.
24×7 water supply scheme to cover 60% homes by Dec 2018: CM
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has praised uninterrupted water supply scheme of orange city in Maharashtra Legislative assembly on Tuesday.
He said 24 x 7 water supply scheme is running successfully in Nagpur. Presently, 81,801 families are receiving drinking water supply round the clock under this scheme. The civic body aims to supply uninterrupted water to about 60 per cent household by December 2018.
Fadnavis was replying to a question asked by Saoner MLA Sunil Kedar regarding 24 x 7 water supply scheme. He said, the Central and State Governments had given 50 percent and 20 percent funds for the scheme while Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) had shared 30 percent funds for the project. The scheme was delayed by two years since the Central and State Governments stopped their contribution. Now, State Government has decided to provide entire fund for completion of the scheme, he announced.
The Orange City Water (OCW) has expedited the work of construction of water tanks to provide uninterrupted water to the citizens. The installation of water meter and laying of water line is over. At the time of inception of the scheme, area on city outskirts were not included in the scheme. Therefore, more than 1970 water tankers were pressed into service.
The government has prepared a project under AMRUT scheme to provide water to outskirts. The proposal of Rs 287 crore is ready for the scheme. MLAs Sudhakar Kohle and Shashikant Shinde also participated in the discussion.
IPL 2018: This is the best squad we have now, says Virender Sehwag
Kings XI Punjab mentor Virender Sehwag on Tuesday rated the new-look Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise as the best of all seasons.
Punjab included several new players in their squad and also retained left-arm spinner . In the auctions, Punjab also retained the services of batsman David Miller and pacer Mohit Sharma.
“In the past, we didn’t have that strong a team and the Indian players were also not that good except Axar and Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper). But this time, we have players who are playing regularly for the national team. I think that we have so far the best team and that is why we feel that we could win this edition,” Sehwag told reporters.
The former India opener also praised all-rounder Yuvraj Singh and West Indian batsman Chris Gayle. The experienced duo were bought at their base price.
“I am happy that both players were bought at their base price because other teams could spent crores on them. So if they could win us 3-4 matches, it’s good for us,” Sehwag said.
During the interaction at the jersey launch here, Sehwag said a bowler could become a good captain because of his ability to read the situations quicker.
Earlier, the franchise appointed off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as their skipper for the edition.
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has declared 39 shops situated on the ground, first, second and third floors of Empress Mall as unauthorized and unsafe. The civic body had also directed developer KSL and Industries Limited to shut the shops, but since the order was not complied with, directives have been given to NMC water works department and MSEDCL/SNDL to snap water and power connections to these parts of the mall immediately.
A team of NMC Dhantoli zone, fire and emergency services department, and town planning department inspected the entire mall on February 28. On March 5, NMC Dhantoli Zone declared parts of the mall’s basement, ground plus fours floors as unauthorized, and issued notice under section 53 of Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act to KSL. It also directed it to stop using these parts and demolish the structures.
Also, the fire department issued notice dated March 6 to KSL under section 8(1) of the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Act declaring these parts unsafe and also directed vacating these areas due to lack of fire preventive and safety systems. Then, the department also issued letters to MSEDCL/SNDL and water works department to snap power and water supply, respectively, on March 6.
Copies of the notices were submitted with advocates Vivek Bharadwaj and Anirudha Deo, who represent petitioners Chandu Lade and others in the PIL being heard in Nagpur bench of Bombay high court.
The NMC departments have pointed out violations on a large scale in the mall. All these violations are in addition to the series of violations that came to fore in the mall since 2013. “All these unauthorized constructions cropped up in these parts of the mall after issuance of part occupancy certificate dated January 20, 2011. Total unauthorized construction is 1,58,105.07 sq ft (14,693.78 sq m),” NMC said.
Earlier, NMC had pointed out unauthorized constructions in mall and other structures in Empress City, excluding residential towers, at 4,71,247.21 sq ft. Now, the total unauthorized constructions have increased to 6,29,352.28 sq ft, which is equal to 630 residential flats measuring 1,000 sq ft each.
The NMC departments were sitting pretty citing stay from HC and not taking action against the mall for the last one-and-a-half years.
Hearing the PIL, judges BP Dharmadhikari and Swapna Joshi, on January 24, had slammed NMC for negligence. Also, MLC Anil Sole submitted LAQ for discussion in state legislative council, where discussion was held on March 7. A day before, NMC departments had issued the latest notices.
One of the directors of KSL, Gaurav Tayal, told it was not appropriate on NMC’s part to initiate such action during pendency of PIL and writ petitions in the HC. “We also filed an objection against the fire department’s latest notice with director of Maharashtra Fire Services. Our aim is to give the best to the city. We are regularizing all unauthorized constructions. Various applications, including revised layout plan, are under consideration in NMC,” he said.
Sole said NMC’s latest notices prove negligence of officials in taking action against Empress mall and city. “CM Devendra Fadnavis had ordered an inquiry into negligence of NMC. The civic body should regularize whatever is compoundable and demolish remaining structures immediately. Open spaces should be taken over as per the agreement and basic amenities should be ensured. Necessary action should be taken against KSL,” he said.
Actor Bobby Deol is elated to come on board for the fourth installment of the Housefull franchise due to his Ajnabee co-star Akshay Kumar’s presence. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, Housefull 4 will also mark the return of Sajid Khan as the director for the franchise.
“I am really looking forward to collaborating with both the Sajids. I’ve always wanted to work with Sajid Nadiadwala and finally it’s happening,” Bobby said in a statement.
“Akshay and I share a great rapport and it will be fun working with him again. Housefull 4 is a big franchise and I can’t wait for the film to start,” added the actor, who is busy shooting for Race 3 in Abu Dhabi.
Bobby has worked with Akshay in four films: Ajnabee, Dosti: Friends Forever, Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo and Thank You.
Housefull 4 also stars Riteish Deshmukh and is set for a Diwali 2019 release.
On the other hand, actress Sonakshi Sinha’s spokesperson has refuted all reports claiming that the actress was in talks for the project.
The statement, issued on Tuesday, read: “Sonakshi Sinha surely has many films in the pipeline and every now and then we keep hearing speculations about her signing some film. And one such recent rumour is that the actress is doing Housefull 4. However, none of this is true.
“Sonakshi will be shooting for Dabangg 3 around the same time as Housefull 4 goes on the floors.”
Similarly, Parineeti Chopra has also put an end to the speculations doing rounds that she will be a part of Housefull 4.
In a tweet, Chopra rebuked the tabloid which released the story speculating her involvement in the movie writing, “Today’s story in the DNA is ABSOLUTELY FALSE!!! I have not been approached for the film. Please don’t make up stories @dnaAfterHrs !!!
Today’s story in the DNA is ABSOLUTELY FALSE!!! I have not been approached for the film. Please dont make up stories @dnaAfterHrs !!!
The actress’ official spokesperson also negated the claims, “Parineeti hasn’t been approached for Housefull 4. So the rumours doing the rounds are absolutely untrue”.
Parineeti currently has a line of films coming up including Namaste England, Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, and Kesari in the near future.
Nagpur Municipal Corporation to start bicycle sharing project
NAGPUR: With a view to promote non-motorized transport, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is all set to start bicycle sharing project.
The NMC’s traffic department has submitted a proposal before the general body meeting, to held on March 20, for its nod to invite expression of interest for appointing an operator to run the project. The operator will be responsible for purchase of the bicycles and its maintenance. The bicycles will be used under self-start dockless cycle transport scheme.
As per the proposal, the operator will solely be liable for all the expenses, repairs and its usage. Nagpur Municipal Corporation can appoint more than one operator for the scheme. Operators will also be responsible for insuring the cycles. The safety and protection issues will handled by the city police, the proposal stated.
Another proposal has been submitted by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s public works department over National Highways Authority of India proposal to handover four patches for repair and maintenance after cement concretization of these patches including Zero Mile to Automotive Square, Zero Mile to Khapri ROB, Hotel Pride to Ajni Chowk and Kadbi Chowk to Automotive Chowk get completed.
After nod from the standing committee, malaria and filaria department has submitted the proposal to allow it to levy fine on the citizens if it finds stagnant water in the surroundings and mosquitoes breeding there. The proposal to impose between Rs100 and Rs500 fine will also be tabled before the general body. With a view to control larva breeding, the department has prepared a by-law to penalize repeat offenders.
New Delhi: Hockey India on Tuesday named the 18-member Indian Men’s Hockey Team which will represent the country at the prestigious Gold Coast 2018 XXI Commonwealth Games to begin on April 4. The Indian team is grouped in Pool B along with Pakistan, Malaysia, Wales, England and will begin their campaign on April 7 against Pakistan.
The 18-member team will be captained by midfielder Manpreet Singh while the responsibilities of vice-captain will be shouldered by Chinglensana Singh Kangujam. It was under Manpreet’s leadership the Indian team lifted the coveted Asia Cup 2017 followed by a bronze medal feat at the Odisha Men’s Hockey World League Final Bhubaneswar 2017.
Freeman and drag-flick expert Rupinder Pal Singh will form India’s wall of defense along with Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Kothajit Singh, Gurinder Singh and Amit Rohidas, while the goalpost will be guarded by India’s experienced goalkeeper PR Sreejesh who made a strong comeback into the team during the New Zealand Tour where he displayed some exceptional goalkeeping abilities. He will be backed by the 22-year-old talent Suraj Karkera who played a crucial part in the team’s good show in Bhubaneswar last year in his senior counterpart’s absence.
India’s midfield will see skipper Manpreet Singh in the lead role, ably supported by the experience of Chinglensana along with young blood in Sumit and Vivek Sagar Prasad. The Indian attack will feature a lethal combination between experience and youth as SV Sunil, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Gurjant Singh and Dilpreet Singh are all in the team.
Dilpreet Singh and Vivek Sagar Prasad who made their international debut during the New Zealand tour have been rewarded with this opportunity for a good show where the duo scored in important games.
“This team has been picked keeping in mind the team’s performance in the previous tournaments since the Asia Cup 2017. We have tried out different combinations in the past events and we believe this will be the most effective combination for the Gold Coast 2018 XXI Commonwealth Games,” asserted Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne.
He further stated that the team has a winning mindset and will look to aim for the best in the quadrennial event. “This team has been improving with every match and while we could not produce a podium finish at the 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2018, it will have no influence on how we are going to play in Australia and we will be going there with a mindset to win,” said the 43-year-old Dutch Coach.
In the previous two outings at the Commonwealth Games, India has finished second behind Australia. Skipper Manpreet Singh, however, is confident of turning the tables this time. “Our first aim is to do well in the group stage because we have some strong teams in our Pool. It’s extremely crucial to top our table and make the Semis but if we do meet Australia in the knockouts, I believe we will be up for a strong challenge.” said the 25-year-old Manpreet Singh.
Mumbai : The Maharashtra government may bring in a law to make the adulteration of milk a non-bailable offence, with a punishment of up to three years in jail.
State food and civil supplies minister Girish Bapat said in the Legislative Assembly that if the punishment for milk adulteration was increased to three years, there will be no scope for the accused to get bail.
He was speaking in the Lower House after Ameet Satam (of the BJP) and others raised the issue through a Calling Attention notice.
Mr Bapat said at present, the adulteration of milk is a bailable offence having a provision of punishment for six months.
“If the imprisonment period is increased to three years, there will be no scope of bail for the accused,” he said, adding that the Maharashtra government will soon enact a law to this effect.
Many members in the House demanded life imprisonment for the accused in such offences. But, the minister cited difficulties in enacting a law with the provision of life sentence.
Mr Bapat said currently there are four mobile vans in the state for testing the adulteration of milk, and admitted that the tests was not conducted regularly.
He, however, assured that the authorities concerned would be asked to carry out regular tests.
“The mobile vans would conduct tests more frequently on the milk carried in vans entering Mumbai and some other parts of the state,” the minister said.
Earlier, Mr Satam claimed that about 30 per cent of the milk brought into Mumbai was adulterated.
He said surprise checks were not being conducted because of the shortage of mobile vans and the staff.
The BJP member demanded amendments to the existing laws to check the adulteration of milk, medicines, and food in hotels.
New Delhi: The 11th edition of the cash-rich Indian Premier League is going to start from April 7 with defending champions Mumbai Indians taking on Chennai Super Kings.
Prior to the prestigious T20 cricket league, IPL launched its anthem for the 2018 edition on Monday.
The anthem has been released in five languages — Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Telugu — across all platforms (TV, radio, and digital).
For the very first time in the history of the tournament, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Star India collaborated to create the anthem for this edition’s campaign. This anthem puts a spotlight on the battle of the best in world T20 cricket.
The music and lyrics of the video ‘Best vs Best’ encompass the spirit of the Indian Premier League.
A talented ensemble of artists worked on the anthem — South African filmmaker Dan Mace, music director Raajeev V. Bhalla and vocalist Siddhart Basrur, who sung the anthem in five different languages.
“The very essence of IPL is a thrilling, action-packed celebration of cricket where the best of talent take on each other in one of the most gruelling cricket tournaments in the world. It is a fantastic celebration of both the game and its millions of fans across the world. The Best vs Best campaign endeavours to showcase the pinnacle of cricket that this tournament is associated with,” said Sanjay Gupta, Managing Director, Star India.
BCCI CEO Rahul Johri said: “Given that we are now ready to embark on the next chapter for the Indian Premier League with the start of the 11th edition, the BCCI, in collaboration with Star India, has worked on co-creating a large multi-media campaign focussing on the ‘Best vs Best’.”
“We hope this campaign spurs the non-cricket viewing public to engage more deeply with the IPL 2018 like never before,” he added.
WhatsApp has increased the deadline for when a user can apply the ‘Delete for everyone’ feature in a group or private message. While earlier the limit was 8 minutes and 32 seconds, when it came to revoking a message from group or private chat, WhatsApp has now extended this to 1 hour, 8 minutes and 16 seconds. The feature was spotted in Android beta, and it looks like this has been rolled out to iOS and Windows versions of the WhatsApp as well.
We have seen that the extended time for deleting messages working on Android beta, but not on the iOS version of WhatsApp. It also looks like WhatsApp is planning to add a new feature called ‘Block Revoke Request’ in the background to curb use of modified versions of the app, which allowed some users to delete messages sent as long as three years back. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp’s ‘Block revoke request’ feature will quietly add some protection to prevent misuse of the ‘Delete for Everyone’ feature.
According to the report, the “Block revoke request,” ensures that the feature will now check if the message saved in the database, which is to be deleted for everyone, is less than 24 hours old when applying this request. The post points out that this will make sure no-one can illegally delete messages older than 24 hours for everyone.
What happens at the moment with the messaging app is that if a ‘Delete for everyone’ request feature was sent out, then WhatsApp would just match the request ID to the message ID and then delete if a match was found. In new versions of the app, the messaging service will limit the revoke request to 24 hours, and also check the date of the message along with the ID before applying ‘Delete for everyone’.
As the report points out, one of the problems is that if the phone is switched off during the time the ‘Delete for Everyone’ request is sent out, and remains off for the next 24 hours, then the request will be considered invalid and the message will continue to remain on the group or chat, even if it was deleted for others. It has also been pointed out that if someone replies to a message in a group, and the same is later deleted for everyone, the message continues to show on the group.
Bibian Mentel-Spee of the Netherlands retained her Olympic snowboard cross title at the Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang – only months after finishing treatment for cancer, which prevented her from competing for much of the past year.
Having been diagnosed in July 2017 with cancer in her neck, oesophagus and ribs, she had expected her treatment to be over by October. However, in December she was informed by doctors that the tumour in her neck required further urgent surgery – giving her barely any time to prepare for the Games.
Before competing Mentel-Spee said: “I let go of my expectations for Pyeongchang. I’m really happy that I am able to go and that I can compete there. For me it is more important to compete there than to win. And just being there at the event with all my friends and showcasing the sport, that is the most important thing for me. I’m not really thinking about the results.”
The 45-year-old, whose final operation was in January, was victorious in an all-Dutch final in Pyeongchang, edging out her team-mate Lisa Bunschoten for gold when she recovered faster after both women fell in the final race.
Speaking to Paralympic.org, Mentel-Spee said of her treatment “It’s not easy to go through. Then again my doctor said it’s a no-brainer for me. You have to have this surgery to enjoy your life.”
Bibian Mentel described competing as a form of rehab for her. “I had all the more reason to stay on the couch with all that has been happening in the last couple of years,” she said. “But the best way I could treat my body and recover from all the surgeries and radiation and the cancer is to be as fit as possible and make sure that my immune system is as high as possible, which I do by playing sports.”
Mentel-Spee became a Paralympian after having her right leg amputated below the knee after a bone cancer tumour was discovered while she was attempting to qualify for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.
She won gold in the same event at Sochi in 2014, the first time the discipline was included in the Winter Olympics. Her Mentelity Foundation helps children with disabilities enjoy board sports, including snowboarding and skateboarding.
The recently released fourth instalment in the Hate Story franchise seems to have opened on a good note at the box office. Directed by Vishal Pandya the film Hate Story IV starring Urvashi Rautela, Karan Wahi, and Ihana Dhillon has continued to see growth over its opening weekend. In fact, the film has managed to become the 5th highest opening weekend grosser of 2018.
Noted film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share the total collections of the film on Day 3.
#HateStory4 Fri 3.76 cr, Sat 4.19 cr, Sun 4.62 cr. Total: ₹ 12.57 cr. India biz… #HateStoryIV
The film revolves around the story of two brothers who compete against each other to win the affection of a girl. But the girl has other plans and manipulates the siblings to succeed in her plan.
The erotic thriller clashed with ‘Dil Junglee’ and ‘3 Storeys’ at the ticket window which also released on the same day. However, it crushed them easily when it came to the collections.
Directed by Vishal Pandya, the film also features Karan Wahi, Vivan Bhatena and Ihana Dhillon in key roles. Veteran actor Gulshan Grover also made his comeback with the film.
As reported earlier, the ‘Hate Story IV’ opened lower than the previous two franchises ‘Hate Story 2’ and ‘Hate Story 3’. The fourth series has been made at a budget of Rs 20 crore.
Meanwhile, the film is facing a tough competition from ‘Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety‘ that has been going strong at the Box Office despite being in the third week of its release. The week three collections of ‘Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety’ stands at Rs 86.76 crore. the business of Hate Story IV is expected to see good growth over the coming weekdays.
Diamonds Forever is series of musical programmes by Shri Siddhivinayak Publicity, Nagpur wherein they try to showcase the journey of legendary singers, music directors, lyricists, film directors, actors and actresses. In this series, till date, they have organized programmes based on the work of legends like SD Burman-R D Burman, Gulzar, Khayyam, Rajesh Khanna, Kishore Kumar, Mohd. Rafi, Vishal Bharadwaj, Rishi Kapoor Anand Bakshi, Ajay-Atul, Gulzar, Madan Mohan, Khayyam, etc. This time they will present songs picturized on Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor.
Raj Kapoor, the greatest showman of Hindi Cinema, the most influential filmmaker of Indian Cinema. His movies were a global success. Raj Kapoor was a canny judge of filmi music and lyrics. Many of the songs he commissioned are evergreen hits. He is also remembered for his strong sense of visual style. He used striking visual compositions, elaborate sets, and dramatic lighting to complete the mood set by the music. He introduced the actresses and helped make their careers.
Shammi Kapoor was a very prominent actor of Hindi Cinema. He is hailed as one of the most entertaining lead actors that Hindi cinema has ever produced. He was one of the leading stars of Hindi cinema during the late 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. He had a very keen ear for music and was known as ‘Elvis Presley of Indian movies’.
Shashi Kapoor was an actor who has done Hindi as well as English movies. He was one of India’s first actors to go international. He was popular in foreign countries also.
Artists Info:
SAGAR MADHUMATKE
Sagar Madhumatke is known as ‘Voice of Kishore Kumar in Central India. He very easily sings almost all Kishore Kumar songs and is known for his energy as well as feeling in songs. He has his own fan following. He has performed in many cities and is especially invited to sing Kishore Kumar songs. He also has performed with many celebrity singers.
SARANG JOSHI
Sarang Joshi is a versatile singer. Equally brilliant in Hindi and Marathi songs. He has performed with many celebrity artists. A very soft spoken Sarang is a power-house performer. He has performed all over India and sings songs of Mohd. Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Manna De.
SHREYA KHARABE
Shreya Kharabe is a young talented, trained and leading singer. She can sing almost all kinds of songs. She has an album to her credit. She has traveled a lot and to Malaysia also for performance. A convincing performer, she can sing in Hindi and Marathi as well. She has performed with many leading celebrity singers. She participated in Marathi SaReGaMaPa.
VIJAY CHIVANDE
Vijay Chivande is into singing since long. He can sing any type of song new or old. He is known for his energetic performance.
ARVIND PATIL
Arvind Patil is a very senior singer. He is known as Voice of Mukesh and is into singing for the past 25 years.
RASIKA KARMALEKAR
Rasika Karmalekar is a versatile singer who is at ease with classical, semi-classical and light music. With a Masters in music, she is a graded artist of All India Radio.
Nagpur : Pitching for promotion of local languages, the RSS today said the government needs to formulate a suitable policy to ensure that primary education “should only be” in mother tongue or any other Indian language.
At its crucial triennial meeting of office bearers, the ruling BJPs ideological mentor passed a resolution on the need to protect and promote “Bhartiya” languages.
Candidates appearing in higher education entrance exams of all faculties including technical and medical should have the option of the local languages, it said, adding that the medium of teaching and study material should also be available in Indian languages.
The RSS also welcomed that the NEET and UPSC examinations have now been started in “Bharatiya” languages, but said the same option should be available for all other entrance tests and competitive exams.
Primary education across the country should only be in mother tongue or any other Bharatiya language. For this, parents should also make up their mind and the governments should formulate suitable policies and frame necessary provisions in this regard, the Sangh said in the resolution passed by the Akhil Bharatiya Praitinidhi Sabha (ABPS).
Seeking that preference be given local languages in all government and judicial works, the RSS said local languages should be encouraged in appointments, promotions and all kinds of functions instead of giving preference to English.
Expressing concern over declining trend in the practice and usage of local languages, it said many languages and dialects have become extinct and several other are endangered.
Central and state governments should take effective steps to protect and promote all languages, dialects and scripts of Bharat, the Sangh said while calling upon its workers and society to preserve and promote their mother tongue.
The entire society including the swayamsevaks should give preference to the mother tongue in conversations and day to day interactions in the family. The tradition of collecting and reading literature in these languages needs to be cultivated, it added.
However, the RSS said it is in favour of learning various languages of the world to acquire diverse knowledge.
“But, in a multilingual country like India, ABPS considers it most necessary to protect and promote all the languages of Bharat as the carrier of our culture,” it added.
The 29-year-old singer appears to have been inspired by Malayalam actress Priya Prakash Varrier. One of the most popular singers in B-Town Neha Kakkar is known for hit foot-tapping numbers ‘Kala Chashma’, ‘Main Tera Boyfriend’, ‘Manali Trance’ and ‘Kar Gayi Chull’ to name a few.
Neha, who has a huge fanbase recently took to her Instagram account and shared a new video which is a total reminder of Priya Prakash Varrier’s ‘wink’ act. She wrote: “Some #PriyaVarrier Effect on Me.. P.S. “Gun Ulti Ho Gayi” #NehaKakkar #OruAdaarLove.”
Here’s the original teaser of Oru Adaar Love, starring Priya Prakash Varrier and Roshan Abdul Rahoof. Shared on Valentine’s Day, the teaser has over 4 million views so far.
It was earlier in February when the Internet discovered budding actress Priya Prakash Varrier and her veteran winking skills. A video featuring Priya Prakash (who plays a school student) winking at her classmate trended for days making the follower count on her Instagram shoot up. Subsequently, she also got her Instagram account verified. On Instagram, Priya Prakash Varrier currently has 5.1 million followers and reportedly charges some 8 lakhs per Instagram post.
Oru Adaar Love directed by Omar Lulu, released on March 3.
Google Chrome will give you the option to export saved passwords
Google Chrome already has Inbuilt Password Manager available. This allows users to sync with other devices. However, Google is now working on another feature. Under this, users will be able to export passwords for use in third parties. In its simpler terms, it means that Chrome users will be able to export their saved passwords in a text file or in an easy way. But the new functionality that Google is working on will make the process easier. This feature is currently available on the Chrome Dev Channel on the desktop.
Advantage of this feature:
Allows users to save passwords on chrome, desktop, and smartphone. With this, users can easily save passwords. Not only this, the browser itself becomes a password manager after popping it down. However, some users may prefer to use another password manager. This feature of exporting passwords will make it very easy to switch from Chrome to any other browser.
How to use the feature:
To use this feature, users must go to settings-management passwords.
Users will see a new menu near saved passwords in it. Tapping on this will give the user the option to export the password as a CSV file.
This file can also be used for other password managers.
When will it be available:
This feature is still being tested by the developers and at the moment there is no information about when the feature will be available to the public. But still, it can still be used in flag settings. For this, users have to paste chrome://flags/#password-export into the navigation bar in Chrome. This will enable the option to export passwords. This feature can be used in Mac, Windows, Linux, Chrome OS and Android.
Google recently rolled out Chrome 65 for desktop and Android. Chrome version 66 will soon be seen in beta version. After this, its stable version will be provided.
Indian ride-hailing firm Ola’s Nagpur pilot project to test a fleet of electric vehicles, was expected to herald a revolution in the Indian auto industry. However, it has only exposed weaknesses in the government’s ambitious plans to make all new vehicles electric by 2030, according to a Reuters report.
SoftBank-backed Ola launched the project last year with an initial investment of about $8 million.
But nine months later, the program has hit a major problem – unhappy with long wait times at charging stations and high operating expenses, Ola drivers want to return their cars and switch to fossil fuel variants.
Out of 20 Ola electric car drivers interviewed by Reuters in Nagpur, more than a dozen said they have either returned their electric taxis and switched to diesel, or are planning to do so. The cars are owned by Ola’s nagpur project and leased to drivers for Rs1,000 a day, but many complain that the amount is too high and they need to work for 12-16 hours to make a decent living, given that they waste 3-4 hours a day on charging.
Ola had said it would make 50 charging points available across four locations in Nagpur – a city of about 2.5 million people – for its fleet of 200 electric vehicles, but on a visit to the city in late January, Reuters reported it found only about a dozen charging points. Ola has since added 10 additional charging points but is still short of its target.
Ola did not respond to Reuters requests for comment for its report.
“The hurdles faced by Ola in setting up sufficient charging stations for a fleet of expensive electric cars with a limited driving range expose the challenges the Indian government and automakers will face if they are to get anywhere near realizing the 2030 vision,” reuters said.
Global auto makers have repeatedly warned that India is not ready yet to become an only EV market, in the absence of a clear, long-term policy, provide incentives to encourage manufacturing of electric vehicles to bring down their cost and create the charging infrastructure.
Gadkari added to uncertainty when he said last month that the government will no longer draft a separate electric vehicle policy, without commenting on the 2030 vision.
The Ola’s Nagpur project has not turned out to be economically viable for either the company or its drivers, the Reuters report said.
Electric car sales in India, one of the world’s fastest-growing auto markets, made up less than 0.1 per cent of annual sales of more than 3 million passenger cars. The lack of demand is mainly because of costs due to high battery costs, limited battery range and lack of a charging infrastructure.
Mahindra & Mahindra is the only electric carmaker in India and the high cost of even its entry-level model, which starts at Rs7.6 lakh is a barrier for many first-time car buyers, and a non-starter for taxi drivers who can get a diesel or petrol propelled car for about half the price.
The biggest and most eagerly awaited cricketing extravaganza in a decade of IPL history, the Vivo IPL 2018, has already attracted a phenomenal bouquet of leading brands. So far, as many as 34 brands have come on board with the Star Network, the official broadcaster for the Indian Premier League has stated in a media release.
Brands like Jio, AMFI, Asian Paints, Berger Paints, Blue Star, Ceat Tyres, Crompton, Dollar, Domino’s, Ford, Haier, Luminous, Pidilite, Sleep Well, Vanessa, Vimal Pan Masala and Voltas have joined Vivo, Colgate, Amul, Coca-Cola, Dream 11, Elica,Kent, MakeMyTrip, Parle Agro, Parle Products, Polycab and Vu TV, among others, to take the roster of brands on Vivo IPL 2018 on the Star Network to 34.
Vivo, Coca Cola and Jio are the co-presenting sponsors and the associate sponsors are Polycab, Parle Products, AMFI, Make Amy Trip, Vimal Pan Masala and Asian Paints, Dream 11.
Anil Jayaraj, EVP, and Head of Ad Sales – Star Sports said: “We are delighted with the response for the VIVO IPL 2018 from the brands across sectors. We are happy to announce that the brand tally is now 34. Brands are actively choosing VIVO IPL 2018 as the marketing vehicle to deliver their business ambitions in 2018 as they have a single media property which can appeal to demographics across geographies.
“All brands that have come in so far have chosen to up their investments significantly over past years – this is because of their belief in the delivery of the combined power of TV as well as digital. These brands will get to leverage the power of multiple screens, multiple languages and broaden their reach and engagement like never before. 2018 VIVO IPL will be an un-missable platform to build brands.”
While IPL has grown each year since its inception, 2018 promises to be an inflection point in its history, as Star India re.imagines the VIVO IPL 2018 making it deeply local with technology at the heart of the experience.
For the first time, Vivo IPL 2018 proposes to connect with many Indians in their relevant language – six different languages, Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Bengali. By leveraging the combined reach of digital and television the tournament will be broadcast, for the first time ever, on multiple TV channels and live streamed on Hotstar with an aim to reach out to 700 million fans across TV and digital in India.
This will be one of the first few leagues in the world which proposes to use virtual reality and to bring live action from the stadium to fan homes. This immersive VR experience would make it possible for fans to come closer to the high-octane matches from the comfort of their homes, adds the release.
Along with dedicated language feeds, the network also proposes to have a Super Fan Feed available across cable, DTH and on Hotstar. This will be a curated feed for the intense fans who want more than just to watch the game. It may also include features like multiple camera angle options while viewing and data layers about the teams and players during the telecast.
John Abraham starrer Parmanu – The Story Of Pokhran gets delayed again
Many Bollywood films are awaiting their release. Some got pushed to avoid clashes with big films or some have been pushed due to creative issues. It has been learned that John Abraham starrer Parmanu – The Story of Pokhran is reportedly delayed again.
After several delays, John Abraham’s film Parmanu – The Story of Pokhran was supposed to release on April 6. However, according to the buzz, the film may be postponed further until May 2018. According to the sources, the producers are having creative differences over promotional strategy. Reportedly, John and KriArj Entertainment are also having creative squabbles. The VFX needs fine tuning which has further delayed the film. But, the makers have denied any such issues. Instead, they don’t want to clash with Irrfan Khan‘s film Blackmail. Prernaa Arora confirmed that they are looking out for a new date and checking out new options.
Parmanu – The Story of Pokhran was earlier supposed to release on 8th December last year. Then, it was pushed to February 23rd but Welcome To New York released that day. So, to avoid clash, the makers pushed it further to April 6, 2018.
Directed by Abhishek Sharma, Parmanu – The Story of Pokhran stars John Abraham, Diana Penty and Boman Irani, the film is an ode to the Indian army and scientists, who although ordinary people, truly accomplished extraordinary feats in the face of adversity. It salutes, celebrates and truly embraces the slogan- Jai Jawan Jai Vigyan. While the premise of the film is based on true events, the characters are fictitious.
Facebook on Friday announced a licensing deal with Warner Music, the last of the major label groups to sign with the social media behemoth which is promising more personalised music. The 2 billion users of Facebook will soon be able to post in more creative ways with the catalogue of Warner, whose artist roster includes Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and the late Prince.
“Our partnership with Facebook will help expand the universe of music streaming and create supplementary revenue for artists,” said Ole Obermann, chief digital officer of the Warner Music Group.
“Fan-created video is one of the most personal, social and often viral ways that music is enjoyed, but its commercial potential is largely untapped,” he said in a statement.
Warner said it had been holding out for “the best possible deal” after its two rivals, Universal Music and Sony Music, signed deals with Facebook in recent months.
Facebook has said that it is looking at more personalised ways in which users can post music, including through Messenger and Instagram, the picture-driven social media platform owned by Facebook.
Mark Zuckerberg‘s company has largely taken a back seat on music streaming as other mega-companies such as Apple and Google invest heavily in the growing sector.
While music postings are omnipresent on Facebook, the company has sought to take down embedded content that is copyrighted without licensing.
Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils (DD) are keeping a close tab on the Mohammed Shami controversy as officials are set to meet BCCI top brass to take stock of the situation after his wife Hasin Jahan filed a police complaint accusing him of domestic violence and adultery.
Shami has been embroiled in a massive controversy after his wife Jahan in series of Facebook posts alleged the fast bowler of various transgressions in personal life.
The BCCI has already withheld Shami’s central contract as the police may start its inquiry on allegations of domestic violence.
Daredevils are now awaiting for BCCI’s legal opinion about whether they should allow the Bengal speedster to join their camp, which will start at the end of the month.
“Look Daredevils management can’t take any unilateral decision in this matter. All players who play in the IPL have a tri-partite contract involving the franchise, BCCI and the player. Yes, we are well aware about the sensitive situation and we are having discussions with top BCCI officials. There is a clause about any player bringing disrepute but it is for the lawyers to interpret it,” a senior franchise official said.
The Indian Premier League involves big business houses and they are extremely aware about their image.
The GMR group had just entered into a 50:50 partnership with JSW group―owners of India’s top football club Bengaluru FC.
Company’s image is paramount for any franchise and Delhi Daredevils is no exception in this regard.
“In these sensitive times, when people are raising their voice against domestic abuse and violence, unless Shami comes out clean, the franchise’s image will also take a beating. If Delhi Daredevils are worried, they certainly have reasons to do so. They have created a brand and would be protective about that,” a senior BCCI official said.
There were, however, mixed reactions in BCCI as some officials felt that CoA chief Vinod Rai could have waited for the police inquiry to get over and charges levelled against Shami being proved before his central contract was withheld.
There is a possibility that acting president C.K. Khanna, acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary, treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhry along with CEO Rahul Johri discuss the Shami issue on the sidelines of the Captain’s Conclave in Mumbai on Monday, March 12.
The construction of the ambitious Mumbai – Nagpur Super Communication Expressway will start in April, said state finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar while presenting Maharashtra’s budget for the year 2018-19. The 701-km expressway Greenfield project, which is also called the Samruddhi Mahamarg or the Prosperity Corridor, will connect two important cities in the state.
The expressway will pass through the most backward districts of the state. The state government plans to develop 24 nodes or prosperity hubs, which include truck terminuses, commercial sites, knowledge city, IT industries, manufacturing units, etc, to boost the economy of the region .
“A special purpose vehicle (SPV) has been set up in the name of Nagpur -Mumbai Super Communication Expressway Limited for this project. The Samruddhi Mahamarg will run through 10 districts, 26 tehsils and 390 villages. Private land purchase procedure up to 52% is completed. The work on project will start from April 2018,” said Mungantiwar.
The project, which is implemented by the state-run Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), is estimated to cost Rs46,000 crore. The proposed eight-lane access controlled expressway will not only cut travel time between the two cities drastically, but the project is touted to become a game-changer for the state.
Meanwhile, in a push for the construction, repair and maintenance of the roads across the state, the government has allocated nearly Rs13,386 crore. According to Mungantiwar, the government has also allocated Rs10,828 crore for public works department for road construction and repairs across the state. “A goal of road construction of 3,36,994 km total length has been set in the Road Development Plan 2001-2021. Out of this, 2,99,446 km has been achieved. During the financial year 2018-19, Rs10,828 crore has been proposed for road construction,” the finance minister said.
Besides that, the minister announced that 2,000 km of National Highways valued at about Rs16,000 crore is in tendering process. Apart from that, 7,000km of roads under the Chief Minister’s Rural Roads Scheme are going to be constructed in the year 2018-19, and a provision of Rs2,558 crore is proposed for the project.
The state government has also given a push to the development of Metro rail corridors in Navi Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur, apart from Mumbai. The state-run Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation has commenced the Metro rail projects in Pune and Nagpur, of about 69km in length and at an estimated cost of Rs20,100 crore.
“For these projects Rs90 crore provision in the form of subsidiary loan is proposed. Apart from this, another metro project of 11km in length and costing Rs3,043 crore has been taken up through City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) in Navi Mumbai. Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has also taken up 23.30km metro network in Pune costing about Rs8,313 crore on PPP model, Government of India has consented to provide VGF of Rs1,300 crore for this project,” Mungantiwar said in his presentation.
Weeks after Sushant Singh Rajput walked out of the spy thriller Romeo Walter Akbar (RAW), John Abraham has stepped into his shoes and come on board.
“We are excited to have John on board this film with us. The process began when we were brainstorming on whom to cast for the protagonist’s part and thought that John would fit the bill perfectly. He really liked the script and gave his nod on the same day as the narration. We have revisited the script of this espionage drama which is set in the 1970s and we can’t wait to take it on the floors,” the makers issued a statement.
While earlier it was Bunty Walia who was producing the film, now it is being co-produced by Abhishek Kapoor, Dheeraj Wadhwan, Vanessa Walia and Gary Grewal. After Sushant walked out of the project, Walia was reportedly miffed and asked the director to approach Abhishek Bachchan for the lead role.
Leading trade analyst, Taran Adarsh tweeted John’s entry and the shooting dates as well. His tweet mentioned that the shoot starts on 1 June and the film will be wrapped up within 60 days.
John Abraham in #RAW#RomeoAkbarWalter… Robbie Grewal directs… 60-day start-to-finish shoot starts 1 June 2018 in Gujarat, Srinagar and Nepal… Produced by Dheeraj Wadhwan, Ajay Kapoor, Vanessa Walia and Gary Grewal. pic.twitter.com/wxABGd3EKt
Revealing that John’s looks in the film will be an attraction point, the makers also informed that they have roped in National Award-winning makeup artist Vikram Gaikwad and famous costume designer Amera Pulwani for the espionage thriller.
John will start working on RAW as soon as he wraps up Milap Zaveri’s thriller in which he will star opposite newcomer Aisha Sharma and alongside Manoj Bajpayee. Also, his long awaited next, Abhishek Sharma’s period drama Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran is slated to release on 7 April.
Chinese smartphone maker and electronics giant Xiaomi is likely to launch a new smartphone in the Indian market on 14th March.
The Chinese company has begun teasing the upcoming handset. According to a new teaser posted on Twitter, the next smartphone to be launch by Xiaomi in India will be a ‘Compact Powerhouse‘, which appears to be referring to both size and battery capacity. While the company has not revealed the name of the unannounced smartphone in India, speculations are rife that it will be the Xiaomi Redmi 5.
Manu Kumar Jain, Global VP and MD Xiaomi India, on Thursday posted a teaser on Twitter with the caption, “#CompactPowerhouse is launching on 14th March! Slim, sleek and compact! Yet a true super power house! Guess what this is?” Earlier, while announcing the 32-inch and 43-inch variants of its new Mi TV 4A lineup for India, Xiaomi had teased the launch of a new smartphone expected on March 14. The side profile image of the smartphone, with a camera bump, pointed at a possible Redmi 5 launch in the country.
While the Redmi 5A and Redmi 5 Plus (rebranded in India as Redmi Note 5) are already available here, the Redmi 5 is expected to hit the budget smartphone market as well.
In terms of pricing, the Redmi 4 successor, could be priced below the higher-specced Redmi Note 5 that had arrived in India at a base price of just Rs. 9,999.
The Xiaomi Redmi 5 is a dual SIM (Nano) smartphone that Android Nougat out-of-the-box with MIUI 9 on top. The handset comes with a 5.7-inch HD+ (720×1440 pixels) display with an 18:9 aspect ratio and 282ppi pixel density. The Redmi 5 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor and comes in 2GB/ 3GB/ 4GB RAM variants. It sports 16GB/ 32GB of inbuilt storage.
In terms of optics, the Redmi 5 comes with a 12-megapixel rear camera that has features like f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, and LED flash. On the front is a 5-megapixel selfie camera with a “soft-light” flash module. The front camera also features the company’s proprietary Beautify 3.0 capabilities. Additionally, the smartphone is fuelled by a 3300mAh battery under the hood. In terms of dimensions, the handset measures 151.8×72.8×7.7mm and weighs 157 grams.
Indian Railways- Now let's you transfer your train ticket to someone else
If you’re holding a confirmed railway ticket but for some reason will be unable to travel, you can now transfer the ticket to your family members or any other person. “Chief Reservation Supervisor of important stations are authorized by Railway Administration to permit the change of name of a passenger having a seat or berth reserved in his name,” transfer railway ticket to your family read an official statement released by the Indian railways. Indian Railways- Now let’s you transfer your train ticket to someone else, Here is a guideline form the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on how to avail this facility:
1. If the passenger is a Government Servant, proceeding on duty and appropriate authority, makes a request in writing 24 hours before the scheduled departure of trains, will transfer railway ticket to your family
2. A passenger can make a request in writing 24 hours before the scheduled departure of the train that the reservation made in his name may be transferred to another member of his family, meaning, Father, Mother, Brother, Sister, Son, Daughter, Husband and Wife.
3. If the passengers are students of a recognized educational institution and the Head of the institution makes a request in writing 48 hours before the scheduled departure of the train, that the reservation made in the name of any student be transferred to any other student of the same institute.
4. Passengers are members of a marriage party and any person deemed to be Head of such party makes a request in writing 48 hours before the scheduled departure of the train that the reservation made in the name of any member of the marriage party be transferred to any other person.
5. Where the passengers are a group of cadets of National Cadet Corps and any officer who is the head of the group, makes a request in writing at least 24 hours before the departure of the train that the reservation made in the name of any cadet be transferred to any other cadet. Indian Railways also said that such request for change will be granted only once. However, in case of students, marriage party and NCC cadets, the request for change in excess of 10% of the total strength of group shall not be granted.
Sufi singer Pyarelal Wadali of Wadali Brothers passes away in Amritsar
Pyarelal Wadali, the youngest of the Wadali Brothers from Amritsar, died this morning. He was 75.He took his last breath at Fortis Escorts Hospital in Amritsar where he was admitted on Thursday.
The Sufi singer who, along with his elder brother Puran Chand Wadali, immortalised the works of Bulleh Shah, Amir Khusro, and Surdas, suffered a cardiac arrest and died at the Fortis Escorts Hospital in Amritsar.
Born into the fifth generation of musicians, the Wadali Brothers became prominent figures for singing the gurbani, kafi, ghazal and bhajan genres of music. Together, they’ve won several awards together including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1992, the Tulsi Award in 1998, and the Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2003 to name a few.
They sang for some Bollywood films, too, including Pinjar (2003), Dhoop (2003), Tanu Weds Manu (2011), and Mausam (2011).
‘Tu Maane Ya Na Maane’, a classic song by the duo, talks about how loving one’s beloved is as sacred as worshiping God.
They had even performed a version of it for Coke Studio India, season one.
Wadali Brothers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expresses condolences on demise of younger Wadali Brother
PM Modi took his twitter handle to expresses his grief on the demise of Shri Pyarelal Wadali as saying, ”Saddened by the demise of Shri Pyarelal Wadali. His renditions attained great popularity globally. His work will continue to draw people towards the joys of Sufi music. May his soul rest in peace,” PM Narendra Modi tweeted.
Saddened by the demise of Shri Pyarelal Wadali. His renditions attained great popularity globally. His work will continue to draw people towards the joys of Sufi music. May his soul rest in peace: PM @narendramodi
Mohammed Shami has been slapped with non-bailable charges of domestic abuse and attempt to murder by Kolkata Police following an official complaint by his wife Hasin Jahan. FIR against Mohammed Shami resulted in BCCI putting the pace bowler’s contract on hold.
The FIR has been registered against Shami and his four other family members in Kolkata’s Jadavpur police station under several Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections, including section 498A, which amounts to cruelty to a woman by her husband or his relatives.
The other charges recorded against Shami are under Section 307 – attempt to murder, Section 323 – punishment for voluntarily causing hurt, Section 376 – rape, Section 506 – criminal intimidation, Section 328 and Section 34.
“My husband’s elder brother, Hasib Ahmad, raped me when I went to my in-law’s place in Uttar Pradesh last year,” said Jahan.
FIR against Mohammed Shami resulted in BCCI putting the pace bowler’s contract on hold. Shami’s named was not included in the new contact list which has seen players multi-fold raises..
In an interview Shami said he could not make sense of these baseless allegations
“All these allegations have been made against me without any basis. All these are outside my knowledge so I can’t say about it now. We were living together and even celebrated Holi together and we also shopped together even after the South Africa tour.
“I went to Dharamsala to play (Deodhar Trophy) and I heard about all this. Even if I was involved in all this somebody other than my wife would have spoken up. Or some other girl would have complained to my wife about my affair.
Irrfan Khan starrer Hindi medium set to release in China
The hugely successful ‘Hindi Medium’ that was released by T-Series and Maddock Films last year, has been given the distinction of a China release on April 4.
In the past, selective films have enjoyed a successful entry into the Chinese market. Produced by Dinesh Vijan and Bhushan Kumar Directed by Saket Chaudhary, the Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar starrer received immense appreciation from audiences and critics, followed by a several awards, allowing ‘Hindi Medium’ to organically make its way to be exhibited in China.
The Chinese authorities who choose their bouquet of films every year, have been so impressed with the content of ‘Hindi Medium’ that rather than the main poster, they opted for the teaser poster that had been designed by celebrated publicity designer, Rahul Nanda.
Producer Bhushan Kumar says, “there’s a unique twist in this tale. Hindi Medium is content driven and even though Irrfan is an internationally recognised talent, the Chinese distribution body opted for our teaser concept which shows the feet of a man, one representing poverty and the other representing material wealth.”
The poster clearly reflects the disparities in society and as the film ‘Hindi Medium’ does, the image holds a mirror up to our society where the ability to speak fluent English is ignorantly considered a yardstick to measure sophistication and elitism.
Producer Dinesh Vijan said, “This is exactly what made ‘Hindi Medium’ so significant. The idea that we give importance to material wealth and our social image over the value of humanness and love baffles me, but sadly it’s what drives most of society and portraying this in a light yet meaningful form is what resonates with audiences universally.”
The Indian aviation industry is expanding by leaps and bounds spearheaded by affordable pricing and better connectivity. In fact, domestic Indian passenger traffic increased by 17.9% in January from last year, comfortably touching the 41st consecutive month of double-digit growth, as mentioned by the International Air Transport Association in a monthly update on Thursday. To keep up with the pace of the world’s fastest-growing aviation market, Indian carriers including Jet Airways, Air Asia and SpiceJet are planning to add new airplanes to their fleets.
Speaking at the Wings India 2018 in Hyderabad yesterday, Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Nayan Choubey said that as long as oil process remained below USD 80 per barrel, he believes the Indian aviation market would grow at a compound annual growth rate of 15% for the next 20 years or so.
“The growth of the domestic Indian (aviation) market is the highest in the world,” Boeing Senior Vice President Asia Pacific and India Sales Dinesh Keskar said. “Every segment of traffic in and out of India is going to grow for the next 20 years,” he further added as mentioned in agency reports.
Indian airlines are rushing to add more jets to meet the rising demand for domestic and international flights, making it one of the most targeted sales markets for jet manufacturers Airbus SE and Boeing Co. Boeing even said in July last year that it expected Indian carriers to order up to 2,100 new aircraft worth USD 290 billion over the next 20 years. They also called it the highest-ever forecast for Asia’s third-largest economy.
Jet Airways last year finalised a deal to buy a separate 75 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and said it was in ‘serious talks’ for 75 more. Jet Airways CEO Vinay Dube said that they would finalize the deal with one of the plane manufacturers, alluding to Boeing or Airbus.
Similarly, AirAsia India is looking to expand its fleet to 60 jets from the current 14 over the next five years, a spokeswoman said. The airline’s parent, AirAsia Bhd, said in January it was considering an IPO of the Indian arm. SpiceJet’s Chairman Ajay Singh said his airline was studying the feasibility of Boeing’s and Airbus’ jets for longer haul international destinations, including western Europe and United States, as it looks to expand beyond short-haul international routes. In July, SpiceJet had signed a provisional deal to buy 40 Boeing 737 MAX 10 jets. He also said the low-cost carrier was close to announcing an on board Wi-Fi facility on its flights, which would offer in-flight entertainment including streaming movies, cricket and as well as shopping. The move, which could boost SpiceJet’s ancillary revenue, is likely to come by April, he said.
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