WhatsApp has finally rolled out the god of all features and it will be called as WhatsApp delete for everyone feature. It means that now any drunk text to an ex or a rant to your boss can be deleted by the users. But there is a catch to it. Users can only delete or revoke the sent message within seven minutes. Any text beyond the set time limit will not be allowed to be revoked or deleted as per WaBetaInfo report- a fan site for WhatsApp. The life-saving feature for many was previously available for Windows users only and now WhatsApp has finally decided to launch WhatsApp delete for everyone it on android, ios and desktop platforms as well. Another interesting fact about the new feature is that multiple messages can be revoked at once, added the report. However, it is a slow rollout and will take time to reach to over one billion Whatsapp users. If your phone is compatible with the feature then you will soon receive the update notification.
Notably, WaBetaInfo also explains how the delete for everyone works. The blog site says,”When you delete a message for everyone, your WhatsApp sends a fake copy of the message to the recipient. When the recipient will receive your copy, the device won’t show you the notification and it won’t save it in his chat history, but it will check if there is the ID of the message in the database: if it will find the message, the message will be correctly revoked (if the recipients are using the latest version of WhatsApp). This is the back-end process.
For the front-end process is more simple to understand. Simply long press the message that needs to be deleted and then tap on the delete icon on top of the screen. The user will have three delete options- Delete for Everyone, Delete for Me and Cancel. The ‘Delete for Everyone’ will delete the message for the user and your receiver whereas the ‘Delete for Me” will delete the message only for the user. The ‘Cancel’ button will simply close the delete window.
How to Delete message for Everyone in WhatsApp
Open WhatsApp and go to the chat containing the message you wish to delete.
Tap and hold the message. Optionally, tap more messages to delete multiple messages at once.
Tap Delete at the top of the screen > Delete for everyone.
WhatsApp Delete for Everyone is currently rolling out in beta v2.17.399. So if you can’t wait to get this feature in your app you can sign up for the whatsapp beta program. Than you can download the latest version to use Whatsapp Delete for Everyone feature.
Who used this feature should share their experiences via comments below.
CGHS recruitment 2017: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recruitment 2017: The office of Additional Director Central Government Health Scheme, Pune under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced 104 vacancies at cghs recruitment.mahaonline.gov.in. According to the official notification, various posts like Pharmacists, Pharmacist cum Clerk, Nursing Officer, Laboratory Technician, Dental Technician, ECG Technician will be filled through this recruitment drive. Candidates must note that the last date of filling the application form is 04/12/2017
CGHS recruitment 2017: Here are the details of various vacancies.
Candidates can fill the application form through both online and offline mode. In its notification, the CGHS has also said that the actual vacancies may vary as per the requirement.
About CGHS
For the last six decades Central Government Health Scheme is providing comprehensive medical care to the Central Government employees and pensioners enrolled under the scheme. In fact CGHS caters to the healthcare needs of eligible beneficiaries covering all four pillars of democratic set up in India namely Legislature, Judiciary, Executive and Press. CGHS is the model Health care facility provider for Central Government employees & Pensioners and is unique of its kind due to the large volume of beneficiary base, and open ended generous approach of providing health care.
Kanpur: After winning the second ODI at Pune comprehensively and levelling the series 1-1, the Indian cricket team will now take on New Zealand in the 3rd and final ODI of the series at the Green Park Stadium, Kanpur. In the last match, a clinical performance by Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped the Indian team win the match comfortably. Bhuvi moved the ball both ways to pick up three important wickets before measured fifties from Dhawan (68 off 84) and Karthik (64* off 92) took the hosts past the line with four overs to spare. Virat Kohli would be satisfied with his team’s performance and Dinesh Karthik’s half-century might answer his number 4 woes.
However, India would want to see some runs from Rohit Sharma before the series is wrapped. In the last game, Rohit fell to an innocuous delivery by Southee when he failed to keep a flick down. Also, the team management might promote MS Dhoni up the order to give him more playing time. The winner of this match will also clinch the series.
Where is India vs New Zealand 3rd ODI?
The India vs New Zealand match will be played at the Green Park Stadium, Kanpur.
When will India vs New Zealand third ODI match be played?
India vs New Zealand third ODI match will be played on Sunday, October 29 from 1:30 pm.
Where do I watch India vs New Zealand 3rd ODI?
The India vs New Zealand ODI will be broadcast live on Star Sports1, 3 and Star Sports 1, 3 HD, DD National.
How to watch Ind vs NZ 3rd ODI live online? Hotstar will also live stream the match.
Here are India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI squads: India –Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur.
New Zealand – Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Trent Boult, Matt Henry, Colin Munro, Glenn Phillips, George Worker, Henry Nicholls,
Mumbai breathed the most polluted air in the state during the Diwali week, a nine-city air quality analysis by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has revealed.
The pollution measuring indicator — air quality index (AQI) — was twice as much than last year in Mumbai. The city recorded 206 (poor) a day before Diwali (October 18), 196 (moderate) on Diwali and 219 (poor) the following day. Last year, the city recorded 109, 115, and 110 — moderate levels of pollution — on the three days of the festival.
After Mumbai, Nagpur and Dombivli were the most polluted on Diwali and the day before. Aurangabad had the second worst air with an AQI of 215 (poor) a day after Diwali. Airoli, representative of Navi Mumbai, breathed the cleanest air on all three days.
Also Read : Bharat Mala: 12 of 44 road corridors across country will pass through Maharashtra Last year, Pune had the most polluted air with AQI levels 237 (poor) a day before Diwali (October 30), 309 (very poor) on Diwali, and 286 the following day. However, this year levels were in the ‘moderate’ category during all three days (see box).
MPCB officials said pollution from firecrackers was marginally less. “The AQI at our air monitoring station at Bandra was high on the eve of Diwali because of large number of vehicular emissions perpetrated by the strike. As a result, the bursting of firecrackers in the following days, however minimal it was, raised pollution levels by a small margin,” said SC Kollur, chief scientist, MPCB. “In addition, weather factors such as changing wind direction and calm winds during the Diwali period resulted in low dispersion of pollutants.”
The MPCB monitored air quality for the 24-hour period on the four Diwali days at selected locations in Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Nashik, Nagpur, Airoli, Chandrapur, Solapur and Dombivli. “The overall air quality trend in Maharashtra is ‘moderate’, which shows less impact of firecrackers as opposed to already existing sources of air pollution such as vehicular traffic, construction dust etc,” read the report.
“Overall, we conclude that public awareness by media and citizens has led to significant reduction in using firecrackers across Maharashtra, and our cities have fared much better than other states across India,” said Kollur. “However, this is an ongoing process of monitoring air pollutants across 27 municipal corporations, and we only expect the situation to get better in the coming years.”
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Hindustan Times on October 22 reported that the level PM10 — small particles that can lodge into the lungs and enter the bloodstream – were five times the safe limit at 487 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m3) on October 20 (a day after Diwali) as against the permissible levels of 100µg/m3, found the National Air Quality recorded by the Index Central Pollution Control Board.
It had also released 24-hour average AQI levels for the MMR between last Thursday and Friday with Mumbai , Navi Mumabai and Thane recording 249 (poor – prominent pollutant PM10), 100 (satisfactory — PM10 prominent pollutant) and 332 (very poor — prominent pollutant ozone).
Mumbai’s air pollution dropped after Diwali, with AQI on October 21 and 22 at 98 and 79, as a result of changing weather conditions, the report said. AQI level from 0 to 50 is considered good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, 201-300 is poor, 301-400 is very poor, and 401 and above is severe. Read PDF Report Here
Nagpur: The ambitious Bharat Mala project, announced by the central government earlier this week, has a lot in store for Maharashtra. Of the 44 economic corridors to be built across the country, 12 will pass through the state, giving a major boost to inter-state connectivity.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tweeted: “Great News! Maharashtra to gain a lot from Bharat Mala project. Twelve of 44 corridors to pass through Maharashtra.”
The Union cabinet on Tuesday passed the plan to construct 83,677 km of roads, highways, green-field expressways and bridges in phases. These will be built over the next five years at a cost of Rs 7 lakh crore in an effort to boost the economy and generate more jobs.
Under the first phase, to be completed by 2022, 34,800 km of highways will be built.
The 12 corridors that will pass through the state account for 8,501-km-long stretches of highways and include Mumbai-Kolkata, Mumbai-Kanyakumari, Agra-Mumbai, Pune-Vijaywada, Surat-Nagpur, Solapur-Nagpur and Hyderabad-Aurangabad, among others.
Also Read : Reliance, Dassault lay foundation stone for Rs 6,500 cr Dhirubhai Ambani Space Park Nagpur Apart from this, Maharashtra will also benefit from three ring roads planned in Pune, Dhule and Nagpur, of the 28 ring roads planned across the country. A ring road is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town or city.
“We have already attended a series of meetings for the project. The work of allotment to agencies should start soon,” said a senior official from Maharashtra government, requesting anonymity.
The plan also includes inter-connecting roads and feeder roads as well as enhancing port connectivity across 448km in the state.
Besides these, logistics parks have also been planned in cities such as Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur. Logistics park are expected to improve efficiency and reduce logistics costs by supporting warehousing, freight movement and other services such as customs clearances.
However, transport expert Sulakshana Mahajan said the government should be looking at strengthening public transport instead of investing on highways again. “The Mumbai-Nagpur corridor is facing so many issues, including land acquisition. The concept of economic corridors is a thing of the past, especially because of well-established flight and rail services.”
Nagpur: French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Nagpur Aviation and Reliance Infrastructure promoted Reliance Aerospace, on Friday, laid the foundation stone for the Rs 6,500 crore Dhirubai Ambani space Park (DAAP) in Nagpur. The joint venture – Dassault Reliance Aerospace (DRAL) – was set up in February this year as part of Dassault’s offset obligations for the Rs 58,000 crore deal to supply 36 Rafale fighter jets to India. The offset obligation is worth about Rs 30,000 crore, the largest ever offset contract in the country’s history. Spread over 289 acres at MIHAN special economic zone in Nagpur, DAAP is envisaged to be the largest greenfield aerospace project in the country. DRAL will be the leading entity to execute the Rafale offset programme from this facility with the combat aircraft featuring a number of India-specific modifications when ready. The park will be developed in two phases with the first phase covering 104 acres. Anil Ambani, chairman, Reliance Group, said that production is expected to start from here in 2018. The remaining area will be developed in the second phase.
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Ambani also said DRAL will build a manufacturing unit for the production of aircraft, electronic warfare systems, radar, unmanned aerial vehicles, and establish an ecosystem of ancillary units and suppliers to support the project. For the global market, DRAL will manufacture components for the Legacy Falcon 2000 series of civil jets manufactured by Dassault Aviation, integrating itself into the French manufacturer’s supply chain. Ambani said the facility would also do the final assembly of the Rafale jets as well as the Falcon series of business jets at a later date. He added that MIHAN would also be a base for a performance based logistics contract with the IAF for the Rafale aircraft, spread over 35 years.
Eric Trappier, chairman, Dassault Aviation said the JV is keen to address the needs of the Indian Navy as well as the Indian air force with the Rafale jets. He added that French small and medium enterprises would also establish base at MIHAN to support the project. Over the next few years, Trappier said he expects India to be a global manufacturing hub for the Falcon aircraft. The entire aircraft will be made in MIHAN over a period of time, he concluded.
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has submitted a list of 33 international and domestic consortium who have bided for the construction of Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway, to the Union Home Ministry for seeking a security clearance.
Two weeks ago, the MSRDC had opened the technical bids of the potential bidders wherein it was revealed that 33 companies — including the ones from belonging to South Korea, Italy, Taiwan, China, Russia and Germany — are interested.
A senior MSRDC official, said, “We have sent the list to the Union Home Ministry and the companies who are given security clearance will only qualify for the further bidding process, and rest will be stand disqualified.” Recently, in July 2017, Union Home Ministry had denied security clearance to Chinese consortium who were keen on the construction of 22-km-long Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL).
Also Read: MSRTC employees’ strike enters 3rd day; no solution in sight.
The companies whose names have been submitted include, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Projects, Navayuga Engineering, Ircon International, Reliance Infrastructure, IL&FS Transportation. Among other bidders, whose names have been submitted include, Gammon Engineers and Contractors Pvt Ltd, CQCE-Roadway Solutions India Private Ltd joint venture, Dilip Buildcon, Gayatri Projects, China Harbour Engineering Company, Oriental Structural Engineers Private Ltd, Sadbhav Engineering, PNC Infratech, Ashoka Buildcon, NCC, Todini Construzioni Generali, Cengiz Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Guangdong Guanyue Highway & Bridge Company, Guangdong Provincial Changda Highway Engineering Company.
The ongoing strike by Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) employees, who are demanding a pay hike, entered the third day today even as talks held among stakeholders failed to break the deadlock.
Talks held between Transport Minister Diwakar Raote, MSRTC officials and union representatives failed to arrive at a negotiated settlement to end the strike.
Owing to the stir, which started on October 16 midnight, passengers across the state continued to face hardships in travelling to their hometowns in the festive season.
Raote, along with officials of the corporation, held several rounds of meetings yesterday with union representatives. However, these meetings failed to break the deadlock.
Raote later said, “Union representatives put forth the highest-ever proposal to increase the salary. Their (pay hike) demand is so hight that it is not possible for the MSRTC to accept it.”
The minister once again appealed to the striking staffers to resume duty taking in account the plight of long- distance passengers.
Several stranded passengers took trains to reach their destinations. The Central Railway has added a few additional unreserved coaches in Matsyagandha Express, Mangalore Express and Tutari Express for the benefit of passengers.
“The Central Railway has decided to attach additional unreserved coaches in Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Mangaluru Matsyagandha Express, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus – Mangaluru Jn Mangalore Express and Dadar–Sawantwadi Tutari Express to clear the extra rush of passengers due to the strike, a senior CR official said.
A stranded passenger, Nidhi Dwiwedi, took to twitter to appeal to ST staffers to end the strike. She tweeted, “The most awaited Indian festival #Diwali and we sit at ST Bus stand waiting for the bus to arrive. Please resume.”
Meanwhile, union representatives blamed the MSRTC administration for the prevailing logjam and hardship caused to bus commuters
A senior representatives of the ST Workers’ Union said, “As per the rule, we had given a notice for strike 40 days in advance. But the administration remained under the impression that we would accept their terms.”
The corporation, has however, denied the charge.
Milind Band, Deputy General Manager (operations) of MSRTC, said, “After their notice, we held a series of meetings with their representatives and tried to convince them how their demand was not financially feasible. But, unfortunately, they went ahead with the strike.”
Meanwhile, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced it will give Rs 25 crore to BEST to pay Diwali bonus to the civic transport utility’s employees.
Following the announcement, BEST employees’ Unions have decided to withdraw their call for indefinite strike which was to start from October 21.
Sweat may be an indication of an intense, fat burning workout, or it could simply be a reaction to an especially hot or humid day. Sweating doesn’t burn fat; it helps regulate your body temperature. If high-intensity exercise causes you to sweat, you may be burning significant calories — many of which may come from fat. But, forcing yourself to sweat more by working in hot conditions or wearing heavy clothes won’t lead to additional fat loss.
What Is Sweat?
Sweat is your body’s reaction when your core temperature exceeds 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. In an effort to maintain your body’s preferred temperature, your brain activates the sweat glands in your skin. You start to lose water along with salts, sugar and minute amounts of the waste products created during protein breakdown. Between 2 million and 4 million sweat glands on your body release sweat to cool you down. Some people sweat more than others, even in the same conditions. The temperature and humidity level does influence your sweat rate, but so does your genetics, gender, age and fitness level.
When moisture in sweat evaporates off your skin, it cools you down. You sweat more in heat and humidity, but that doesn’t mean you’re burning more calories or fat; it simply means your body has to release perspiration to bring your body temperature down. Larger people tend to sweat more because they have a greater amount of body mass to cool down. Fitter people also tend to sweat more, but this is because their cooling system is especially efficient — giving them the ability to work harder for longer.
How You Burn Fat ?
Fat doesn’t technically burn or melt. It gets released from fat cells to provide your body with energy. Your body breaks down the fat into its parts — fatty acids and glycerol — which are then metabolized. The more energy you need, the more your body pulls from your fat cells. The bodily function that causes you to use fat for energy operates independently of the one that causes you to sweat.
Purposefully exercising in a hot or humid environment doesn’t mean you’re working harder to burn more fat. You’re simply raising your body temperature to a point that prompts you to sweat more. Working hard in a hot, humid conditions can actually be dangerous. Wearing sweats or other warm clothing may also prompt you to sweat more, but it won’t make you lose fat faster than someone in shorts. It’ll simply make you sweat sooner and possibly lose more water weight, not fat.
The Relationship Between a Sweaty Workout and Fat Burn
Sweat doesn’t burn more fat, but it can be an indication that you’re working hard. The more intensely you work, the higher your core temperature rises, which results in perspiration to cool you down. If your sweat is a result of a hard workout — and not the external temperature — you’re likely using energy and burning fat. Also Read :Drinking Black Tea May Help With Weight Loss. Sitting on a beach on a 100-degree day doesn’t require a lot of energy and doesn’t use notable amounts of fat. You sweat because you’re just in need of serious thermoregulation. When you work hard in frigid temperatures, such as running a winter marathon, you still burn fat even if your body doesn’t sweat as much to cool you down.
Workouts that don’t prompt you to sweat a lot are still beneficial, too. Yoga, pilates and stretching hone your balance, flexibility and core strength but may not make you drip with sweat. You’re still building a stronger, more functional body.
You may notice that after a shirt-drenching workout, the number on the scale has gone down. You haven’t dropped a few pounds of fat, but you have lost a fair amount of fluids. You should replace that lost weight with water or a sports drink to avoid dehydration.
If you enter a workout dehydrated, you may not sweat efficiently either. Your body increases in temperature, but you’re unable to effectively cool the body back down. This results in a decreased ability to perform and is why hydration is critical to exercise success.
The American Council on Exercise recommends you consume about 20 ounces of water two to three hours before you begin a big workout; 8 ounces just before you exercise; 8 ounces every 20 minutes during exercise and another 8 ounces within 30 minutes of completing the session. Weigh yourself before and after the workout, too. When the scale says you’ve lost notable weight immediately after a workout, drink 16 to 24 ounces of water to replace each pound you’ve lost.
Training at the gym to get fit is one thing but if you really want to get ripped and transform your body to resemble that of a WWE champ, Jinder Mahal has some tips for you.
What does it take to get the physique of a WWE wrestler? What is your fitness routine like?
I go to the gym for six days a week. That one day of rest is important because when you rest is when your body recovers. I hit the gym for a minimum of two hours:
Every morning before breakfast I do about 25 minutes to half an hour of empty stomach cardio, usually on the elliptical trainer.
Then I’ll have my first meal and strength train at the gym for an hour to hour and 15 minutes. All my workouts vary; sometimes I lift heavy followed by a few reps and then I start doing higher reps with shorter breaks and higher intensity stuff. You need to vary your workouts and keep your body guessing. You hit a plateau when you do the same workouts because your body just adapts and gets used to the routine. So, you have to constantly change and trick your body into adapting and changing.
Finally, I also have a stretching routine that I do every day for about 20-30 minutes.I also like to go to the sauna or the steam room or the hot tub to relax my body.
You eat 7-8 meals a day. Could you give us a break-down of what each meal comprises?
Ideally, I like to eat every two hours. I eat a balanced ratio of carbs and proteins — about 30-40gm of each. Before and after workout I consume foods with simple carbs such as banana and white rice. Then, later on in the day, I transition to slow burning, complex carbs (that is present in foods such as) brown rice, oatmeal and sweet potato. I try and eat every two hours; if I can’t eat a solid meal, I at least have a protein shake with oatmeal in it, or a piece of fruit.
Also Read : Drinking Black Tea May Help With Weight Loss. Basically, I am constantly feeding my metabolism. Sometimes when you eat a big meal, you don’t eat for a couple of hours and then you take a snack, it’s very unpredictable. When you eat every two hours, your body knows it’s going to be fed and it doesn’t hold on to fat. It actually speeds up your metabolism if you eat small meals throughout the day.
My dinner usually comprises a chicken breast, some veggies – asparagus, spinach and some brown rice.
When did you give up alcohol and are you still off it?
I gave up alcohol last June, it was actually before I knew that I was coming to WWE. One day I said to myself that I had just had enough. So, no more drinking, I’m going to start training again and dieting again and giving in 100 per cent. Coincidentally two months after I started that, WWE had called me back.
But don’t you have your cheat days?
I actually went months and months without having a cheat day. I still haven’t had alcohol. But now, every couple of weeks, I’ll reward myself with a cheat meal; I’ll have a little bit of ice-cream, some sweets. And now, since I’m in India you know I might have some Gulaab Jaamun.
What is the fitness tip you swear by?
Eat smaller meals more frequently rather than larger meals spread out through the day. Try to eat at an interval of every two and two-and-a-half hours.
Finally, who would you like to fight and why?
My dream opponent is John Cena just because he’s the epitome of what a WWE superstar is, in and outside of the ring. He’s a great competitor inside the ring. His strength is unmatched. His resilience is admirable; he never gives up. He’s amazing outside the ring too. The work that he does for Make a Wish Foundation and the amount of media that he does and he’s even crossing over to movies right now. He really is an inspiration.
Flipkart Big Diwali Sale kicks off Saturday, October 14, and ahead of the sale, the online marketplace has revealed some of the mobile offers it will be listing. Flipkart is also offering Buyback Guarantee policies at Rs. 99 with the smartphones, and promising a minimum 50 percent buyback value for the handsets. Separately, there is a 10 percent instant discount on purchases made with HDFC Bank credit and debit cards. Finally, the e-commerce company is also touting no-cost EMIs on HDFC Bank credit cards and Bajaj Finserv EMI cards.
Let’s get to the mobile deals. During the Flipkart Big Diwali sale, the popular mobile offers Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (normally priced at Rs. 12,999) will be made available at Rs. 10,999. Next up, the Moto C Plus will be available at Rs. 5,999, down from Rs. 6,999. The Lenovo K8 Plus (3GB) – normally priced at Rs. 10,999 – will be available at Rs. 8,999.
Next up, the mobile offers Samsung Galaxy On Max, normally priced at Rs. 16,900, will be made available at Rs. 15,900 with Rs. 3,000 extra off on exchange. The Samsung Galaxy S7 will be priced at Rs. 29,990 (with an extra Rs. 5,000 off on exchange), down from its MRP of Rs. 46,000, Flipkart says. The Moto E4 Plus will be available at Rs. 9,499 (with an extra Rs. 1,000 off on exchange), down from its price of Rs. 9,999. The Infinix Hot 4 Pro will be available at Rs. 5,999, down from its MRP of Rs. 7,499.
The online marketplace will be offering the Moto Turbo, which features an MRP of Rs. 31,999, at Rs. 11,999. The Moto X (2nd Gen, 32GB) on the other hand will be offered at Rs. 7,999, down from its MRP of Rs. 17,999. The Honor 5X will be priced at Rs. 6,499, down from its MRP of Rs. 12,999, while the Huawei P9 will be available at Rs. 19,999, down from its MRP of Rs. 39,999.
The LeEco Le Max2 will be priced at Rs. 9,999, down from Rs. 17,999. The Alcatel Idol 4 will be priced at Rs. 9,999, down from Rs. 16,999. The Google Pixel (32GB) on the other hand will be available at Rs. 34,999, down from its MRP Rs. 57,000. Finally, the Google Pixel XL (32GB) will be priced at Rs. 39,999, down from its MRP of Rs. 67,000.
Finally, Flipkart is touting recently-launched phones that will be available during the sale, and hinting that there will be special offers for them. These include the Xolo Era 3, Era 2V, and Era 3X; the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, and the Honor 9i.
Nagpur: The luxury arm of Tata Motors today announced that it will bring performance tour to Nagpur after the successful launch of the Art of Performance tour in Aamby Valley.
The luxury carmaker has brought similar performance tour to Ahmedabad, Indore, Jaipur, Gurugram, Karnal, Chandigarh, Noida, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Chennai, Vijayawada and Hyderabad
The performance tour will give customers the opportunity to experience what it is like to get behind the wheel of a Jaguar under the guidance of expert instructors.
Guests including, prospects aspiring to own the iconic brand, will experience Jaguar’s unique offering that combines exhilarating performance in an ambience of seductive luxury that truly excites the senses.
The entire range of Jaguar vehicles, the XE, XF, XJ, F-PACE and F-TYPE, will be available for the guests to experience. The event entails a series of specially designed track exercises on an open tarmac.
The event is scheduled on 14th & 15th October at Mihan Road, Mihan, Nagpur
Airtel Karbonn A40 Indian Vs JioPhone: The JioPhone, just like Jio 4G, has stirred up a bit of a hornet’s nest. So it seems. It’s not every day you see a ‘smart’ feature phone with 4G VoLTE sold in the market at an ‘effective’ price of Rs 0, or more precisely for free. Countermeasures from rival companies were inevitable. One of first telecom companies to up the ante against RIL’s JioPhone is Airtel.
Airtel has joined hands with home-grown brand Karbonn to offer a full-scale 4G smartphone — the Airtel Karbonn A40 Indian for Rs 1,399 — “effectively at the price of a feature phone.” The partnership is part of Airtel’s Mera Pehla 4G Smartphone initiative. The initiative will see the telecom network join hands with more OEMs in the days to come to “create an open ecosystem of affordable 4G smartphones and bring them to market for virtually the price of a feature phone.”
Both the JioPhone and the Airtel Karbonn A40 Indian are essentially contract-based phones in hindsight which means that you’ll have to shell out money on a carrier plan in order to avail their benefits. There are differences, when you dig in, but all-in-all both RIL and Airtel want you to invest an amount close to Rs 7,000 over a period of three years to make the best out of their respective deals. In the end of it all, while Airtel is claiming that the Airtel Karbonn A40 Indian will cost buyers Rs 1,399 the JioPhone, according to RIL, will cost them Rs 0. Keeping all these permutations and combinations aside, here are a few key pointers that make Airtel’s Karbonn A40 Indian hit the JioPhone out of the ball park:
1. First and foremost, the JioPhone is exclusively a contract-based feature phone which means that it will be locked to a Jio SIM for all its primary requirements. Simply put, you’ll have to have an activated Jio 4G SIM running at all times in order to use the JioPhone. Such contract-based phones aren’t new in India, but, they came, they saw and they failed long time ago. It’s been a long time that India has seen a full-fledged contract-based phone. But of course, the JioPhone changes all that. For better or for worse is yet to be seen. The Airtel Karbonn A40 Indian, on the other hand, isn’t actually a contract-based smartphone in the literal sense, as you can use any SIM card you wish – even a Jio 4G SIM for that matter – with it. In fact, even if someone wants to buy the Karbonn A40 Indian without an Airtel SIM, it will be available for buying at as low as Rs 2,899. You’ll have to splurge on an Airtel SIM – and an Airtel tariff plan – only if you wish to avail the Airtel Karbonn A40 Indian at an effective price of Rs 1,399. The Karbonn A40 Indian, therefore, offers greater flexibility than a JioPhone.
2. The second, but the most important bit, is that the Karbonn A40 Indian is a full-scale 4G VoLTE-capable smartphone. Without opting for any plan, you can go buy yourself Karbonn A40 Indian at a price as low as under Rs 3,000. For someone looking to make a switch from a feature phone to a smartphone, the Karbonn A40 Indian certainly makes a lot more sense as compared to a feature phone like the JioPhone. The 4G smartphone comes with a 4-inch display, a 1.3 Ghz processor with 1GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage which is expandable by up to 32GB via micro-SD card. The dual-SIM phone runs Android Nougat software and is backed by a 1,400mAh battery. It comes with a 2-megapixel camera on the rear and a 0.3-megapixel camera on the front. Connectivity options include: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. The JioPhone is a feature phone, but, it is smarter than other feature phones in the market right now. For one, it is 4G LTE and VoLTE-ready which means that it has the capability to become a user’s full-fledged internet device, much like a smartphone. Jio, being a 4G-only network, requires such a phone, after all. Qualcomm and Spreadtrum have independently confirmed that RIL’s 4G capable feature phone will have two versions. While one batch will be powered by a Snapdragon 205 SoC, a processor Qualcomm has made specifically for ultra-affordable 4G VoLTE phones, the other batch will come with an unspecified Spreadtrum-based processor on the inside. The software inside is a custom fork of Firefox OS — that is KaiOS — with features like voice search/virtual assistant built-in. The JioPhone has an all-plastic body with a T9 keypad on-board and support for as many as 22 Indian languages. The home button in the center will serve as a dedicated shortcut for firing up the voice assistant as well. It will come with a 2.4-inch QVGA colour screen and NFC support for secure mobile payments. The phone will also come with expandable memory. But, what’s most important for the majority of potential buyers out there is the fact that they will be able to browse the Internet and make video calls using the JioPhone.
3. At the end of the day, the JioPhone is still a feature phone while the Karbonn A40 Indian is a smartphone for real. An actual smartphone is an actual smartphone after all. The only possible limitation, in comparison to the JioPhone, is that the Karbonn A40 Indian does not support NFC and therefore isn’t meant for cashless mobile payments that require the functionality. The biggest drawback, in the case of the JioPhone in this increasingly connected world, is that the feature phone doesn’t support WhatsApp and Facebook, for now. This could be a deal breaker for many.
4. Moving on, RIL specifically notes that, in order to be eligible for a cash-back of Rs 1,500, users will have to return the phone to the telecom operator after three years. In the case of the Karbonn A40 Indian, however, the ownership of the smartphone is completely with the user and there is no need to return the device to Airtel/Karbonn at any point to claim the cash benefit.
5. The last bit – which is entirely subjective – is that the initial batch of JioPhones are being imported from China with RIL planning to make them in India towards the end of the year should there be great demand. The Karbonn A40 Indian, on the contrary, is a made in India smartphone right from the get-go.
The Indian traditions of Diwali in India has a long history. Diwali Celebration all over India as a festival symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness.
Indian Traditions of Diwali
In North Indian traditions of Diwali, it is celebrated to honour the victory of Lord Rama over King Ravana and his return back home after an exile of 14 years. In South Indian traditions of Diwali, it marks the victory of Lord Krishna over Narakasura. In the eastern states, especially in West Bengal, on this day the furious Goddess Kali defeated the demon Bakasura.
Even though the reasons of celebrations are different, most of the traditions of Diwali across the country stay the same. Here are some of the most fascinating traditions of Diwali.
Cleansing the house
Much before Diwali, it is time to throw away unwanted items, clean, repaint and refurbish homes depending on the budget. The tradition behind this is that Goddess Lakshmi graces those homes that are absolutely clean. Thus many decorate their homes with accessories like strings of lights, streamers ribbons, etc. Using colored powder or flower petals, colorful rangolis in traditional patterns are drawn at the doorways.
Making sweets
While there are many options for sweet delicacies in the market, people still prepare lots of mithais and savouries at homes. Sev, Gujiya, Farsan, Chivda, various laddoos, barfi, chakli etc., the list is endless as different regions have different specialities which are made and then distributed to immediate family and relatives and those visiting the house on this occasion.
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Shopping
Diwali seems like one of the biggest shopping festivals in India since it is auspicious for buying new things. On the first day of Dhanteras it is considered good to buy gold and silver coins as well as jewellery. Kitchenware like utensils too are considered a good buy on this occasion. Electronics, gadgets, furniture, clothes, etc. people buy for themselves and also for gifting purposes. It is also known to be a good time to invest so new property and vehicles too are in big demand during this season.
Lighting Up the house
Illumination of homes is a must to invite the goddess of good fortune – Goddess Laxmi into one’s home. And the traditional way to do it is by lighting handmade earthen lamps with oil. Placed on window sills, and doorways, they add a glittering light to the darkest corners of the house.
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Bursting firecrackers
To celebrate the victory of good over evil, the most joyous tradition of Diwali is to burst firecrackers. Numerous sparkles of noise free firecrackers glitter the sky and while those making sound go on through the night. It is believed that the sound and light of firecrackers helps ward off evil spirits.
Having parties
Diwali is a time for get-togethers and parties so card parties are a norm. Festive family meals either at homes or outside restaurants too is a tradition and mark of celebration.
Giving gifts
Giving Diwali gifts to friends, relatives and other contacts is one of the most important traditions of Diwali. Earlier boxes of sweets or dry fruits were gifted but now right from food baskets, electronic appliances, gift vouchers to personal consumer products make it to the list.
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Rangoli
Decorating the entrance is of foremost importance while decorating your house, after all that’s the place from where Lakshmi (the goddess of wealth) enters your house. So make a beautiful rangoli using vibrant colours or flowers at your doorstep. You can even decorate your rangoli with diyas. A variety of designed stencils are also available in the market to make the rangoli-making task easier.
Hyderabad: A team of five students from an engineering college in Telangana has been selected for the prestigious NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge.
The team from SR Engineering College, Warangal, will participate in the fifth annual challenge to be held on April 12-14, 2018, in Huntsville, Alabama, US.
It is one of the four teams from India short-listed to compete in the challenge. Students from 23 countries are participating in the challenge to create a buggy designed to traverse the simulated surface of the moon.
The team, which will prepare a moon buggy design, report and submit their idea, will be led by faculty Manoj Chaudhary. It includes P. Paul Vineeth, Prakash Raineni, P.Sravan Rao, Rondla Dilipreddy Aand Venishetty Sneha, said a statement.
Congratulating the students, SR Engineering College Secretary A.Madhukar Reddy said it was a great opportunity to design, build, and test technologies that enable rovers to perform in a wide variety of environments.
The NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge began as the NASA Great Moonbuggy Race and was first held in in 1994, 25 years after the first manned Apollo landing on the moon.
The challenge now focuses on National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s current plans to explore planets, moons, asteroids and comets.
During its 20-year run, the Great Moonbuggy Race engaged more than 10,000 students and demonstrated that these budding scientists and engineers were capable of complex work.
Hyderabad: Rain may play spoilsport in the third and final T20 international between India and Australia with weather forecast indicating possibility of light to moderate rain, here on Friday.
“The forecast is possibility of thunderstorm accompanied with rain today (Thursday) and a light to moderate rain tomorrow,” the Met office said.
The city has been receiving good rainfall almost on a daily basis for about a week, throwing normal life out of gear. Arrangements have been made at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket stadium, the venue of the match, to ensure that the match is held without any problem.
Curator YL Chandrasekhar said the recent rain has not affected the wicket.
However, the outfield was affected a bit and some fans were being used to dry the affected area. The T20I series is locked 1-1 after Australia defeated India by eight wickets in the second match at Guwahati on October 10.
Best Diwali Messages: Diwali is the time to remember your near and dear ones and what better way to let them know you are thinking about them than a heartfelt Best Diwali Messages ? Look no more, we have compiled the best Diwali messages/Best Diwali SMS Wishes/Happy Diwali SMS for you. Take your pick!
1 . Just like the sweet aroma of Diwali sweets and savories fill the home with festive flavor, and the felicitous noise of crackers spread the auspicious cheer. May the brightness of Diwali lights last all through the year!
2 . Light a lamp of love!
Blast a chain of sorrow!
Shoot a rocket of prosperity!
Fire a flowerpot of happiness!
Wish you and your family Sparkling Diwali!
3 . May the festival of lights be the harbinger of joy and prosperity. As the holy occasion of Diwali is here and the atmosphere is filled with the spirit of mirth and love, here’s hoping this festival of beauty brings your way, bright sparkles of contentment that stay with you through the days ahead. Best wishes on the festival of lights and prosperity!
4 . With Gleam of Diyas and the echo of the chants, may happiness and contentment fill your life ! Wishing you a very happy and prosperous Diwali!
5 . A festival full of sweet childhood memories, sky full of fireworks, mouth full of sweets, house full of diyas and heart full of joy. Wishing you all a very happy Diwali!
6 . Diwali ke Is mangal avsar par, aap sabhi ki manokamna puri ho, khushiyan aapke kadam chume, Isi kamna ke saath aap sabhi ko, Diwali ki dhero badhaiyan.
7 . Diyon ki roshni se jhilmilata aangan ho, patakhon ki goonjo se aasman roshan ho. Aisi aaye jhoom ke yeh diwali, har taraf kushiyon ka mausam ho!
8 . May the warmth and splendor of the gleaming diyas add a special grandeur to your life,
May the aura of Lord Ganesha add success and skim out the strife.
May the sound of the mantras resound in your ears,
May they give you peace and wash away all the fears.
Wishing you a happy Diwali
9 . Happiness, Bliss, Love and Wealth,
Joy, peace and forever good health.
These are my wishes for you dear friend,
May you live a happy life till the very end.
As the festival of lights brighten your day,
May you have a glowing festival in every single way..
Wishes for a colorful Diwali
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10 . An occasion to celebrate victory over defeat, light over darkness, awareness over ignorance, an occasion to celebrate life. May this auspicious occasion light up your life with happiness, joy and peace. Happy Diwali!
11 . May this Diwali Light up new dreams, fresh hopes,undiscovered avenues, different perspectives, everything bright, beautiful
and fill your days.
12 . May you attain full inner illumination! May the supreme light enlighten your understanding! May you attain the inexhaustible spiritual wealth of the Self! May you prosper gloriously on the material as well as spiritual level!
13 . Thank you for the light and prosperity you bring into my life. Have a joyful Diwali!
14 . May this Diwali bring you the utmost in peace and prosperity. May lights triumph over darkness. May peace transcend the earth. May the spirit of light illuminate the world. May the light that we celebrate at Diwali show us the way and lead us together on the path of peace and social harmony. Wishing everyone a very Happy Diwali.
15 . Candles to enjoy life; Decorations to light life; Presents to share success; Fire Crackers to burn evils; Sweets to sweeten success; And worship to thank god! Wish you a joyous and prosperous Diwali!
Maruti Suzuki Dzire ramped up the production of the Dzire sedan further in September as buyers queued up ahead of the month-long festive days. The compact sedan, which toppled Alto last month to claim the numero uno position, extended its lead over the mini car during last month.
Maruti Suzuki Dzire clocked 34,305 units last month, an increase of 81 percent over the same month last year. The Maruti Suzuki Dzire was launched in an all-new avatar by Maruti in May but ramp-up in volumes began only recently.
Alto, the old warhorse of Maruti, marked a dip in volumes yet again clocking 23,830 units last month, a fall of 14 percent compared to the same month last year. Volumes of entry hatchbacks have remained flat since many quarters as buyers have moved up the value chain.
Premium hatchback of the two year-old Baleno retained the third spot with sales of 16,238 units while Wagon-R came in fourth with 14,649 units sales during September. Maruti held on to its market share of 50 percent during the reporting month.
Korean brand Hyundai, which had three models in the top 10 list (Maruti had six models) in September, saw volumes cross the 50,000 mark, thanks to robust demand for the Grand i10 and 120 Elite.
Grand i10 climbed two spots to become the fifth largest-selling model even as i20 Elite and Creta settled for eighth and ninth spots. The Verna sedan became the best-seller in the mid-size sedan segment.
Mahindra & Mahindra retained its third spot with sales of 23,145 units during last month, a growth of 21 percent over 19,158 units clocked in the same month last year. Volumes of Bolero, Scorpio and XUV 500. Consumers scrambled to book their Mahindra vehicle before the cess hike kicked in in the middle of last month.
Tata Motors saw a solid bump-up in volumes thanks to the new launch Nexon and continued demand for the Tiago. Compact SUV Nexon, which was launched last month saw 2,772 units sales while Tiago climbed one spot to the 12th position with sales of 8,316 units in September.
The fear of a price hike positively impacted Honda volumes, too, with the Japanese brand witnessing a jump of 21 percent last month to 18,257 units. The fourth largest car maker saw volumes of the City fall behind the Hyundai Verna, which as per company claims has garnered 15,000 bookings.
With their limited and aging product range Ford, Renault, Nissan and Toyota continued to struggle in the domestic market as buyers moved to competition.
Toyota, the other big Japanese brand, saw a volume growth of just 2 percent last month; French major Renault saw volumes fall by 10 percent. Despite having eight models across two brands, six of which are from the volume generating segment, Nissan sales grew by just 1 percent last month.
Tata’s new boss N Chandrasekaran has found a solution for his loss-making and highly leveraged telecom business, four months after initiating talks with his counterpart at Bharti Enterprises, Sunil Mittal. Tata Teleservices is selling its wireless mobile business to Bharti Airtel, said multiple sources aware.
The business along with its around 4 crore customers will be transferred on a cash free, debt-free basis for some consideration.
Bharti will take on part of Tata’s Rs 10,000 crore spectrum liability as well. Tata Tele has 180 MHz of spectrum across 800,1800, 2100 Mhz (3G, 4G) bands in 19 circles. Bharti will also be signing an indefeasible Rights of Use (IRU) agreement with Tata Teleservices for access to its fibre optic backbone.
The Bharti board is meeting to discuss and accept the proposal. An announcement is due later this evening.
Spokesperson of Tata and Bharti were not immediately available for comments.
Group watchers on both sides believe this could possibly be the beginning of a much larger strategic alliance and consolidation between both sides involving telecom, overseas cable and enterprise services, and direct-to-home TV businesses.
“Contrary to popular belief, Chandra has found a solution or a permanent home for telecom instead of closing the business…his biggest pain point,” said an official on condition of anonymity. “Talks have been ongoing for a few months to explore a strategic partnership. In between, it stalled but got revived in recent days. Both sides have been keen to forge a deeper alliance and this is just the start.”
The enterprise business, however, is not going to be part of this transaction as yet.
The acquisition will enable Bharti Airtel, the bigger partner in the alliance, to close the gap between Idea-Vodafone both in terms of numbers of subscribers as well as revenue market share. Airtel has nearly 280 million mobile phone users in India. Airtel will also get access to a ready network including 4G bandwidth in the much-sought-after 800 MHz band along with the fibre backbone
In a recent interaction with ET, the 53-year old Tata group insider who took charge of the corner office eight months back, emphasised that he will not shy away from “tough decisions” to drive agility, increase accountability and ensure high performance. Fixing telecom within this fiscal was his urgent priority.
“Telecom is one of the big problems I have to deal with. We have a debt of Rs 31,000 crore and we are paying huge interest. The mobile business is making loss. I definitely have my priority to solve this and I am on it. As soon as I came in, I looked at the portfolio and made a to-do list that included Tata Teleservices, delinking European and the India business of Tata Steel, and commercial vehicles and passenger cars of Tata Motors, ” Chandrasekaran said.
“In Tata Teleservices, either we will have to sell it or have a graceful exit. These are the two options and I want to complete it this fiscal year. I am working hard on it and that is my goal,” he added.
Nagpur: Around 350 resident doctors of the state-run Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Nagpur were suspended on Wednesday for bunking work since five days. On Tuesday, the state medical education minister Girish Mahajan had warned the resident doctors, saying they should resume duty within two days or would have to face suspension.
The resident doctors bunked work from Saturday, demanding enhanced security at the hospital. The striking resident doctors of GMCH claimed that hey are functioning without security guards for the last 25 days.
Tension erupted at the GMCH when the body of a murdered woman was found lying in the bushes adjacent to the hospital’s ward on Saturday morning. The body was naked. It is suspected that the woman was murdered somewhere else and her body was dumped inside the GMCH premises. This led to a feeling of insecurity among the resident doctors. Last year, there were several incidents of assaults on state doctors across the state.
Dr Pradeep Kaswan , president of the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD), GMCH Nagpur said, “We need security guards at GMCH for our safety. That is our major demand. We have been given suspension letters but we are having meetings with Mr Mahajan and directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER). We want everything in writing or else will be continue with our strike,” he said.
Mr Mahajan said that the Maharshtra Security Force (MSF) guards went on a strike 20 days ago. “That thing sparked tension and the resident medicos went on strike without intimation. We have already arranged private security guards but these doctors don’t want them.” the minister said.
Nagpur Government Medical College dean Dr Abhimanyu Niswade claimed that 25 guards have been appointed at the hospital.
Nagpur Metro Rail Recruitment 2017: Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation has invited online applications for the engagement of 206 Technician, Station Controller/ Train Operator, Junior Engineer and Section in Non-Supervisory and Supervisory posts. Candidates may apply online before November 9, 2017. To apply online the link is already activated from October 10, 2017.
Nagpur Metro Rail Recruitment- Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Vacancy details:
Supervisory Posts: Station Controller/ Train Operator, Section Engineer, Junior Engineer
Number of Posts: 206 posts (Technician- 91, Station Controller/ Train Operator-62, Section Engineer-10, Junior Engineer-43)
Location: Nagpur
Educational Qualification:
For Technician: The candidates must possess ITI recognized by NCVT/ SCVT in relevant trade from a recognized university.
For Station Controller/ Train Operator: The candidates must possess 3 years Engineering Diploma in Electrical/ Mechanical/ Electronics branch from a recognized university or institute.
For Section Engineer: The candidates must possess 4 years Engineering degree in Electrical/ Electronics/ Electronics and Communication / Mechanical branch from a recognized university.
For Junior Engineer: The candidates must possess 3 years Engineering Diploma in Civil/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Electronics and Communication / Mechanical branch from a recognized university or institute.
Note – Download Detailed PDF last below.
How to apply for Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation?
Interested candidates may apply online through the official website of NMRCL.
Mode of Selection:
The candidates will be selected on the basis of online examination, interview, and medical examination.
Application fee:
For UR/OBC: Rs.400/-
For SC/ST/Women: Rs.150/-
The application fee can be paid through online mode by using a credit card or debit card or net banking.
The candidates must fulfill the below-mentioned age limit before applying:
Technician-18-25 years
Other Posts- 18-28 years
Age Relaxation: As per rules
Important dates to remember:
Starting Date of Online Application: October 10, 2017
Last Date of Online Application: November 9, 2017
Last Date for Fee Payment: November 9, 2017
For details check the technician notification PDF here and for other posts, click here.
Sale of Chinese products like lights, gift items, lamps and wall hangings may decline by 40-45 percent this Diwali as compared to last year as Indians are likely to prefer domestic products like earthen diyas (lamps), according to a report.
Chinese products had recorded a 30 percent decline in sales last year on Diwali, the festival of lights which coincides with the New Year.
A survey by Assocham-Social Development Foundation mapped responses of wholesalers, retailers, traders in cities of Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow and Mumbai to estimate the demand for Chinese products across India.
“There seems to be a decline of about 40-45 percent in consumption of Chinese products on this Diwali in comparison to last year. Chinese items that are most sought fancy lights, lampshades, Ganesha and Laxmi idols, rangolis and crackers etc. As per the findings, this Diwali, people are preferring Indian products over Chinese goods,” Assocham said.
According to the survey, the demand of electronic items like LCDs, mobile phones and other items made in China has also declined by 15-20 percent.
Shopkeepers who took part in the survey said most of the customers are demanding Indian lights or earthen diyas.
According to an estimate, the value of Chinese products sold in 2016 during Diwali was around Rs 6,500 crore, out of which Rs 4,000 crore was for products such as toys, fancy lights, gift items, plastic ware, decorative goods etc.
Since the last one month, we have been continuously reading about WhatsApp Business. The WhatsApp Business is said to have the same layout as the messaging platform with a search bar and Settings icon on top. You get the total of messages sent, delivered, read, and received. You can set the business name, location, verified or unverified badge, email address, website, and business description.
Away messages are automated responses that your customers will get when they try reaching you and you’re not available. You also get a preview of how your business profile would look to others when they open it.
The service is still in testing mode and those who have signed up for the testing account can now give feedback to WhatsApp on data migration, analytics, scheduled messaged etc.
Here is what WhatsApp has been asking its users:
The best thing about WhatsApp is that it is going to be a separate stand-alone application on the platform which will help users maintain a separation between personal and business accounts. WhatsApp has already explained different use case scenarios through which users can get onboard WhatsApp business and manage their personal and professional accounts. The below image is very important for that understand.
On the customers’ end, they will be able to see all the details the businesses have added when they open up the business’ profile. WhatsApp has said it will allow users the option of blocking any service on the app and thus keeping out potential spam. When the customer initiates a chat with the business account, he would see the usual yellow box saying that the chat is secured using end-to-end encryption, and, there would be another yellow box which would mention that they are chatting with a verified/unverified business account.
The Android app can be found on the Play Store at this link. You likely won’t be able to see it because you need to be a Beta tester and that is still a private beta testing program. It has the same icon as WhatsApp, but the phone icon is replaced by a big letter B – check the image at the top of this post to see it.
Once downloaded, the app looks the same as WhatsApp, save for one change: the title bar says WhatsApp Business. There are tabs for your camera (and thus the fancy image status), chats, status, and calls. It’s all standard fare. The changes will start appearing when you head into Settings. There you’ll find two new sections for Business settings and Statistics.
Check out this screens :
A Samsung phone was caught exploding on camera, going up in flames and causing minor injuries to its owner.
Luck doesn’t seem to be on Samsung’s side.Earlier this week, a Grand Duos phone from the company exploded in a man’s shirt pocket in Indonesia.
The model in question, however, had a third-party component – the battery was not manufactured by Samsung, CNET reported. “We sincerely wish for our customer’s swift recovery, and strongly recommend all our consumers to use Samsung’s genuine or approved batteries that have been specifically designed for use in Samsung products.”
The video, uploaded on YouTube on October 3 has been viewed 346,327 times. The video shows the man falling to the ground as soon as the phone explodes in his face with a bright white-blue light. He then takes off his shirt, and is seen nursing his eyes.
According to the local police, the combustion of the Samsung smartphone may have been caused by the fact that Yulianto was using its Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth all at the same time, but that should not be enough to set a mobile device on fire on its own.
This is not a first for the South Korean giant. In 2016, Samsung recalled the Galaxy Note 7 models after several incidents of the smartphones going up in flames were reported.
In Pics: Naga Chaitanya- Samantha wedding photos: Well-known southern actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who have been in a relationship for nearly two years, tied the nuptial knot on Friday in Goa at a ceremony amidst their families and close friends.
The destination wedding happened at Hotel W. Select guests were invited for the special occasion.
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The couple held a mehendi ceremony ahead of the Hindu wedding. On Saturday, they will get married according to Christian ceremony.
For the mehendi, Samantha dazzled in a powder blue lehenga, with pink and blue floral embroidery.
Her outfit was paired with platinum jewellery including a maang tikka. The groom wore a cream salwar.
For the wedding ceremony, Samantha wore a special sari that was owned by Chaitanya’s grandmother; Daggubati Rajeswari, wife of popular producer Daggubati Ramanaidu.
Designer Kresha Bajaj added her touch to the sari. Chaitanya was seen wearing a white-and-white silk dhoti and kurta.
Members from the Daggubati family — Venkatesh, Suresh Babu — were one among the few family members who present at the wedding.
Other celebrity guests included actors Rahul Ravindran, Vennela Kishore, Sushanth and Adivi Sesh.
On Sunday, the couple will throw a lavish reception for friends from the industry in Hyderabad.
GST Council reduced tax rates on 27 goods :Facing severe criticism over the implementation of Goods and Services Tax, the government on Friday announced a slew of measures to ease the concerns of traders, exporters and small business while slashing the rates on 27 items of common consumption, including roti, khakra, namkeens, stationery, man-made yarn — with most of them brought to five per cent category.
Here is the complete list of the changes in the GST reduced tax rates on 27 goods.
Foot note:
1. Reduction in GST rate against S. No 4 above is subject to following condition:
a) If the supplier of such food preparations produces a certificate from an officer not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India or not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to the State Government concerned to the effect that such food preparations have been distributed free to the economically weaker sections of the society under a programme duly approved by the Central Government or the State Government concerned, within five months from the date of supply of such goods or within such further period as the jurisdictional Commissioner of Central tax or jurisdictional Commissioner of State tax, as the case maybe, may allow in this regard.
2. For S. No.5 above, the phrase registered brand name means:
a) A brand registered as on 15.05.2017 shall be deemed to be a registered brand for the purposes of levy of 5% GST, irrespective of whether or not such brand is subsequently deregistered.
b) A brand registered as on 15.05.2017 under the Copyright Act, 1957 shall also be treated as a registered brand for the purposes of levy of 5% GST.
c) A brand registered as on 15.05.2017 under any law for the time being in force in any other country shall also be deemed to be a registered brand for the purposes of levy of 5% GST.
3. For S. No. 7 above, the phrase “brand name” is defined as:
“brand name” or “trade name” means a brand name or a trade name, whether registered or not, that is to say, a name or a mark, such as symbol, monogram, label, signature or invented word or writing which is used in relation to such specified goods for the purpose of indicating, or so as to indicate a connection in the course of trade between such specified goods and some person using such name or mark with or without any indication of the identity of that person.
New GST rules changes :Three months after the rollout of the indirect tax regime, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, following a meeting on Friday, announced relief to small and medium businesses on filing and payment of taxes, and also eased rules for exporters and cut tax rates on 27 common use items.
After the meeting, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, “GST Council has considered the implementation experience of the last three months and gave relief to small traders… Compliance burden of medium and small taxpayers in GST has been reduced.”
The relief granted to small and medium enterprises comes after complaints of tedious compliance burden under the GST that was intended to be a simple indirect tax regime which replaced over a dozen Central and state taxes.
The decision to reduce the compliance burden of small companies and traders, came two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi address regarding concerns over implementation of GST where he said that he had asked the Council to identify bottlenecks faced by small and medium enterprises.
Here’s the full list of New GST rules made by the Finance Minister during the meeting:
Composition Scheme
1. The composition scheme will be made available to taxpayers having annual aggregate turnover of up to Rs. 1 crore as against the previous turnover threshold of Rs 75 lakhs. This threshold of turnover for special category States will be increased to Rs 75 lakhs from Rs 50 lakhs, while the turnover threshold for Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand will be Rs 1 crore.
2. It has been decided that such People who are otherwise eligible for availing the composition scheme and are providing any exempt service(such as extending deposits to banks for which interest is being received), will be eligible for the composition scheme.
3. To make the composition scheme more attractive, a Group of Ministers (GoM) will be constituted to examine measures.
4. It has now been decided to exempt those service providers whose annual aggregate turnover is less than Rs 20 lakhs (Rs. 10 lakhs in special category states except for J & K) from obtaining registration even if they are making inter-State taxable supplies of services. This measure is expected to significantly reduce the compliance cost of small service providers.
5. To facilitate the ease of payment and return filing for small and medium businesses with annual aggregate turnover up to Rs 1.5 crores, a recommendation has been made that such taxpayers will be required to file quarterly returns in FORM GSTR-1,2 & 3 and pay taxes only on a quarterly basis, starting from the Third Quarter of this Financial Year i.e. October-December, 2017.
6. To benefit small businesses and substantially reduce compliance costs, the reverse charge mechanism under sub-section (4) of section 9 of the CGST Act, 2017 and under sub-section (4) of section 5 of the IGST Act, 2017 will be suspended till March 31, 2018 and will be reviewed by a committee of experts.
7. In order to mitigate inconvenience faced by small dealers and manufacturers, it has been decided that taxpayers having annual aggregate turnover up to Rs 1.5 crores shall not be required to pay GST at the time of receipt of advances on account of supply of goods. The GST on such supplies will be payable only when the supply of goods is made.
8. In order to remove the hardship being faced by small unregistered businesses, the services provided by a Goods Transport Agencies (GTA) to an unregistered person will be exempted from GST.
Other Facilitation Measures
9. After assessing the readiness of the trade, industry and Government departments, it has been decided that registration and operationalisation of TDS/TCS provisions will be postponed till March 31, 2018.
10. In order to give trade and industry more time to accustom itself with the GST regime, the e-way bill system will be introduced in a staggered manner with effect from January 01, 2018 and then will be rolled out nationwide with effect from April 01, 2018.
11. The last date for filing the return in FORM GSTR-4 by a taxpayer under composition scheme for the quarter July-September, 2017 will be extended to November 15, 2017. Also, the last date for filing the return in FORM GSTR-6 by an input service distributor for the months of July, August and September, 2017 will be extended to November 15, 2017.
12. Invoice Rules are being modified to provide relief to certain classes of registered persons.
The big day is here. As of now, the biggest day in the history of football in India. Yes, the congratulatory messages have been poured from all quarters and prayers conducted by the family members of all players.
The action now transcends to the football pitch. The renovated Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi hosts the biggest match of the FIFA Under 17 World Cup 2017 on Friday between hosts India and United States of America (USA).
The phrase “India is playing in a FIFA World Cup” gives you an absolute surreal feeling. Yes, it’s happening.
The tactics are given out clear
Can Luis Norton de Matos’ boys do what they’ve been told against the USA? Zonal marking has been stressed upon and not conceding remains the primary aim. Even a single goal in the match from the India U-17 football team has the power to create a huge noise from the crowd at the JLN Stadium.
The players have stepped up
Boris Singh, the highly-rated full-back in the Indian team, misses out of the match owing to suspension. He earned a red card in an AFC U-16 Championship group game against Saudi Arabia last year.
That said, the likes of defenders Anwar Ali (not the former Mohun Bagan and East Bengal player) and Sanjeev Stalin are ready to fight and thwart any attack from the opposition. The partnership of skipper Amarjit Singh and his cousin Jeakson Singh, in the heart of midfield, too remains one to watch out for.
India U17 Football Team
Lone striker Aniket Jadhav, has been entrusted with the duties of making the crowd erupt every time he is running with the ball in the opposition’s six yard box.
The blessings of Jose Mourinho is upon the India U17 team
The match is being tipped to be a classic attack vs defence battle. Norton de Matos and his coaching staff have followed the tactical philosophy of Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho of putting more emphasis on complete defending.
The United States under 17 football team, meanwhile, coached by John Hackworth, are putting onus on the terrific front-three of Josh Sargent, Ayo Akinola and Timothy Weah to completely destroy the Indian defence.
A battle of tactics, a battle of emotions and a battle that might cause a lifetime of regret if missed absolutely LIVE. Check out all the information below:
India Vs USA
Date – October 6 Time – 8 pm IST, 10:30 am EST Venue – JLN Stadium Delhi
You’ve already heard that green tea may help you shed pounds. But now, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers have found that black tea might help promote weight loss, too.
For the study, which was recently published in the European Journal of Nutrition, the researchers fed four groups of mice different diets for one month:
Low-fat and high-sugar
High-fat and high-sugar
High-fat and high sugar with green tea extract
High-fat and high sugar with black tea extract
After measuring the rodents’ fat, gut bacteria, and liver tissues, they found that both of the tea groups on a high-fat diet lost a similar amount of weight compared to the mice eating less fat, or fewer calories overall.
That’s because green and black teas are abundant in polyphenols, a type of antioxidant that has been shown to improve your heart health and play a role in weight loss. But the way these antioxidants travel through your body differs in black tea compared to green tea, the study authors note.
Polyphenols in green tea are easily absorbed into your blood. Past research suggests this can help you shed pounds by altering your liver’s metabolism. The polyphenols in black tea, however, work through your intestines, since they’re too big to be absorbed into your bloodstream, the study authors note. Here, they help bolster good-for-you bacteria in your gut, which can help keep your metabolism running efficiently.
The study found that both types of tea can positively affect gut bacteria, but only black tea led to an increase in a type of bacteria called Pseudobutyrivibrio and short-chain fatty acids in the mice, which potentially explains how it could impact your metabolism differently than green tea.
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And while the study was done in mice, the researchers believe the results could apply to humans, too.
“Our new findings suggest that black tea, through a specific mechanism through the gut microbiome, may also contribute to good health and weight loss in humans,” Susanne Henning, Ph.D., R.D., lead study author and adjunct professor at the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition stated in a press release. “The results suggest that both green and black teas are prebiotics, substances that induce the growth of good microorganisms that contribute to a person’s well-being.”
Important note: Drinking any kind of tea won’t magically melt away fat all on its own. To really rev your metabolism, make sure your incorporate intense muscle-building workouts into your routine, too. 😛
NEW DELHI: Seaplanes may soon be used for air travel in India as low budget airline SpiceJet on Wednesday said that it is exploring possibilities of using seaplanes/amphibian planes for air travel under the regional air connectivity scheme. The low-cost air carrier said that it is looking at ordering small ten and fourteen seater amphibious aircrafts from Japanese aircraft maker Tsuneishi Group for providing air connectivity to the remotest parts of the country. The advantage of amphibious planes over regular aircrafts is that they can take off from both land and water bodies and therefore, they can connect small cities where airstrips are not ready.
Sources said that the deal between SpiceJet and the Japanese firm may be finalised in 6-12 months and the Northeast will be among the first places to get this new small plane service.
SpiceJet said it has already conducted trials of the seaplanes in Nagpur and Guwahati.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the airline said, “In a groundbreaking initiative – the first by a major Indian airline – SpiceJet is exploring the introduction of smaller fixed-wing aircraft to provide air connectivity to places which have hitherto remained unconnected due to infrastructural challenges… Reliable, tough and resilient these smaller fixed-wing aircraft can land on water bodies, gravel and grass.”
SpiceJet chairman Ajay Singh said, “While India is one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets, only about 3% Indians travel by air. Infrastructural challenges have been a key deterrent for providing air connectivity to smaller towns and cities… With the ability of land in small and confined space, smaller wing aircraft are the perfect flying machines that can effectively connect the country’s remote cities and airstrips”
Japan’s Setouchi Holdings Inc., a pioneer in the small aircraft aviation industry, is a part of the Tsuneishi Group of Hiroshima Prefecture. Setouchi Holding owns QUEST, the manufacturer of specialized amphibious and non-amphibious range of aircrafts globally. The statement issued by the airline also quoted Go Okazaki, executive MD of Setouchi Holdings, who said, “We have already executed land plane demonstrations in Nagpur and Guwahati. As a next step, we would also like to go for seaplane demonstrations soon.”
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