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Nagpur guy bollywood-style propose to his girlfriend on IndiGo Airline

Nagpur Guy Propose to his girlfriend on IndiGo Airline

Aren’t you just sick and tired of hearing about all the mid-air scuffles between flyers and cabin crew or even between pilots in the cockpit? Well, we definitely are! But what finally comes as a breath of fresh air is this moment when an Indore man got down on one knee in an IndiGo aircraft and proposed to his girlfriend.

In a video that has now gone viral, the man, identified as Narendra Anandani, is seen talking on the flight intercom just as his girlfriend reaches her seat and proposing to her. Anandani is said to have come to Indore from Nagpur, just to propose to his girlfriend traveling to Goa.

The girl was reportedly surprised to hear Anandani’s voice on the intercom and slowly made her way to the front of the aircraft. Anandani then went down on his knee and popped the question.

“The girl had no idea that her lover would be at the Indore airport. She boarded her flight as usual,” the Times of India quoted Indore airport director Aryama Sanyal as saying.

While it might have been a nerve-racking moment for the man, his girl replied with a “yes” clearly making his day.

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Meanwhile, the airline staff also were a part of the fancy proposal and were seen holding placards with the question: “Will you marry me?”

Though this is something that the couple will definitely remember and discuss for years to come, it might be in violation of the DGCA regulation, according to which the aircraft intercom the public address system “are tools for relaying safety information,” and must not be used otherwise.

But Sanyal has clarified that Anandani used the intercom before the plane took-off and that no safety rules were flouted. She also congratulated the team for granting permission and helping the couple make the day special. “Indigo airlines staff sprang to action and helped him propose in corridor of aero-bridge and inside aircraft,” Sanyal added.

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Here’s Why You’re Getting A So Many Privacy Policy Update Emails

Here's Why You're Getting A So Many Privacy Policy Update Emails

It’s not just you. Inboxes everywhere are experiencing a flash flood of emails with the arrival of privacy policy updates and requests to opt-in to various forms of data collection.

This is happening because companies have until May 25 to be compliant with a new law called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is only in effect in the European Union. However, the internet doesn’t have easily recognizable borders. So, it’s having an impact in the United States as well. If a company collects the personal data of EU citizens, even if the company is not based in the EU, it must adhere to the new stipulations. Additionally, some companies like Microsoft are explicitly granting the protections the GDPR offers to users around the globe.

What is the GDPR?
It’s complicated. Companies were given two years to become compliant after the EU adopted the regulation in 2016. Of course, as highlighted by The Verge, there are going to be a lot of companies unprepared for Friday’s deadline.

To grossly simplify it, the GDPR is about the management of digital privacy. The law has been called one of the world’s strongest protections for digital privacy rights. It’s also been called “staggeringly complex.” Without wading into the muck, there are two tenets of the law that are the primary cause of those emails you’re getting. They were neatly summarized in a report by The New York Times: “The first is that companies need your consent to collect your data… The second is that you should be required to share only data that is necessary to make their services work.”

Here's Why You're Getting A So Many Privacy Policy Update Emails

The second point could be a little confusing, but the Times quotes Electronic Frontier Foundation director Danny O’Brien to make it easier to understand. “A birthday cake company needs your name to put on the birthday cake,” he said. “If it isn’t essential information, you can deny them consent to use that data and you still have to get the service.”

Companies are sending out these emails to share the policy changes with users and, in most cases, to request users accept the terms and opt-in to the company’s data collection policies. Companies that aren’t compliant with the regulations could be fined up to 4% of their global revenue. (Though, it remains to be seen how strictly fines and regulations will be enforced.)

Part of the reason it’s a good thing for US consumers to get peripheral benefits from these regulations is there seemed to be a security breach every week in 2017. Uber lost data on 57 million users and covered it up, Yahoo’s data breach affected a billion accounts and wasn’t announced for years, and more than 140 million people had their data hacked in the Equifax breach. People also had their data compromised in hacks of LinkedIn, Whole Foods, Chipotle, Pizza Hut, Sonic, Panera, and many more. In many cases, customers weren’t notified for an extended period of time. Under the GDPR, companies need to notify regulators of a data breach within 72 hours. The law also allows people to access the private data a company has gathered about them and offers consumers the “right to be forgotten.”

Why you should be paying attention
The bit about you only needing to share data required to make the service work is important. It’s worth slogging through that deluge of emails even though the impulse to delete them is strong. It’s abundantly clear many companies want as much of your data as possible. They’re going to make it easy for you to consent to give away your data and very difficult for you to tell them you want to withhold data that isn’t absolutely required.

In fact, some companies will take you deleting the email as consent. In Etsy’s email about the GDPR update it writes, “By continuing to use our services on or after May 23, 2018, you acknowledge our updated Privacy Policy and agree to the rest of the updated House Rules.”

Terms and Conditions, wherever they appear, aren’t read often enough, especially when you’re flooded with many requests all at once. It’s worth paying attention to find out when you can withhold your data. There isn’t a protection this strong in the US, but that doesn’t mean you can’t reap the rewards of new EU regulations.

Oppo Realme 1 sale today at 12PM on Amazon India: Price in India, specifications, and more

Oppo Realme 1 sale today at 12PM on Amazon India

Realme 1, the new smartphone from Oppo’s sub-brand Realme will go on its first sale today. The smartphone will be available for purchase exclusively on Amazon India at 12:00PM. The smartphone is being targeted at young online buyers and comes with a design that is unique to the segment.

Oppo is the third-largest smartphone brand in India and the new product is the first device being offered exclusively to the online retail segment. The smartphone ditches the generic design in favor of a design that is found on company’s premium device like the Oppo F7. During the first sale, the smartphone will be offered with 5 percent cash back for those using SBI credit or debit card. Realme 1 buyers will also be eligible for cashback up to Rs 5,000 from Reliance Jio and Prime deliveries.

Realme 1 price in India and variants

Realme 1 comes in two storage variants with the base model offering 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. It is priced at Rs 8,990. There is also a higher-end model with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, which is priced at Rs 13,990. The smartphone will be available in Diamond Black and Solar Red color.

Realme 1 specifications and features

Oppo Realme 1‘s most distinctive feature is its design, which seems highly premium for its budget price tag. The smartphone features metal unibody design with a diamond black finish that seems similar to reflective glass surface. The smartphone features a 6-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels and 18:9 aspect ratio.

Under the hood, there is a MediaTek Helio P60 chipset based on 12nm process coupled with Mali-G72 MP3 graphics processor. The smartphone is available with either 3GB or 6GB of RAM and 32GB or 128GB of internal storage. Realme says it will also add a variant with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage at a later stage.

On the camera front, the Realme 1 features a 13-megapixel main camera with f/2.2 aperture, phase detection autofocus, 1080p video recording and LED flash. At the front, it gets an 8-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.2 aperture and support for Oppo’s AI algorithm. The Realme 1 skips out on fingerprint sensor but uses facial unlock. The Realme 1 includes connectivity features like WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and 4G LTE. It runs Android 8.1 Oreo-based on ColorOS 5.0 and is backed by a 3,410mAh battery.

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Maharashtra received proposals involving investments Rs 10,000 crore to make electric vehicles

Maharashtra to make Electrical Vehicle

Maharashtra received proposals involving investments Rs 10,000 crore to make electric vehicles

Maharashtra has received three proposals involving investments worth more than Rs 10,000 crore to make electric vehicles and related infrastructure under its policy to push cleaner transport, a senior state official told BloombergQuint requesting anonymity.

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Tata Motors Ltd. and JSW Energy Ltd. have shown interest in setting up manufacturing units in the state, the official said. The government is working on finalising the proposals, he said.

The state aims to support manufacturing of around five lakh battery-powered vehicles in five years. It will initially cover six cities in the first leg: Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, and Nagpur.

Maharashtra accounted for over 12 percent of more than 21 crore vehicles in India as of March 2015, according to data by the Ministry of Statistical and Programme Implementation. To move to cleaner transport, it will refund taxes to companies making battery-powered vehicles and setting up charging infrastructure, besides offering subsidy on the buying price to consumers.

Pawan Goenka, managing director at M&M, had announced a proposal to invest Rs 500 crore at the Magnetic Maharashtra event. That’s being finalised, the official quoted above said. The company manufactures the Verito electric sedan.

Tata Motors, a leading bus maker, is still finalising land and is looking at an investment of around Rs 500-600 crore, according to the official. JSW Energy has the largest investment planned so far, he said. It proposes an investment worth Rs 10,000 crore to make electric vehicles and charging equipment.

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PM Narendra Modi : Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, a success

PM Narendra Modi
PM Narendra Modi

PM Narendra Modi : Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, a success

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked lawmakers and central and state officials for making Gram Swaraj Abhiyan a success.The Prime Minister took to Twitter and wrote, “Gram Swaraj Abhiyan was a success due to the active participation of Ministers, MPs, MLAs, representatives of various local bodies, officials of the state governments, topmost officers of the Central government, civil society members and Self Help Groups. I thank them all.”

Prime Minister’s tweet came two days after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah held a press conference in this regard and released various figures related to the campaign.

Prime Minister Modi said the aim of the Abhiyan was to take the fruits of development to the poorest of the poor in 16,850 villages from April 14 to May 5 as a tribute to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

Sharing the key details of the campaign, he wrote on Twitter, “During 21 days of Gram Swaraj Abhiyan: 7.53 lakh Ujjwala connections distributed. 5,02,434 households electrified under Saubhagya Yojana. 25.03 lakh LED bulbs distributed across 16,682 villages. Immunisation of 1,64,398 children and 42,762 women under Mission Indradhanush.”
“From 14th April to 5th May 2018: 20,53,599 Jan Dhan beneficiaries were added. 16,14,388 Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana beneficiaries were added. 26,10,506 beneficiaries were added under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana,” he added.

The Prime Minister further emphasised that the movement is a great example of effective service delivery at the doorstep and furthering ease of living.

He wrote, “As a part of the Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, various teams ventured across the villages and ensured complete coverage of 7 leading Central Government schemes. This movement is a great example of effective service delivery at the doorstep and furthering ease of living. ”

With the campaign, the Centre seeks to “promote social harmony, spread awareness about pro-poor initiatives of government reach out to poor households to enroll them as also to obtain their feedback on various welfare programmes”.

As part of the campaign, the Centre seeks to enroll eligible beneficiaries in 21,058 identified villages across 530 districts under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Saubhagya, Ujala scheme, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and Mission Indradhanush.

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Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Suniel Shetty to reunite for Hera Pheri 3

Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Suniel Shetty in Hera Pheri 3

The iconic movie ‘Hera Pheri’ had us laughing till our cheeks hurt! Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal tickled our funny bone and made ‘Hera Pheri’ one of the best comedy movies of all times. Hera Pheri part 2 titled ‘Phir Hera Pheri’ released in the year 2006 but the magic of the original movie was missing. As per a report in Mumbai Mirror, Hera Pheri 3 is on-board and will hit the theatres next year! The best part? Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal have joined forces again for the film!

A source told Mumbai Mirror- “The project was locked last month after the three actors gave their dates. It will be shot in a start-to-finish schedule between December 2018 and February 2019 and will release in the second half of next year.”

Filmmaker Indra Kumar took to Twitter to share the news. From his tweet, it looks like he will direct the film.

Indra wrote- “This is going to be a fun project with a stellar star cast @akshaykumar @SunielVShetty @SirPareshRawal Looking forward to #HeraPheri3”

Hera Pheri starred Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal and Tabu in lead roles whereas in part II (Phir Hera Pheri) Bipasha Basu and Rimi Sen joined the terrific trio.

The audience has been waiting patiently for the film for quite some time now. With this latest piece of news, the excitement level for the film will surely go up!

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Nagpur-Mumbai Communication Super Expressway work to start within next two weeks

Nagpur-Mumbai Communication Super Expressway

Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), the nodal agency, opened the financial bids submitted by qualified contractors for the work of construction of 13 packages of 700.65 kms long Nagpur-Mumbai Communication Super Expressway or ‘Samruddhi Mahamarg’. With this development, MSRDC now expects to start the construction work of the project ‘within next two weeks’.

The construction for ‘Samruddhi Mahamarg’ has been divided into 16 packages and the bid process for the remaining three packages is under progress. After opening the bids, 18 bidders were found eligible. These include Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Ltd, NCC Ltd, TPL CENGIZ JV, L&T Ltd, Sadbhav Engineering Ltd, Reliance Infrastructure, PNC Infratech Ltd, Afcons Infrastructure Ltd, BSCPL GVPR J/V, Navyuga Engineering Company Ltd, APCO Infratech Pvt Ltd, ILFS Transpiration Network Ltd, KNR Constructions Ltd, Dilip Buildcon Ltd, Montecalro Ltd, Iron Tingle Ltd, Ashoka Buildcon Ltd, Gayatri Projects Ltd, and Oriental Structural Engineering Pvt Ltd.

Project length in various districts

District            Road length
Nagpur             28.42 kms
Wardha            60.73 kms
Amravati          73.37 kms
Washim            97.23 kms
Buldhana          87.29 kms
Jalna                42.60 kms
Aurangabad      112.30 kms
Ahmednagar     29.40 kms
Nashik              100.61 kms
Thane               68.70 kms
Total                700.65 km

Radheshyam Mopalwar, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of MSRDC, stated in a release on Wednesday, “With the opening of financial bids, we have achieved a milestone in the implementation process of the project. We are now very close to the historic moment of inauguration. We shall soon undertake an evaluation of the eligible bids before issuing the work orders. We are expecting beginning of the construction work for ‘Samruddhi Mahamarg’ within next two weeks.”

The project with an estimated cost of Rs 46,000 crore will connect 10 districts, 26 talukas and 392 villages in Maharashtra. Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister, treats it as his dream project. He has been reiterating that the project will help Maharashtra prosper through a holistic process that integrates road connectivity with sustainable rural development through agri-business ecosystem and multi-dimensional sub-projects.

The greenfield project will have access control. Its design and alignment is prepared as per International Road Congress (IRC) standards. ‘Samruddhi Mahamarg’ will not only connect Nagpur and Mumbai but also reduce current travel time between the two cities from 18 hours to eight hours, officials said.

So far, the Government has acquired 80.25 per cent of private and Government lands required for the project, and has paid a total compensation of Rs 4,788 crore.

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AB de Villiers has announced his retirement from international cricket

AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers has announced his retirement from international cricket

Star South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has announced his decision to retire from international cricket with immediate effect, stating, via a video message, that he had “run out of gas.”

The 34-year-old batsman said ‘the time is right’ for him to hang up his boots, bringing a close to a sterling 14-year career.

The middle order batsman announced his retirement on Twitter.

“I have made a big decision today,” de Villiers posted on Twitter along with the video where he talks about his decision.

“I have decided to retire from all international cricket with immediate effect,” de Villiers said on Wednesday (May 23). “After 114 Test matches, 228 ODIs and 78 T20 Internationals, it is time for others to take over. I have had my turn, and to be honest, I am tired,” de Villiers said.

De Villiers finishes his career with a staggering 20,014 international runs (8765 in Tests, 9577 in ODIs and 1672 in T20Is) and averages over 50 in both Tests and ODIs. It was widely expected that de Villiers would play on for South Africa, at least in the limited-overs formats, until next year’s World Cup given his constant proclamations of wanting to win a major title with the national team. He has since had a change of heart.

De Villiers made his first class debut in 2003 for the Northerns against a Western Province side and made a mark almost immediately by scoring half-centuries in each innings of that game while opening the batting. In a little over a year’s time, he was fast-tracked into the Test side and opened the batting alongside Graeme Smith in the Port Elizabeth Test against England.

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IPL 2018 : CSK have reached the final seven times in their 9 IPL seasons

IPL 2018 : CSK have reached the final seven times in their 9 IPL seasons

IPL 2018 : CSK have reached the final seven times in their 9 IPL seasons

Faf du Plessis (67 not out) scored a match-winning half-century to help Chennai Super Kings reach their seventh Indian Premier League(IPL) final on Tuesday. The two-time champions defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by two wickets in a low-scoring thriller at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

CSK will now play the summit clash on Sunday, whereas Sunrisers have to face the winners of the Eliminator between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 for the second shot at the final on Friday.

Du Plessis completed the run chase with a six as CSK chased down the 140-run target in 19.1 overs. The South African remained unbeaten on 67 off 42 balls, which included four sixes and five fours, and added 27 runs off 8 balls with Shardul Thakur (15* off 5 balls).
Defending a modest total, Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave Sunrisers an early breakthrough by removing Shane Watson (0) in the first over. Suresh Raina though came out all guns blazing as he smacked three consecutive fours off Sandeep Sharma’s first three balls in the second over.

But the introduction of Siddarth Kaul in the fourth over changed the scenario upside down as the pacer clean bowled Raina and in-form Ambati Rayudu (0) in consecutive balls to reduce CSK to 24/3 in 3.4 overs. Raina scored 22 off 13 balls with the help of four boundaries.

The situation worsened for CSK when they lost skipper MS Dhoni (9), who missed a wrong ‘un from Rashid Khan, in the 8th over with just 39 runs on the board. CSK reached 50/4 at the halfway mark and needed 90 more off the final 10 overs.

Rashid then removed Dwayne Bravo (7) in the 12th over, before Sandeep dismissed Ravindra Jadeja in the next over to leave CSK at 62/6 in 12.3 overs.

Du Plessis though kept CSK in the hunt from the other end as he stitched a valuable 30-run stand in 2.3 overs with Deepak Chahar (10) to take the score to 92/7 in 15 overs.

Du Plessis then completed his fifty off 37 balls with the help of three sixes and three fours, while clobbering 20 off Brathwaite in the 18th over and changed the equation to 23 off 12 balls.

Shardul scored three fours off Siddarth Kaul as 17 came from the penultimate over to make the equation a comfortable six off the final over, which du Plessis did in just one ball.
Earlier, the CSK bowling attack utilised the lively pitch to the fullest as they restricted Sunrisers to a modest 139/7.

Carlos Brathwaite (43* off 29 balls), skipper Kane Willamson (24) and Yusuf Pathan (24) were the useful contributors for Sunrisers on a track that offered good bounce.
CSK pegged back Sunrisers at 47/3 after six Powerplay overs with both Williamson and opener Shikhar Dhawan (0) back in the dugout.

Dhawan played on off Deepak Chahar in the very first delivery of the match. Williamson, in red-hot form in the season, then produced three hits to the fence off the last three balls in the same over.

From the other end, Lungi Ngidi packed off the other opener Shreevats Goswami (12) by accepting a smart return catch, when the batsman tried to pull.

At 34/2, Sunrisers slipped further when Williamson feathered a catch down leg-side ball off Shardul Thakur to rival captain Dhoni to leave Hyderabad reeling at 36/3 in 4.2 overs.

CSK, attempting to make it to their seventh final in nine seasons that they have been part of IPL, struck another blow just past the Powerplay period.

Shakib Al Hasan (12) also fell to a leg-side catch by Dhoni off Dwayne Bravo (2/25) and it left Sunrisers at 50/4. After 10 overs, the score was a modest 64/4.

A late flurry from West Indian Brathwaite, who slammed Thakur for four huge sixes and a four in death overs, boosted the total significantly.

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Soorma : Diljit Dosanjh Unveils New Poster of Sandeep Singh Biopic

Soorma : Diljit Dosanjh Unveils New Poster
Diljit Dosanjh Unveils New Poster of Soorma

Diljit Dosanjh who will be next seen in Soorma a biopic made on the legend Sandeep Singh unveiled the new poster of the movie at his UK concert.

The actor has left no stone unturned in portraying India’s ex-captain and hockey ace, Sandeep Singh, in the upcoming biopic ‘Soorma’.

He unveiled the poster at a sold-out show at Birmingham Arena. He became the first Indian to sell so many tickets for the venue. Diljit is an international icon and has undergone intense physical training and diet changes to prep for the role and for this. He was trained by the legend Sandeep Singh himself.

The poster shows two different sides from Sandeep’s life, the time he was on the wheelchair and his picture form the hockey ground. Diljit spent a lot of time with Sandeep to understand him and the game better from his point of view and he in-depth spoke about it on the show.

Soorma is a biopic made on Sandeep Singh who is a hockey legend and the ex-Captain of the Indian National Hockey Team. Sandeep, regarded as one of the world’s most dangerous drag-flickers, has given many a golden moment to Indian hockey.

The makers of the film are all ready to bring his story to the big screen which would be yet another story of an underdog. Sandeep’s story is so inspirational that a Bollywood biopic is being made named Soorma on his life where his role is portrayed by actor/singer Diljit Dosanjh.

Sandeep is regarded as the most dangerous drag-flickers of all time with drag speeds of over 145 km/hr which led to his nickname, ‘Flicker Singh’. The drag-flickers journey – of wins, losses, life, and death – will soon be seen on-screen in Soorma, a Shaad Ali directorial, starring Diljit Dosanjh and Taapsee Pannu.

Soorma is produced by Sony Pictures Networks Productions, Chitrangda Singh, and Deepak Singh which will release on 13th July 2018.

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Maharashtra to get 1,000 MW solar energy from six producers across the country

Maharashtra to get 1,000 MW solar energy

Maharashtra to get 1,000 MW solar energy from six producers

Maharashtra will now procure 1,000 MW of its total energy requirement from six solar energy producers across the country. After receiving a lukewarm response from private parties to a tender regarding procurement of 1 GW of solar energy, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has finally received offers at lower rates.

The state-owned discom has received offers in the range of Rs 2.71 per unit and Rs 2.72 per unit, which was lower than the bids in other states, said an official from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. Eight developers participated in the auction and the discom received offers for a total of 1,450 MW.

The power will be supplied to agriculture pumps during the day. It will also help the MSEDCL attain the Renewable Purchase Obligation mandated by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) under the Electricity Act-2003 to purchase a minimum level of renewable energy out of its total consumption.

During peak seasons, the power consumption recorded by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd exceeds 23,000 MW.

In a bid to switch to renewable sources of energy, the discom had on December 21, 2017, issued a tender for the purchase of 1 GW solar energy but did not receive any responses. The tender was reissued with relaxed norms on April 9, 2018. While the last date for bid submission was April 27, it was extended further as the responses were few, said sources.

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Bharat : After Disha Patani, Tabu also joins Salman Khan & Priyanka Chopra

Bharat : After Disha Patani, Tabu also joins Salman Khan & Priyanka Chopra

After Priyanka Chopra and Disha Patani, veteran actor Tabu is all set to join Salman Khan in his upcoming period drama titled Bharat. Helmed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Bharat is an official adaptation of the 2014 South Korean film Ode to My Father which looked at modern Korean history from the 1950s to the present day through the life of an ordinary man.

Ali Abbas Zafar took to Twitter to announce the news, “Finally it’s happening , so excited to work with you 🙂 lots of love @tublb 🙂 @Bharat_TheFilm @BeingSalmanKhan @priyankachopra @DishPatani

It was earlier revealed that actor Disha Patani will play a trapeze artist in the film. Her sequence is said to be shot as a tribute to legendary Hindi film actor Raj Kapoor. Booked for an Eid 2019 release, Bharat will be shot across locations in Abu Dhabi and Spain, besides Punjab and Delhi in India.

Tabu and Salman Khan had last shared screen space in the 2014 Sohail Khan film Jai Ho. The duo has also done films like Hum Saath Saath Hain, Jeet and others together. As for Tabu and Priyanka, this will mark their first outing together.

Though little is known about Tabu’s role in the film, Bharat will supposedly chronicle the struggles of an ordinary man right from the point of India’s Independence in 1947.

Ali Abbas Zafar also announced that the first song for Bharat had begun recording. While popular duo Vishal-Shekhar composed the song, the lyrics were penned by Irshad Kamil. Bharat marks the third collaboration between Vishal-Shekhar, Kamil and Zafar after Sultan and Tiger Zinda Hai.

The film is slated to release during Eid next year.

Don’t panic, no case of Nipah virus in Maharashtra.

Don’t panic, no case of Nipah virus in Maharashtra.

Even as the deadly Nipah virus that killed 10 people in Kerala has left the people aghast and panic across the nation, Maharashtra too is no exception. Though there has been no trace or case of Nipah virus in the state, the people are already in the anxiety mode. Taking the note of the situation, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday clarified that there was no need to panic as there were no Nipah virus-affected patients in the state.

But an advisory will be issued to local bodies, state public health minister Deepak Sawant said. He appealed to people from Maharashtra not to travel to Kerala’s Kozhikode and other places affected by the virus as a precautionary measure. He said, “Nipah is not a new virus, it’s like other viruses.

It was found in West Bengal and parts of Siliguri in 1999-2000. People should take preventive measures and not panic.” People should avoid eating fruits fallen from trees in fields, jungles or other places, and isolate the patient. The state also said that if any symptoms are observed, patients should be rushed to BMC’s Kasturba hospital.

Private and government hospitals have also been alerted and instructions have been issued to Kasturba and all major government hospitals to start isolation wards, said Sawant.

The minister held a highlevel meeting on Tuesday at the state secretariat to discuss measures to be taken.

The meeting was attended by Dr Pradip Vyas, principal secretary, public health department, Dr Samjeev Kumar, commissioner of National Health Mission, Dr Samjeev Kamble, director, health, Dr Sanjiv Kamble, Dr Om Shrivastava, member of infectious diseases controlling committee, additional campaign director Dr Satish Pawar and others.
The likely symptoms are fever, bodyache, headache, drowsiness, mental confusion and unconsciousness. The virus is transmitted mainly from animals.

The natural hosts of this virus are fruit bats, which may infect an intermediary that could be a plant, or an animal, consumption of which spreads the disease among humans.

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18 Companies Eligible For Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication Expressway

Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication Expressway

18 Companies Eligible For Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication Expressway

Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has opened the bids for the Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway (NMSCE).

Sources close to the development informed that eighteen highway builders, who participated for the technical financial bid for the 700-kilometre project, have qualified. Sources added, with this selection, bids for 13 out of the 16 packages of the project has been completed.

The corporation has divided the civil construction of the expressway into 16 packages. A condition mentioned in the bid process, suggests that a company can be provided with maximum two packages. This means at least eight companies can get a chance to participate in the project.

According to the sources, “the largest part is of 78 kilometres, while the smallest will be of 28 kilometres”. Sources also provided the name of the qualified companies projects.

Some of these companies are the L&T, Reliance Infra, NCC, Gayatri Projects, Sadbhav Engineering, PNC Infratech, Oriental Structures, Navyuga Engineering, Modern Road Builders, Tata Projects, Afcons, Megha Engineering, Montecarlo EPC and APCO among others.

The complete project will be completed at an estimated expenditure of Rs 50,000 crore of which Rs 30,000 crore will be used in construction work and the remaining Rs 20,000 will be used for land acquisition.

Reports suggest, that a total of the 33 companies have bid for the Nagpur-Mumbai expressway project. The bids were made in response to the second call issued by Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) for the request for qualification (RFQ). Out of these 33 companies, 17 have bid singly while the remaining have organised themselves into 10 groups. Of the single bidders, 10 companies were from India, three were from China and one each from Singapore and Kuwait.

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JET Airways to introduce three new flights from Nagpur

JET Airways to introduce three new flights from Nagpur

JET Airways, looking at the growth in passenger traffic, is going to introduce three new flights from Nagpur.

“There will be direct flights from Nagpur to Allahabad, Indore and Hyderabad. The Nagpur to Hyderabad flight will be starting from June 1 whereas the Nagpur-Allahabad and Indore flights will be starting from June 6”, said Jatinder Nakade, former Chairman of Travel Agents Association of India and Director of Travel Links.”

Jet Airways has planned to start the Nagpur-Hyderabad flight on a daily basis whereas the Nagpur-Allahabad and Nagpur-Indore flights would be for three days in a week, i.e. on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Passengers can ascertain the timings of the flights by logging on to the Jet Airways website or contacting the air travel agent.

These three new flights will be in addition to destinations like Mumbai and New Delhi. The Nagpur-Hyderabad route is witnessing a surge in demand as Hyderabad is an established Information Technology (IT) hub.

Other than Jet Airways, Indigo Airlines already has its presence on the Nagpur-Hyderabad route and operates two flights on a daily basis. With the growth in air passenger traffic shooting up by 20 per cent to 25 per cent per annum, the domestic aviation sector was witnessing a boom. The bookings to these three new sectors had started and were getting a good response at the Travel Links office, said Nakade.

“Initially, Jet Airways has introduced fares at nominal rates with special early bird incentives. The air fares were being quoted on Nagpur-Allahabad sector from Rs 2,634 (including taxes), Nagpur-Indore from Rs 2,818 and Nagpur-Hyderabad from Rs 3,503 as on May 21”, said Nakade. The air fares would change as per the demand and supply, he added. Jet Airways had purchased a large number of 45-seater aircraft and wanted to press them into service to increase their presence by starting flights on new sectors.

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IPL 2018 : Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings qualifier 1 today

IPL 2018 : SRH vs CSK qualifier 1

IPL 2018 : Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings qualifier 1 today

MUMBAI: Not for nothing is Mahendra Singh Dhoni revered by the Chennai Super Kings faithful. Amid the tumultuous existence of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise over the past 11 years, the former India captain has been a constant source of inspiration for the team that has enjoyed remarkable consistency in the tournament.

Dhoni, who has been at the helm of CSK ever since the inauguration of the tournament in 2008, has helped them triumph twice and finish runners-up on four other occasions. He was also the captain of the Rising Pune Supergiant in 2016 when CSK were suspended from the league for a couple of years and was an able ally to skipper Steve Smith when they reached the final in 2017.

Given this enviable track-record, CSK’s loyalists would already be looking forward to another summit clash as their side prepares to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 1 at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday evening. And, they have reasons to justify their confidence: CSK have beaten the Hyderabad outfit on both occasions that they have met in the league stage this season and have an overall advantage of 6-2 in eight clashes.

While CSK escaped to a four-run win, defending 182/3, when the two teams met in Hyderabad on April 22, Dhoni and Co. romped to a comprehensive eight-wicket victory, chasing 180, when the duo clashed in Pune on May 13. To complicate matters, SRH have lost their last three clashes.

As astute a leader as Dhoni is, he is up against a counterpart who has been mighty impressive, having taken over the reins from Australia’s David Warner, who is currently undergoing suspension for his misdemeanours in South Africa. Kane Williamson is one of the finest batsmen today, but few expected the New Zealander to lead the 2016 IPL champions with such conviction this year. He is the only foreign skipper this season, yet he is easily among the most competent.

What’s more, the batsman, who is known for classical stroke-play has left many an observer surprised with the quality of his shot-making in the shortest version of the game. Williamson has amassed 661 runs @ 60.09 in 14 games and notched up as many as eight half-centuries. He has also marshalled his bowling resources magnificently, and his leadership skills came to fore especially on the four occasions when his side defended modest totals.

Dhoni, too, has struck a purple patch, notching up 446 runs at a mighty impressive average of 89.2. The 36-yearold has time and again proved why he has been considered the game’s best finisher for a better part of the past decade. In the process, Dhoni has also ensured that the efforts of Ambati Rayudu (586 runs @ 45.07) and Suresh Raina (391 runs @39.1) have had a strong impact in the final analysis.

Rayudu, in particular, was in terrific form in both the games against SRH hammering 79 and an unbeaten 100. Having been part of the Mumbai Indians squad previously, he knows the Wankhede track well and could prove dangerous if he gets going again. The Aussie veteran Shane Watson too has rediscovered his touch and has contributed 438 runs @ 33.69, batting at the top of the order.Both teams are brilliant. Super stars n team gang. Let”s have fun. Sainath KalpathyPace bowler Shardul Thakur (14 wickets) and all-rounder Dwayne Bravo (11 wkts) have been CSK’s leading wicket takers. Another paceman, Deepak Chahar, enjoyed fruitful outings against SRH in both their meetings taking 3/15 and 1/16, so he will be a difficult customer to contend with SRH.

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Vivo X21 With In-Display Fingerprint Sensor set to Launch in India on May 29

Vivo X21
Vivo X21 is set to launch as the company’s latest smartphone in India on May 29. The smartphone will be exclusively available via Flipkart, according to a dedicated page set up by the e-commerce brand.

It mentions “a revolution in fingerprint sensor technology,” which clearly alludes to the under-display fingerprint sensor that the top-end variant of the Vivo X21 offers. After launching the smartphone in China in March, Vivo had introduced the X21 smartphone in international markets for the first time earlier this month.

The key feature of the handset is that a special 128GB variant of the X21 is the mobile maker’s second handset to sport an under display fingerprint sensor, last seen on the Vivo X20 Plus UD launched earlier this year. It means that there is no physical home button or fingerprint sensor and users simply need to touch a circular on-screen fingerprint prompt to unlock their smartphone. However, rest of the models have a regular fingerprint sensor placed on the back.

Notably, it is one of the first few smartphones for which Google has released the Android P Beta update.

As mentioned, the Vivo X21 UD is the company’s second smartphone after the X20 Plus UD to pack an on-screen fingerprint sensor. The Vivo X20 Plus UD was showcased at CES 2018 and then launched in China in January, but never made it to India. However, the company has sent out invites for the launch event of the Vivo X21 in India, and has been alluding to the under-display fingerprint sensor on social media, as well as, in the press invite. The company had earlier hinted at the upcoming launch as well. Currently, there is no information on the pricing and availability of the smartphone in the country. It is expected to compete with the likes of Honor 10 and OnePlus 6 that have launched in India recently.

Vivo X21 UD price, specifications

The Vivo X21 is a mid-range handset. During its China launch, the smartphone was priced at CNY 2,898 (roughly Rs. 29,900) for the regular 64GB variant and CNY 3,198 (roughly Rs. 33,000) for the regular 128GB variant. On the other hand, the special under display fingerprint sensor-equipped 128GB variant — the Vivo X21 UD — was priced at CNY 3,598 (roughly Rs. 37,100). Also, the price of the Vivo X21 in Singapore was set at SGD 799 (roughly Rs. 39,900).

Coming to the specifications, the dual-SIM Vivo X21 runs FunTouch OS 4.0 on top of Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box. It sports a 6.28-inch full-HD+ (1080×2280 pixels) Super AMOLED display with a 19:9 aspect ratio. The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC, coupled with an Adreno 512 GPU, 6GB of RAM and 64GB/ 128GB inbuilt storage options.

In terms of optics, the Vivo X21 bears a vertical rear dual camera setup with a 12-megapixel primary sensor (f/1.8 aperture) and a 5-megapixel secondary sensor (f/2.4 aperture) with LED flash. On the front is an iPhone X-like notch that houses the 12-megapixel front camera which has features such as a f/2.0 aperture, IR fill light, 3D mapping, and Face Wake facial recognition. There is a 3200mAh battery, with fast charging support, under the hood.

Connectivity options on the Vivo X21 include 4G LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, USB 2.0 with OTG support, and GPS. Sensors on the phone include regular fingerprint sensor/ under display fingerprint sensor, gravity sensor. Also proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, and gyroscope. Dimensions of the phone are 154.5×74.8×7.4mm and weight is 156.2 grams.

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Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi’s jodi is all set to return in the next New Munna Bhai film

Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi

Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi starrer Munna Bhai is definitely one of the most loved films. And now, the Munna Bhai-Circuit jodi is all set to return in the next Munna Bhai. Yes, in a recent interview director Rajkumar Hirani has confirmed that the third Munna Bhai film is definitely on the cards.

Rajkumar Hirani is busy with the promotions of his Sanjay Dutt biopic, Sanju. In an interview to Outlook, the filmmaker, who made his debut with 2003 film Munna Bhai MBBS, said that fans may see Sanjay Dutt again as the Bhai and Arshad Warsi as his trusted sidekick.

The two Munna Bhai films – Munna Bhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munna Bhai – still have a strong hold on people’s hearts.

In the interview, when asked if the franchise will return, the filmmaker said, “We wanted to do the third Munna Bhai film and even wrote a lot of it, but we were not able to match the script with the first two. Now, I have found something, though we still have to write it.” As per the report, Hirani and his co-author Abhijat Joshi have penned all Munna Bhai films together.

Talking about the success of the two films, Hirani added, “We were all new and naive at the time. While we were filming Munna Bhai MBBS, we didn’t think we were doing some kind of mainstream cinema. I only knew that I was doing a different kind of cinema. More than its commercial success, it fetched us a lot of love and affection from people. I was happy that my family and friends saw it. That joy itself was enough. Never in my life had I thought of anything like this.”

The Sanjay Dutt-Arshad Warsi starrer Munna Bhai series had received immence love by the audience and thus writer Abhijat Joshi had also shared in an earlier report that the team is excited to bring the third part at the earliest.

Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, Munna Bhai MBBS was released in 2003, followed by its sequel, Lage Raho Munna Bhai in 2006. The film features Sanjay Dutt as an affable Munna Bhai and Arshad as his sidekick, Circuit.

In an earlier interview with PTI, Joshi has talked about the third part of the series. “The toughest thing is to match up to what we did in Lage Raho Munna Bhai. We are looking at something that will match the standards of ‘Lage Raho…’. We have an idea in place.

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India Successfully Test-Fires BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile from Odisha Coast

India Successfully Test-Fires BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile from Odisha Coast
BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile
India on Monday tested the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Odisha coast to validate some features based on new technologies.

BrahMos is the world’s fastest supersonic missile, which can fly at almost three times the speed of sound. The guided cruise missile is being developed jointly by India and Russia, and is named after two rivers – India’s Brahmaputra and Russia’s Moskva.

The missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near Balasore at 10.40 am, Defence Research and Development Organisation officials said.

The trial was conducted to validate the “life extension technologies developed for the first time in India”, the Ministry of Defence said. The successful test will help save huge replacement costs of missiles held in the inventory of the Indian Armed Forces, it added.

The successful test of the ‘life extension’ technology indicates that the Indian Armed Forces would be able to make huge savings in the replacement costs of missiles currently in the inventory of the armed forces.

Variants of the supersonic missile can be launched from land, air, sea and underwater, out of which the land and naval variants of the missiles are already in service.

Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated Team Brahmos and DRDO for the successful launch.

“Smt Nirmala Sitharaman congratulates Team Brahmos and DRDOa for successful flight test carried out at 1040 hrs on 21 May 2018 from ITR, Balasore to validate BRAHMOS missile life extension technologies developed for the first time in India,” the Ministry of Defence said in a tweet.

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Nipah virus confirmed in Kerala : Know about its symptoms, precautions and treatment

Nipah virus

The Kerala health department was put on high alert on Monday morning after the death of three members of a family in Kozhikode due to Nipah virus.

At least nine people have died in Kerala’s Kozhikode district due to Nipah virus, an infection which has high fatality rate and spreads mainly through bats, pigs and other animals, state health officials said.

What is Nipah virus (NiV)?

NiV infection can occur in humans or animals. Fruit bats from the Pteropodidae Family are thought to be the natural carriers of the disease.

The first major outbreak of NiV in 1998 that left more than 100 people dead in Malaysia supposedly saw domesticated pigs as the hosts, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2001, the first outbreak occured in India in the state of West Bengal and was attributed solely to fruit bats.

In 2001, many in Bangaladesh fell ill after consuming palm sap which had been contaminated by the fruit bat. WHO also stated that human to human transmission is also seeing a steady rise.

Nipah virus signs and symptoms:

1. Infection with Nipah virus is associated with encephalitis (inflammation of the brain).
2. Respiratory illness during the early part of the infection can also be noticed.
3. 3-14 days of persistent fever and headache, drowsiness, disorientation and mental confusion.
4. These signs and symptoms can lead to coma within 24-48 hours.
5. Many even show severe neurological signs like convulsions and pulmonary signs.

The symptoms are often mistaken with Japanese Encephalitis. During the outbreak in Malaysia, up to 50 per cent of clinically apparent human cases died.

Nipah virus precautions:

Since the virus can be transmitted easily, precautions are important for hospital workers in charge of taking care of the infected patients. Precautions should also be taken when submitting and handling laboratory samples, as well as in slaughterhouses.

Nipah virus treatment:

Treatment is limited to supportive care. There is no specific treatment of the Nipah virus encephalitis, no vaccine either.

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TALKSPACED Presents Just Stand Up with Atul Khatri and Sahil Shah, this time in Nagpur

TALKSPACED Presents Just Stand Up with Atul Khatri and Sahil Shah, this time in Nagpur

Talkspaced Events is back on tour with Just Stand Up, this time in the vibrant city of Nagpur with Atul Khatri and Sahil Shah! Witness some prime time alternative, quality comedy, with the finest we have to offer!

Atul Khatri :

Can businessmen be funny? Yes. Meet Atul Khatri, a middle-aged businessman-turned-comedian who now makes a living making people laugh harder than they ever have. A former member of one of the country’s leading comedy collectives, East India Comedy, Atul has often been spotted on their YouTube series like EIC Outrage, and specials such as EIC vs Bollywood. Bringing his 40+-year-old perspective with every show, he performs regularly at comedy clubs and does private shows in India and abroad.

Atul khatri
Atul khatri

The comedian has showcased his skills at the prestigious Utrecht International Comedy Festival in the Netherlands and Belgium, and at the 8th Annual Hong Kong International Comedy Festival in 2014. CNN-IBN recently rated him as one of the Top 20 Comedians in India to Watch Out For, post winning the competition CEOs Got Talent.

Sahil Shah : 

A child stuck in man’s body, Sahil Shah lets his inner ‘problem child’ out with his comedy (best sampled with his special, Childish Behaviour, with which he toured in 2017). One of the founding members of East India Comedy, he has performed over 900 shows and counting, including performances in New York, London, Singapore and Dubai.

Sahil shah
Sahil shah

The versatile comedian is a regular at the Comedy Store and other leading venues in cities like Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Kolkatta, Chennai, Bangalore, Coimbatore and Hyderabad. Apart from comedy clubs and sold out auditoriums, Sahil has also given a TedX talk, has been featured on shows such as Channel V UR Fired and The Front Row on Star World, and has written articles in MTV Noise Factory, one of India’s leading humour magazines. Sahil is also known for his YouTube show The Ad Show.

Date & Venue :

Date : June 15 | 6PM

Deshpande Hall, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Civil Lines, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440001

Samsung Galaxy J6 and Galaxy A6, A6+ to launch in India today

Samsung Galaxy J6 and Galaxy A6, A6+

Samsung Galaxy A6, A6+ will launch in India today at an event in Mumbai. While the company has sent out invites for the Galaxy A6 series launch, it is also expected to expected to reveal a new J series smartphone with an Infinity Display, which will be called the Galaxy J6. Samsung’s Twitter handle had posted about the upcoming Galaxy J6 which will feature an Infinity Display, and will be available in stores from May 22.

According to leaks, Samsung Galaxy A6 series will be revealed at tomorrow’s launch along with the Galaxy J6 which the company has already confirmed with its tweets. The Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+ were officially launched globally in May this year, and it looks like the phones are coming to India next. Samsung’s invite for the May 22 event talks of an Infinity Display, which is now part of the Galaxy S, Note and the A and J series.

Samsung’s Infinity display is bezel-less on the sides with an 18.5: 9 aspect ratio, though the phones will continue with the top and bottom bezel. Samsung has so far resisted a notch design for its Galaxy smartphones. With the Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+, the India prices were leaked online by Phoneradar, which said the smaller A6 will have a starting price of Rs 18,990 for the 4GB RAM/32GB storage version, while the Galaxy A6 Plus’ price in India will be Rs 22,990 for the 4GB and 64GB storage version.

Where specifications of the Galaxy A6 and A6+ are concerned, they have already been confirmed with the global launch. As pointed out before, Samsung Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+ come with the Infinity Display and ultra-thin bezels, and the A6 has a 5.6-inch display, while the A6+ has a 6-inch one. Both phones have an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. The Galaxy A6 has an HD+ resolution of 1480 x 720 pixels, while the bigger phone has a full HD+ resolution of 2220 x 1080 pixels. Both phones have super AMOLED displays

The Galaxy A6+ has a 1.8Ghz octa-core processor with 3GB/4GB RAM and 32/64GB storage which is expandable to 256GB. Samsung has not specified which processor will be supported in India. The dual rear camera is 16MP+5MP with f/1.7 and f/1.9 aperture. The front camera is 24MP with f/1.9 aperture. The Galaxy A6 is powered by the a 1.6Ghz octa-core processor with 3GB RAM/4GB RAM and 32 or 64GB storage options. The phone also has 256GB expandable storage support. The rear camera on the Galaxy A6 is a single one which is 16MP with f/1.7 aperture, while the front camera is 16MP as well. Battery on the Galaxy A6 is 3000 mAh, while the bigger A6+ has a 3500mAh battery on board. Both phones are on Android 8.0 Oreo from Samsung.

Coming to the Galaxy J6, leaked specifications have indicated the phone will have a 5.6-inches HD+ (720p) display, Exynos 7870 octa-core processor and come in 2GB/3GB/4GB RAM variants with a 13MP rear camera and 8MP front camera. The Galaxy J6 will sport a 3000 mAh battery, according to the leaks which were shared by SamMobile earlier this week. Another Galaxy J4 smartphone was also spotted online with 5.5-inch HD display, though it does not have the Infinity Display and continues with 16:9 aspect ratio.

With Samsung Galaxy J6, the company will try and compete with the budget Redmi 5 and Redmi 5A series which are dominating the Indian market. We will have to wait and see how Samsung prices the new phones and whether they will be priced under Rs 15,000.

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M. S. Dhoni Becomes Fifth Indian To Score 6000 Runs In T20s

M. S. Dhoni
M. S. Dhoni

M. S. Dhoni, the Chennai Super Kings captain, added another feather to his decorate cap as he became the fifth Indian wicket-keeper batsman to reach 6000 T20 runs after his 17-run knock against Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 match on Friday.

With the said runs, the ‘Thala’ also became the fifth from the country to complete 6000 runs in the shortest format of the game.Going into the dead-rubber against the Daredevils, the Super Kings skipper was just 10 runs short of the milestone.

What makes his achievement even more special is that the other players in the list are bat higher in the other as compared to Dhoni who has been playing the role of a finisher.

Other than Dhoni, other Indian cricketers to have reached the milestone are Suresh Raina (7708), Virat Kohli (7621), Rohit Sharma (7303) and Gautam Gambhir (6402). In terms of the world tally, it’s the Universe Boss Chris Gayle who holds the summit position, having scored 11436 in the format so far.The Jamaican, who has scored 21 centuries and 50 half-centuries in the shortest format of the game so far, is followed by Brendon McCullum with 9119 runs in a total of 335 matches at a decent average of 30.70.Dhoni reached the landmark as he hit a single off an Amit Mishra delivery in the 13th over of the CSK innings.

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The Jharkhand-born batsman who has been in splendid form this season, found it tough attacking the Delhi bowlers as the Chennai franchise incurred a rather unexpected defeat against the capital franchise.So far this season, Dhoni has 430 runs under his belt at an average of 86.00 and a strike rate of 155.23.

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Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar to grace the concluding ceremony of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur

Sachin Tendulkar सचिन तेंडुलकर

Nagpurians, be prepared to host God of Cricket, Master Blaster, ‘Bharat Ratna’ Sachin Tendulkar on May 26. The pride of Indian cricket will grace the concluding ceremony of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav-2018 at Yashwant Stadium, Nagpur. The concluding function will be held at 5.30 pm.

Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister; Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Shipping, will also grace the occasion. The event that has positively stirred up the sporting and cultural atmosphere of the city, was inaugurated in presence of popular actor Akshay Kumar on May 6.

In a meeting held at Hotel Centre Point on Sunday, Gadkari took stock of the ongoing Khasdar Krida Mahotsav-2018. Dr Vikas Mahatme, Rajya Sabha Member; Ajay Sancheti, former Rajya Sabha Member; Sudhakar Kohle, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) City President and MLA; Girish Vyas, MLC; Dr Milind Mane and Krishna Khopde, both MLAs; Nanda Jichkar, Mayor; Sandip Joshi, Ruling Party leader in Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC); Virendra Kukreja, Chairman of NMC Standing Committee; Deepraj Pardikar, Deputy Mayor; Pravin Datke, former Mayor; Dr Rajesh Bagadi, and others also shared the dais on this occasion.

Gadkari while addressing the party workers said, playgrounds of the city do not have proper facilities for sportspersons. Changing rooms, wash rooms, and other basic facilities are lacking. The civic body should reserve Rs 10 crore in its budget to create these facilities for sportspersons, he said.

Commenting on cement roads, Gadkari said, the other cities are having greenery on the roadsides. The local body should work on this concept to increase green cover in the city by planting trees on roadsides. He also directed Bunty Kukde, Chairman of NMC’s Transport Committee, to increase fleet of green buses so that dependability on diesel could be reduced. This will also help in environment protection, he added.

Gadkari directed Mayor to increase the size of LED screens placed at every square under Smart City Mission as visibility was not clear. He also urged BJP workers to increase connect with the people by organising events in their respective areas.

Gadkari appreciated party workers for wonderfully organising different sports events during Khasdar Krida Mahotsav 2018. He said, the organising team has done a wonderful job and managed all the events capably. The concluding ceremony is scheduled on May 26 and all the party workers should work hard for mega success of the event, he added. In his speech, Gadkari announced that on his birthday on May 27 he would meet party workers and citizens after 1 pm at his residence in Ramnagar. He will be in Delhi on Sunday during morning hours to inaugurate an event.

Sandip Joshi briefed the gathering about different events organised during Khasdar Krida Mahotsav-2018. He said, citizens of Nagpur have given a huge response to all the events. The mega concluding show will be held at Yashwant Stadium. Sudhakar Kohle also addressed the party workers. Prominent party workers Chetna Tank, Pragati Patil, Divya Dhurde, Vijay Zalke, Pooja Tiwari and others were present.

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Sridevi awarded special honour at the Cannes Film Festival 2018

Veteran Bollywood actor Sridevi was honoured with the TITAN Reginald F Lewis Film Icon Award at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival.The award traditionally celebrates women of the film industry all over the world and also salute the multi-cultural impact on the world of cinema.

Filmmaker Subhash Ghai and producer Namrata Goyal received the award on behalf of Sridevi’s family. “Janhvi, Khushi and I are overwhelmed with the recognition and tributes and love of millions of her fans being showered on her. Her work and life has touched so many hearts across the world and she has been an inspiration to millions. She will live forever, thanks to her body of work,” the actor’s husband, producer Boney Kapoor, said in a statement.

Recently, the late actor was also posthumously honoured with the Best Actress award for her performance in MOM at the 65th National Film Awards. This was Sridevi’s first National Film Award. Mom was her last feature-length film where she co-starred alongside Akshaye Khanna and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The film was directed by Ravi Udyawar.

Also, Subhash Ghai announced at Cannes that his banner Mukta Arts will co-produce a biopic about the controversial Indian guru Osho in collaboration with Rome-based Navala Productions. He said his involvement with the upcoming project was inevitable. “I have been reading Osho’s writings critically for over 30 years,” he told PTI in an exclusive interview in the India Pavilion of the 71st Cannes Film Festival.

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Gmail gets name tagging & nudge feature, now available on Android as well

Google Gmail

Google has brought quite a few changes in its Gmail, not just by introducing new features at the Google IO 2018 conference but by redesigning it as well.

One of the new features that is said to have arrived as a part of the Gmail redesign that was rolled out few days before the onset of the IO 2018 conference, is the @ mention feature inside the email body.

The feature apparently came with the major redesign ahead of IO 2018 developer’s conference.

As a part of this, a user can tag a person inside the email body by typing @name or +name (for Google+). Typing the @name will show a dropdown of suggested contacts inside the body. Select them to add them in the recipient list. Their names will be shown as highlighted inside the body.

This is not just easier but also saves some amount of time in going back to the email recipient section and typing the name or the email ID. This particular feature is not there yet for Gmail’s Android or iOS client and can only be used in the web interface.

Gmail has received a lot of useful AI-based features recently. The newest one to join the service is the ‘Nudge’ feature that reminds you about a mail after the given point. The new ‘Nudge’ feature in Gmail lets you set a particular time and date when a particular mail will show up again in the inbox. This is powered by artificial intelligence.

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It has been added that the camera will be continuously be checking for your new email. The feature is visible on the top right corner and brings the particular mail on top of your inbox. The feature will be turned on by default but it can also be switched off manually. This can be done by going through the Gmail Settings.

Preparation Tips To Crack AIIMS 2018

Preparation Tips To Crack AIIMS 2018

Preparation Tips To Crack AIIMS 2018

There is no need to bring to your attention the reputation of the All India Institutes of Medical Science (AIIMS) hospitals in the country. Annually, AIIMS conducts an online entrance examination for an admission to the MBBS courses at AIIMS, New Delhi, and eight other AIIMS around India (Patna, Bhopal, Jodhpur, Bhubaneswar, Rishikesh, Raipur, Guntur and Nagpur).

AIIMS stands as one of the top medical entrance examinations in the country and sits only behind the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). This prestigious medical entrance examination is all set to take place on May 26 and 27, 2018, in various exam centres spread across the country. Hardly, a week left for the examination, so students should be juggling with their books during the final phase of their preparations. Here are the last-week preparation tips for the AIIMS exam.

Go With Your Mock Tests

We always recommend that students keep the last one week to take mock tests and revise everything they’ve studied. If you are one amongst the students following this practise, you’re on the right path. The mock tests will also help the students learn the necessary time management skills. Along with mock tests, one should also give a reasonable amount of time to studying the concepts.

Devote Time For Self-study

During the last week, one should devote at least 9-10 hours on self-studying. Start with any of the subjects and try to finish it off by the end of the day. This will give you enough time for other subjects on the last day besides boosting your confidence.

Believe In Your Strategies

It is very obvious many students will start adopting new shortcuts and strategies during the last phase of their preparations. This is not encouraged. For the good or bad, believe in your strategies and follow them without any second opinion throughout your preparations.

Revise The Basic Concepts Effectively

Go back to the basics and do your best to strengthen your knowledge of the concepts in each subject. The basic concepts are required for the overall understanding of the topic. Spend at least 2-3 hours of time for each subject to work on this area.

Use NEET Preparation For AIIMS

Students who are going to take the AIIMS exam must have appeared for NEET. If you are one amongst them, there is nothing wrong in using the NEET preparation material for this exam. We also suggest you solve the NEET practise papers.

Focus On The General Knowledge

Unlike other medical entrance exams, AIIMS also tests the candidates on their general knowledge. One has to take advantage of this section because it increases the chances of qualifying for the next step in the admission process. Never get into the details of the concepts at this stage and practise solving the previous years’ question papers to gain command over this GK section. Never compromise on reading about the current affairs even on the last day.

Avoid Distractions

What you have learned in the last week plays a significant role on the exam day. Avoid all the distractions that include IPL and social networking sites, such as Facebook and WhatsApp. A cent percent focus is required to taste success in AIIMS.

Enjoy Preparing For The Exam

Students should not allow any exam stress to seep in during the final phase of the preparations because it costs more on the D-day. Do your best while reading and at the same time stay away from distracting activities. Always believe in your strength and keep the good work going for one last week. Good luck!

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Race 3 song Heeriye, featuring Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez, released

Race 3 song Heeriye, featuring Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez, released

After an intriguing trailer, the makers of Salman Khan starrer Race 3 have released the first soundtrack “Heeriye” from the movie. Not much to our surprise, Jacqueline Fernandez sizzles in the dance number and Salman like always is back with his signature dance style–the one which is entertaining, quirky and something which only he can pull off. Composed by Meet Bros (Manmeet Singh and Harmeet Singh) and penned by Kumaar, the song, crooned by Neha Bhasin and Deep Money, is everything you expect from a zingy Bollywood track.

The song features Salman and Jacqueline as lovebirds Heer and Ranjha. As they groove on the peppy number, you may feel like hitting the dance floor. The three-minute long video has Salman at his charming best and Jacqueline is owning it with her dazzling smile.

After acing at pole dance in A Gentleman’s song “Chandralekha”, Jacqueline scores yet again with “Heeriye”. The Sri Lankan beauty already has hit party numbers like “Chittiyan Kalaiyyan”, “Umme ki Raat”, “Lat Lag Gayee”, “Sooraj Dooba Hai Yaaro”, “Party on My Mind” and “Disco Disco” to her credit. With “Heeriye”, she has another chartbuster added to her list of hits. Also, just like Salman’s recent songs including “Swag Se Swagat”, “Jag Ghoomeya” and “Radio song”, this one also has a potential to be a rage among Bollywood buffs.

The trailer of the action thriller Race 3 surfaced on social media on May 15 and since then its many dialogues and scenes have spawned hilarious memes and jokes. With still a month left for its release, the film has managed to create much buzz amongst the fans of Bollywood’s bhaijaan Salman who was last seen in blockbuster 2017 film Tiger Zinda Hai.

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Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) terminates LED street lights contract

NMC Nagpur Municipal Corporation नागपूर

The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) standing committee on Friday terminated work order issued to JK Solutions Inc for replacing sodium vapour street lights with LED street lights.

As per a compromise formula, neither the civic body nor the private company will go for legal battle and claim liquidated damages and compensation. Standing committee chairman Virendra Kukreja and his members approved the termination proposal submitted by the electric department. The civic body will have to pay Rs 10.15 crore to the company for its services.

As per NMC’s data, the private company was supposed to replace 26,712 street lights with LED street lights, strengthen infrastructure followed by operation and maintenance within 18 months from work order dated May 17, 2014. The company replaced only 565 street lights and executed some strengthening works.

The Nagpur Municipal Corporation and the company blamed each other for project’s failure and claimed damages. Nagpur Municipal Corporation had engaged eight private companies in January 2016 to continue the work and it’s going on since then.

The standing committee also approved the proposal to construct compound wall at Bhandewadi dumping yard at the cost of Rs 44.22 lakh. Proposal to continue ‘Janashree’ insurance and scholarship to NMC students was returned to the education department for revision.

The committee has finalized nominal rate of Rs 300 and an advance of Rs 2,000 for renting dead body cold box. Former mayor Pravin Datke had sponsored two boxes from his corporator fund.

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Nagpur based LB Consumer Goods Pvt. Ltd. re-launched its “Ray” Cooking Spray

Ray Cooking Spray

Nagpur based LB Consumer Goods Pvt. Ltd. has recently re-launched its Ray Cooking Spray marking the group’s entry into the growing FMCG industry.

According to the company, USP of the Ray Cooking Spray is that it offers optimum amount of oil through a spray nozzle for cooking purposes. This helps in cutting down the excess oil in the diet, without sacrificing on the taste.

While the earlier version contained propellants and emulsifiers, this time all preservatives have been removed. At the same time, the nozzle design has also been revamped making it leak proof and unmovable. This helps to secure the oil and manage its use in a better manner. The tin can have been now replaced with high-quality food grade aluminum can. The company says that this is the first time in India that clean Aerosol Technology is being used without any gases or propellants. Ray Cooking Spray now is pure refined oil in continuous spray without any propellants, gases or emulsifiers for thinning.

Cooking sprays being commonly used worldwide are helpful in restricting the amount of fats in the diet. With this re-launch, efforts will be made to raise awareness about the benefits of cooking sprays and how they can be instrumental in helping people achieve their fitness goals.

Each can of Ray Cooking Spray (200 ml) equals to 2.4 Litres of regular cooking oil thereby reducing fat content up to 80%.

The Spray also makes it easier to grease the utensils for baking purposes. One spray of the Ray Cooking Spray is equivalent to that of a pat of butter or 1-2 tablespoons of oil would do.

The spray would be available in four variants- Rice Bran, Olive, Groundnut, and Sunflower. The product is available in Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Delhi NCR, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and all leading E-Commerce Platforms. In the later phase, the product’s markets would be expanded to rest of the country.

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